The Boss steering wheel adapter (plus horn button) came like a week earlier than expected and I also received the NRG 2.0 quick release a few days before. So last Friday I decided to install the hub adapter, quick release, and steering wheel and to have everything hooked up. Had to make some adjustments on the horn button to make a better ground than having to solder onto it (which I could have done). It was pretty simple and I used the old ground setup on my brother's old Honda horn button. I tried just switching the emblems but it just didn't work out.
NRG 2.0 quick release.I don't have a picture of the boss wheel adapter
because I got too excited that it came early and ripped it up lol.
There's plenty of guides online on how to take off the Z steering wheel so I won't go into detail on the process. Make sure the steering wheel (and wheels!) is straight before you take it off (take off column cover, stock horn pad, take off nut/washer thing, remove wheel basically). Put the Boss adapter on (I put it so the arrow is pointing to the top) and tighten the removed washer and nut down (I marked it with a paint pen to the end of the steering column so I know how much it needed to be tightened). Make sure the horn shoe makes contact with the back of the adapter if you want your horn to work! Now for the quick release, just connect the male connection on the quick release to the female on the adapter and the female connection on the ground. After that tighten the back of the quick release to the adapter. Then front of the quick release, feed the wires through the steering wheel to the horn button (power and ground), pretty straight forward and tighten the steering wheel to the quick release. Should take about 20 minutes. Took me 40 minutes since I had to fiddle with the horn button. I was afraid that it would feel super close since it added ~4 in. compared to stock, but it actually feels comfortable to me!
Here's a very short video of it.
Well, that's all for now! I just order the hoses that I needed for the gas tank and I plan on buying new tires for the Z sometime this week to get them mounted on my wheels. Going to replace all the wheel studs before putting all of that on as well. Until next time!
Side note: Check out this cool Z I saw on the 405S last week, Pretty awesome 3 piece spoiler that I'm considering getting as well. The huge overfenders are way too big for his current wheel/tire setup, but would be amazing once it comes together imo. The paint was perfect and my picture isn't doing it justice. It looked like a nice midnight purple or something.
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