Vega steering wheel
I am Martijn from the Netherlands. I have a 76 corvette and want it to keep as original as possible. I wanted to swap the steering wheel for a new one. The car has a tilt telescopic Steering wheel. The new one I got from zip is different then the original steering wheel which is painted white.
Can someone tell me how I can install the new wheel. Does someone have experience with it?
Greetings Martijn
You mentioned you have a 1976 Corvette with a tilt/telescopic column.
The black steering wheel Zip Products sold you is for a non tilt/telescopic steering column. It will not work with your tilt/telescopic column, as you have discovered. Specifically, the hubs are different.
You need to purchase a 1976 only steering wheel for a tilt/telescopic column. It is a one year only part. Here is one for sale on ebay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/29542981410...Bk9SR4K4pu-2Yg
Image from the above ebay ad:
This wheel still has the column shroud and the contact spring attached.
Good luck!
Last edited by '73and'75; Aug 3, 2023 at 08:36 AM.
You mentioned you have a 1976 Corvette with a tilt/telescopic column.
The black steering wheel Zip Products sold you is for a non tilt/telescopic steering column. It will not work with your tilt/telescopic column, as you have discovered. Specifically, the hubs are different.
You need to purchase a 1976 only steering wheel for a tilt/telescopic column. It is a one year only part. Here is one for sale on ebay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/29542981410...Bk9SR4K4pu-2Yg
Image from the above ebay ad:
This wheel still has the column shroud and the contact spring attached.
Good luck!
Thanks for you're reaction. Is it easy to convert it to a non telescopic Steering wheel? I don't use the telescopic function.
Zip said it is also for a telescopic Steering wheel. Can't sent it back from the Netherlands.
Greetings Martijn








