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daku97 Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2009 Posts: 2 Location: Passiac County, NJ
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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:56 am Post subject: Re: Formuling Steering Wheel |
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Reviving this old thread.
I am working to create a working alternative for the Formuling France Steering Wheel Horn button but before I get to deep, I would need to know how many people would pay about $100 to $150 for an aluminum powder coated button replacement? It would be a drop-in, turnkey replacement for the rubber button. Plans are to only make two colors, black and natural aluminum. Manufacture Logo not included but would have location for one. Final product would look very much like original. In the picture below.
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Dextervw Samba Member
Joined: November 09, 2005 Posts: 17 Location: RI
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:26 am Post subject: Re: Formuling Steering Wheel |
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I'm also in need of one! $ ready!
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krado94 Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2004 Posts: 12 Location: pittsburgh
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 8:00 am Post subject: Re: Formuling Steering Wheel |
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Has anyone had amy luck recently finding a horn button for their formuling France steering wheel?? Mine fell apart about a year ago, I've sent a couple messages to Hobie with no response. So I assume he's not making repops anymore _________________ Brian
99 Golf Tdi
91 Gti 16v monty green
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12850 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 9:27 am Post subject: Re: Formuling Steering Wheel |
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SOLVED
Here’s my solution!
Yesterday, I bought a ‘55 Oval window that had an assortment of batwing horn buttons hiding in it.
While driving home, it dawned on me that these were roughly the same size as the void in my Formuling steering wheel. Hot damn, it’s perfect!
So this morning I set about making it work & grabbe some scrap from another project.
I trimmed off a section & bent it 90°.
& then introduced it to my stretcher.
https://m.harborfreight.com/metal-shrinkerstretcher-set-68897.html
(Don’t forget your 20% off coupon)
After getting it to the correct shape, I trimmed it to size...
Then I fit the horn button to ensure proper fit.
And then welded the end together.
After that, I removed the steering wheel from the adapter.
And used the horn mount as a template.
I then used a 2” hole saw to cut out the center & drilled the holes around the perimeter & fit the sleeve into it.
Initially, I welded the collar flush to the flange, but this sets the collar too deep for the horn button to reach to properly snap into place so I cut the spot welds back off.
After bolting the new flange to the wheel, I laid the wheel on its face so the collar was flush to the face of the wheel & tack welded the collar to the flange.
Then I reassembled the wheel to the flange & adapter & popped the horn button in place.
Best of all, this is a working horn button.
Now, you can have your choice of rocking any choice of factory or aftermarket Oval window horn buttons in your Formuling steering wheels. Let’s see your Formuling wheel with a Petri or Kienzle clock horn button. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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vanillagorilla1969 Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2010 Posts: 10 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 7:06 am Post subject: Re: Formuling Steering Wheel |
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Dang TDCTDI...
That's some crafty workmanship. Good one! _________________ Topher
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freedummy Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2019 Posts: 6 Location: Calgary, AB
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Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: Formuling Steering Wheel |
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Hauling this up since there hasn't been any action for years... I'll make a classified ad if there's interest - anyone still looking for wheel buttons?
I prototyped this over the weekend for my own wheel. It's 3D-printed urethane - I've made a lot of parts with it, super durable. Just flat and plain, but it's going in my dune buggy so doesn't matter to me. Works great, they'd be reasonably cheap...
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pjsavidge Samba Member
Joined: June 16, 2004 Posts: 5
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Posted: Sun May 10, 2020 11:02 am Post subject: Re: Formuling Steering Wheel |
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If anyone can get me a casting (I've hit up Hoobie a few times, no reply), I'll put my own $$ in for the materials etc... |
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mercmad Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2019 Posts: 22 Location: QLD
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Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2020 3:44 pm Post subject: Re: Formuling Steering Wheel |
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Heres one answer for those who want to suffer...
https://www.revheads.com.au/steering_boss.html
NO, don't bother phoning ,they were sold many years ago and the person who built the site unfortunately passed away so no one can access the site and change it. |
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swhitcomb Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 5673 Location: Inwood WV
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Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 11:05 am Post subject: Re: Formuling Steering Wheel |
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If someone has the capability of casting new ones, I have one that can be used to make the mold. I’d be interested in at least a few new ones. _________________ My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
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pjsavidge Samba Member
Joined: June 16, 2004 Posts: 5
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Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: Formuling Steering Wheel |
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First half of 2 part mold...the adventure begins.
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swhitcomb Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 5673 Location: Inwood WV
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Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 3:15 pm Post subject: Re: Formuling Steering Wheel |
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pjsavidge wrote: |
First half of 2 part mold...the adventure begins. |
Pic won’t load. _________________ My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
07 Boxster |
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pjsavidge Samba Member
Joined: June 16, 2004 Posts: 5
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Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 3:24 pm Post subject: Re: Formuling Steering Wheel |
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Working it. I'm guessing the server maybe thinking about it....
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swhitcomb Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 5673 Location: Inwood WV
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Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 4:13 am Post subject: Re: Formuling Steering Wheel |
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Came out really nice. Can’t wait to see the final product. _________________ My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
07 Boxster |
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pjsavidge Samba Member
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