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My horn button on my 1977 F100 is in bad shape, and I'd like to replace it. Can't seem to find one on LMC or Carpenter. Anyone know of a source? Factory speed control. I believe they're the same '73-'77.
1975/77 F100/350 & Econoline. No one reproduces this horn pad, none are available NOS
At one time Carpenter had the pad and the Speed Control only steering wheel (LMC and etc were buying both from Carpenter), but both were NOS and all have been sold.
The Speed Control switch came either with the horn pad or was available by itself.
The Speed Control switch (D5TZ-9C888-A) and the Speed Control only T/S switch (D5TZ-13341-B) are available NOS
Very good information that confirms my fears. Anyone have one they're holding onto that they'd be willing to sell? Even a used one that is in ok shape that I might be able to rebuild?
Couldn't keep my white legs out of the picture. The exterior rubber isn't great, but salvageable. The electronics all still work great. The plastic structure is all busted up, and probably beyond repair.
Couldn't keep my white legs out of the picture. The exterior rubber isn't great, but salvageable. The electronics all still work great.
The plastic structure is all busted up, and probably beyond repair. The bezels are broken, otherwise the pad isn't damaged. The cracks are in the steering wheel.
^ Brake pedal pad is upside down.
1978/86 F100/350, Bronco & Econoline used a different steering wheel, Speed Control horn pad and switch.
But, you might be able to use the bezels that surround the R & L switch buttons on your truck. 1970/80's Passenger Cars also used a horn pad with Speed Control.
You can use epoxy to fill in the cracks in the steering wheel. Experiment with the color, then add it to the epoxy before applying it.
Actually your steering wheel looks pretty good! Yeah, the steering wheel itself is cracked, but even that's not too bad. You mention the plastic structure beneath the pad (or at least I think that's what you're referring to), does it still hold your cruise buttons firmly in place? Does your horn still honk when you push on the pad?
Horn still honks, cruise works great, except the buttons are free floating, since some of the structure is missing.
The horn pad unscrew from the wheel, as I'm sure you know. Since there are no more replacements for this part, you'll need to just repair this as good as possible. Epoxy putty would work great for this (I really like POR 15's epoxy putty). You'll just have to rebuild the plastic structure and use putty to replace any missing parts of it, and creating new foundations for mounting your buttons.
As far as those fragile brown plastic button surrounds, once those break up, there isn't much you can do for them. Repair it the best you can, and search for a better replacement wheel. Your wheel is actually not all that bad, but perhaps a better one will come along.
I've had the steering wheel off a couple of times chasing electrical problems, and it hasn't fared too well coming on and off. I'll have to check all the wrecking yards I come across and see if I can cobble a few of them together. I was starting to think you could build a new truck from scratch with parts out of catalogs, but now we've found a part that can't be bought.
This was my wheel, cracked worse than yours, and yet in almost the exact same places. My horn pad was in really bad shape. I was planning to try to repair it, but one night an almost perfect wheel showed up on eBay with a buy it now price of $125, if I remember correctly. They are relatively rare, but you might run across one.
That said, I do think your wheel can be repaired to look great.
This was my wheel, cracked worse than yours, and yet in almost the exact same places. My horn pad was in really bad shape. I was planning to try to repair it, but one night an almost perfect wheel showed up on eBay with a buy it now price of $125, if I remember correctly. They are relatively rare, but you might run across one.
That said, I do think your wheel can be repaired to look great.
David
That looks awesome! I'll have to be more aggressive on my eBay hunt.
The horn pad unscrew from the wheel, as I'm sure you know. Since there are no more replacements for this part, you'll need to just repair this as good as possible. Epoxy putty would work great for this (I really like POR 15's epoxy putty). You'll just have to rebuild the plastic structure and use putty to replace any missing parts of it, and creating new foundations for mounting your buttons.
As far as those fragile brown plastic button surrounds, once those break up, there isn't much you can do for them. Repair it the best you can, and search for a better replacement wheel. Your wheel is actually not all that bad, but perhaps a better one will come along.
David
Would you add the paint to the Por15 epoxy putty or paint after? Do you have a preference for a paint you would use to match the color of the steering wheel?
04-27-2017, 11:01 PM
and probably beyond repair.
