wiring on a custom steering wheel?

[S13squirrel]

I am considering putting a new steering wheel in my 240, but the only thing that is holding me back is that I want to keep my cruise control. Please don't respond to this thread by trying to convince me that I can live without cruise... it is my college car and I live 8 hours from home -- I need it. I am just wondering if I can take a wheel with an "integrated horn button," which I assume has simple wiring to it, and instead wire my cruise control to this horn button (I can live without a horn). There are three buttons on my existing wheel for cruise: "set," cancel," and and "resume." I will only need to "set" button for the most part. Can I do this, or are there any snags in my plan? Oh, also, it is a 1991 SE, so no airbags to fool with :)

[mrmephistopheles]

awww can't live w/o cruise? I've driven for multiple 12hr stretches with no cruise.
BUt if you're adamant about NEEDING cruise, all you have to do is rip apart your wheel and extend the wires/buttons to somwhere else. Don't sacrifice your horn button for cruise. It'd be much easier to just relocate those wires/buttons.

[derux]

or mr meph can find a jdm hub that has the buttons on the top and sell it to you. I know those japanese guy have them. I have seen them.

[wootwoot]

are you looking to get an aftermarket steering wheel or just replace the current beat up one? maybe use another nissan wheel thats more to your liking?

[mrmephistopheles]

i haven't seen them.. yet, anyway

[ElKadetto]

You can use this streering wheel.

http://www.sandtler.de/katalogangebote/lenkraeder/sparco_lenkraeder/bilder_abe/015tmg28tuv.jpg

Then you use these extra buttons and so you can use the whole cruise controll and the horn.

http://www.sandtler.de/katalogangebote/lenkraeder/lenkrad_zubehoer_sparco/bilder/015ne981.jpg

[Andrew Bohan]

functional, but look goofy as hell.






on second thought, horn buttons are momentary switches. doesn't the cruise control have on/off switches?

[ElKadetto]

But he wants to use the cruis controll so i think ist the only way. Or you can put the cruise controll buttons in the dashboard.

[MrSkinny]

dude, just read the steering wheel install guide from the forum.. its got info on how to wire cruise control buttons with some radio shack parts

[projectRDM]

www.importnut.com has a nice install page.

You can also relocate the entire switch somewhere else, I just put an S14 cruise switch on the side of the column, in front of the keyswitch. Took a little grinding but it looks completely OE.