Thinking of installing a banjo wheel... You would think this a simple endeavor but of course, there are a handful of horn button choices. What would have been CORRECT for a car from the factory? Thanks!
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Thanks! I was hoping that was the one. LOL. What gives with the other versions (St. Christopher, gold lady, etc?)
@Matt McNeil posted:Thanks! I was hoping that was the one. LOL. What gives with the other versions (St. Christopher, gold lady, etc?)
St. Christopher has always been the Patron Saint of Travelers hence the St Christopher horn button.
The question regarding the Golden Lady had been asked for several years and I set out one day to find the answer. The best I could come up with is that the Golden Lady is St. Bona of Pisa and she is the female version of the Patron Saint of Travelers. Her image is very closely recreated in the Golden Lady horn button.
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@Robert M posted:St. Christopher has always been the Patron Saint of Travelers hence the St Christopher horn button.
The question regarding the Golden Lady had been asked for several years and I set out one day to find the answer. The best I could come up with is that the Golden Lady is St. Bona of Pisa and she is the female version of the Patron Saint of Travelers. Her image is very closely recreated in the Golden Lady horn button.
See previous story:
Gotcha, thanks for the info...but were they ever standard on Spyders or was it an aftermarket thing? Replicas only? Inquiring minds want to know! lol...
I don't think I've seen a Golden Lady horn button on a real 550 or 550A. I'd have made note of it since my car came with a Golden Lady crest and I liked it well enough to buy the same one when I wrecked it on installation.
The photos of real 550s I've seen so far—and I've seen quite a few—almost always have a Porsche crest wheel. I think I saw one with a blank crest. Most are banjo wheels. A few wood.
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Thanks for the replies! Based on these pics, would a black wheel not have been an option? (my interior is black) Were they always ivory/white? Thanks again! Also is there a best way to go about swapping steering wheels? I assume I'll need the boss, the wheel, and the horn button? Anything I'm missing?
On Speedsters from the factory, pre-1956 were light gray wheels (some “Continental” coupe models had white wheels) Some later cars had 1/3 moon headlight flash rings
1956 - 1959 356 A were white wheels
356 B models 1960 - 1965-ish were black wheels (different banjo look)
On ANY 356 model, the only horn buttons from the factory would have been plain black or ivory (both rare) or the Porsche crest.
Your car is a replica. Put whatever color wheel you want in there.
@Matt McNeil posted:Thanks for the replies! Based on these pics, would a black wheel not have been an option? (my interior is black) Were they always ivory/white? Thanks again! Also is there a best way to go about swapping steering wheels? I assume I'll need the boss, the wheel, and the horn button? Anything I'm missing?
The answer is always, "The depends.". Depending which wheel you go with it may or may not line up with the attachment points of the old wheel. Is it a 3, 5, 6 hole hub or is it a universal hub and in what pattern are the holes etc? See this article. If the new wheel matches up to the current configuration nothing else may be needed except for the horn button of your choice.
To get the horn out of your current wheel there should be some small holes behind the wheel that you can insert a small allen wrench into to push the horn button out with.
I just realized that this thread is about Spyders, not Speedsters (duh…) so ignore what I posted and I defer to @edsnova