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Old Dec 6, 2014 | 07:10 PM
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Updated the first post since it had broken links.
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Old Dec 9, 2014 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by fernando.
Updated the first post since it had broken links.
How kind of you to do that. God bless
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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 07:52 AM
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Not much of an update but I decided to do some checks on the retainers now that the car is parked for the season, I over-revved the car ever so slightly last year on a downshift so I constantly check the retainers to make sure they're still doing OK. It's really not that fun working on my car at home with no hoist and no power/air tools because what normally would've taken me ~10 minutes took me almost an hour, lol.

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Yeah I wear slippers and coveralls when I work at home. #thuglife

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I bought this Momo Tuner 350mm on Boxing Day at my friends shop for $160. I'm just waiting for the hub and quick release to come in the mail - which reminds me, I also bought a Jersey Red Recaro Pole Position which should be shipping out today.

I'm also on the fence about selling my hardtop so I can repaint the car due to it's many dents/dings that cannot be removed my PDR.

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Old Jan 12, 2015 | 01:15 PM
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Love the Momo Tuner. Sometimes I still wish I had mine. I wish Momo had a leather wheel with yellow stitching.
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Old Jan 13, 2015 | 02:39 PM
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Ya I can't decide if I want to keep the Tuner and get a 1.5" spacer, or sell it and get a Nardi Deep Corn in 350mm.

My GSR has a Momo Mod 08 and I absolutely love how close the wheel sits to me since I have to have my seat all the way back, but I think it'll look too rice-y in the S2000 with a red Pole Position.

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Old Jan 16, 2015 | 10:30 AM
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Decided to install my wheel today, it was pretty straight forward.

Here's what you're going to need. I opted to go with a Momo Tuner 350mm + NRG 2.0 Quick Release + NRG Short Hub which lets you keep the factory cable reel in the car, it makes installing the horn a breeze.




After trying to remove the two T30 Torx bits from the side of the air bag with a screwdriver, I gave up and drove to work to grab my proper tools. Funny thing is I didn't even need my 1/2" ratchet to remove the steering wheel bolt, my 12v DeWalt had enough juice to do the job.




First step is to remove the OEM wheel, obviously.




Next I bolted on the NRG Short Hub. I used a 2.2ohm resistor and back probed the SRS connector, turned the key on and the SRS light went out after 3 seconds. Much better than just pulling the bulb. To do this properly I would've liked to cut/solder the connections, but I went with the back probe/tape method just to keep things reversible if I ever want to go back to OEM.




I didn't take a picture of the horn wire up, but anyone with a basic knowledge of how an electrical circuit functions should be able to figure it out. I took the black horn wire plug as seen in the picture above and pulled it into the yellow wire on the back of the quick release. I used another horn grounding plate sandwiched between the hub/QR and plugged the other wire into that. Then on the front side of the quick release I just plugged the yellow and black wires into the horn button. You basically just want to create a loop to be able to ground the circuit. OEM Horn Wire > Yellow wire > Yellow wire to one side of horn button > Black wire to ground side of horn button > Black wire to grounding plate. It's harder to explain than it actually is.




And the final product. I love it. I'll take better picture out in the day light once I get my Recaro in.

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Old Jan 16, 2015 | 10:53 AM
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Looking good man
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Old Jan 16, 2015 | 01:53 PM
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Love it as always man!
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Old Jan 16, 2015 | 02:17 PM
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Looks good! You only bought one Recaro or?
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Old Jan 16, 2015 | 03:17 PM
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Thanks a lot guys!

Yes, just one Recaro. There's no way I'm spending another $1,000 on my passengers.
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