Momo steering wheel mounting ring really required?

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Momo steering wheel mounting ring really required?

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Gents, in my quest to install the old school Motorsport Roundels everywhere, I got hung up on the steering wheel horn button, and made my own. :-"

It sorta came out all right, but I wasn't satisfied, so I bought one from Renown https://www.renownusa.com/ as their info told me that it would fit =D>

Well, it didn't, but then it occurred to me that the Momo wheel has a mounting ring of sorts between it and the hub, and it appears that its only purpose is to mount the horn button :shock:

So I removed it, and sure enough, the new horn button fits without the mounting ring in place \:D/

My question is, do I really need this mounting ring at all, or can I just remove it and toss in a box of parts :-k

Here's a few pix, and while I haven't taken the green shark out for a drive yet to see if everything is OK, the wheel feels fine and no different than without that mounting ring =D>

Thoughts [-o<
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Re: Momo steering wheel mounting ring really required?

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Wheel reinstalled without the mounting ring and new horn button installed \:D/
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Re: Momo steering wheel mounting ring really required?

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It looks very nice there Bobbo. I'm no expert on Momo's or any other aftermarket wheels as I don't have any. I suppose there could possibly be a worry that the removed ring is there for strength? But I don't think thats the case. I think its a smart fix .
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Re: Momo steering wheel mounting ring really required?

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Thanks Dave, I have to admit that it looks much better than the one I made :roll:

But the more I look at the setup and think about it, it appears that the only purpose for the plate in between the wheel and hub is to mount the horn button :-?

Me thinks that it wouldn't add anything for strength, in fact I think the wheel is now more secure than with it in place :-k

Anyhoo, got more rain today, so I won't be testing it out today [-X
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Re: Momo steering wheel mounting ring really required?

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That ring is sometimes used for the ground contact for the horn button, as the hub itself doesn't have a tab and some horn buttons only have the positive contact on them.

Other than that, it should serve no mechanical purpose. Drive on 8)
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