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nesaudio 
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Hey, Ive seen them before but how do they keep the wire from the t.v not to wrap around the steering wheel.
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im guesssing they route the wires along with the horn and sterring wheel control wires, airebag etc...its the same concept
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It's called a clockspring.
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any local carquest or napa parts store can hook you up with whats called a "horn index". way cheap too

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KPierson wrote:
It's called a clockspring.
whats a clock spring? what exactly dose it do?
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It's a way to make electrical connections that can spin without wires.  It's basically two pieces of metal, one mounts on the steering column side the other mounts to the wheel.  They have multiple contacts that are circular in shape on one side, and then progs that line up with the contacts on the other side.  The prongs are typically "spring" loaded to provide force against the contacts.  As the wheel spins in circles the progs spin around the contact never breaking the circuit. 

The more advanced the car, the more advanced the clock spring.  The clock spring for my Infiniti G35 is a $2800 dealer part.  It has contacts for the horn, air bags, cruise control, and radio buttons.

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KPierson wrote:

It's a way to make electrical connections that can spin without wires. It's basically two pieces of metal, one mounts on the steering column side the other mounts to the wheel. They have multiple contacts that are circular in shape on one side, and then progs that line up with the contacts on the other side. The prongs are typically "spring" loaded to provide force against the contacts. As the wheel spins in circles the progs spin around the contact never breaking the circuit.

The more advanced the car, the more advanced the clock spring. The clock spring for my Infiniti G35 is a $2800 dealer part. It has contacts for the horn, air bags, cruise control, and radio buttons.
wow thanks alot Kevin, Im thinking of doing something like that maybe a tv in a steering wheel. Can i get a clock spring? and from where?
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I have no idea where you could get one.
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go to a local carquest store. they can order a few different ones made by DORMAN or in the MOTORMITE brand. if you go to a napa store they will order them in the BALKAMP brand. dont go to checker or autozone as you will be dealing with low paid know nothings and will end up leaving frustrated and empty handed.

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