Caravelle horn ring ?

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Caravelle horn ring ?

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Is the horn ring on a velle steering wheel different to a normal one ?
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i doubt it.as the wheels are interchangeable.
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iirc, I think they maybe are different......

but I'm not 100% sure, I'm getting old and my memorys going


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Well I ditched my takky plastic van wheel for a nice soft PAS Caravelle wheel; went streight on, the indicators still cansel (not sure thats a good thing, I find it anoying) and the horn still works (now being at my fingertips too) - so they are simular enough as far as I'm conserned!
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well i can now say that they are different , the one off a standard steering wheel wont fit a caravelle one , the locating lug is slighty off set on the velle one , :roll: , anyone know the vag number for a velle ring ? :(
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I have a plastic on the velle no probs is this the ring on the bottom of the wheel or is this a different part in the colum I have a veele wheel here in my hand and the brass ring looks pretty integral to the wheel. any way the wheel pn is 255 419 651
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Mark, swapped the fuc ... erm :oops: ... kernackered ring off our velle wheel for one off't the skinny wheel so .. therefore the same. HURRAH !! :wink:

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you boys,,, always messing with your rings :lol:
i put a velle one on mine and everything works ok?
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its the brass/cheese part of the ring thats frelled , I've tried putting the one out of a skinny original wheel but the lug wont locate ... :?
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Take the whole black plastic and brass ensemble off ... fitted on mine so Ner !! :D


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Ian Hulley wrote:Take the whole black plastic and brass ensemble off ... fitted on mine so Ner !! :D


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done that ,, still no joy :?
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T'Onion wrote:
Ian Hulley wrote:Take the whole black plastic and brass ensemble off ... fitted on mine so Ner !! :D


Ian.

done that ,, still no joy :?

Can't ya just MOOO at them instead :roll:

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