-help--horn to steering wheel

[ben k]

hey
one of the reasons im off to regency is that my horn wasn't attached to my steering wheel and this was due to 2 of the black plastic studs that attach the horn to wheel breaking off
had a shot at removing them by unscrewing them but the soft plastic just crumpled under a pair of pliers
wondering if it is possible just to remove these studs and replace them or will have to get a new steering wheel?
any help much appreciated

sorry for the pic quality off my phone

[GE4CE]

I had the same trouble with my Calais steering wheel and the way i worked it out was to take the steering wheel off,cut the clips flat,then glue some new clips to the base of the wheel (i used a clip they call "christams tree" clips)
Then reassemble and the horn pad will accept these new clips

[ben k]

sounds good
thanks mate

[88GreenVN]

I just fixed my Calais wheel with the same problem. I cut the broken lugs flat. Drilled a hole into the centre of the lugs on the wheel. I cut the donor lugs from a standard VN horn and drilled a hole in the centre of them too. Cut a small bit of welding wire that fitted the hole and used 5 min araldite to glue them in. Worked a treat. I have pulled the horn pad on and off about 10 times and alls good.

[ben k]

sounds even better

buuuut wouldn't that require another steering wheel...?

[88GreenVN]

No just the horn cover. Here is some picks of the donor horn plastic bit and the finished job. Hard to see the repair but you can see a dribble of glue.