Horn Button Emblems

My solution would be to:

1. Fix or upgrade the horn to something that people can actually hear and recognize.
2. Take to a car stereo shop and have them add a button or switch in a place you are familiar with so you can hit it as you wish... You could add a push/hold down type button near the shifter/cupholder area.

 

I'd recommend against gluing a metal object - it might damage the leather. You could try a simple sticker, like those gold stars they hand out in elementary school.

 

Agree. Upgrade the horn, don't glue anything to your steering wheel because it won't stick and will look like crap.

Really, there is no solution without making any changes to the steering wheel. Many times I've missed my horn when needed. It is not convenient for me either, but you just try to make due.

 

The sticker idea actually isn't that bad to help your problem...especially if you can find small stickers of the ferrari horse....

Someone said put a button by the cup holders...I don't have those in my 360

 

http://carbonio.com/performance/brand/ferrari/cup_holder.html

Much more functional than the ashtray IMO

 

Nice, but what about the lighter plug?

 

Think you guys missed the boat on this one. His problem is not how the horn sounds, but finding the two little buttons on the spokes when he is used to hitting the middle of the wheel for the horn like on most cars.

The is probably someone out there who can turn the entire center airbag cover or the Ferrari emblem into a horn button without interfering with airbag operation. Has been done on other cars for years. Ferrari uses rim controlled horns on the F430 and 599, as opposed to the spoke controlled horns on the 360/612 era of cars, so they never did go back to a center horn button. I still find myself missing the horn on my 575M, same location as the 360's, in reaction situations.

Anyone out there know someone with that kind of expertise? Not too complicated.

Taz
Terry Phillips

 

That always bugged me in my 360 also. I try to rarely use the horn on cars if possible, but in emergencies and/or to keep someone from plowing into you, sometime you have to honk. I always forgot where the horn was, because my other cars had it square in the middle of the steering wheel. Having it so difficult to locate quickly on the steering wheel was always sort of a pain. Like you say, if you switch cars, it's easy to forget where it is and/or "get close, but no cigar" in a panic.

I would be careful modifying the car too much however. That might hurt the resale value.

Ray

 

I still think the stickers or a piece of felt sticker cut like a dot or circle would be worth a shot- wouldn't hurt the wheel at all and it might help!

If you think our 360 wheels are tough with the horn location, I had the privilege of driving an Enzo 4 times. On top of being careful due to the value of the car, the lowness, wide-ness, performance, and of other people on the highway that liked to pull next to you to take pictures or just hang out the window and yell with glee, you have to remember the blinkers are right on the spot where the 360 horn buttons are!

By the way, the 360 wheel is perfect to me excluding the horn button location. It is the perfect size and has no other buttons/switches on it. Just a good clean 3-spoke beautiful steering wheel that feels great to use!

-Andrew

 

Stupid suggestion:

take the Factory 360 steering wheel off, and fit a F40 like(momo with traditional horn button) steering wheel on, problem solved. but you do lose protection from the air bag.

To modify your original 360 is a huge project.... IMO

 

George- Did not realize the steering wheels were that different between the 360 and the 575M. Apparently, you were not the only one having difficulty finding the horn buttons, they changed them for the 575M. Another possible solution if a 575M wheel will fit, or if someone can adapt the 575M horn buttons to your wheel. Photos of a 360 wheel and my 575M wheel below.

Taz
Terry Phillips
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