Smaller steering wheel?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2014
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From: Detroit MI
Different states have different slants on the Fed laws. Alter
the safety equipment on a car that is street driven and you risk
big fines, impoundment and paying lots of money to your lawyer.
I have a car that is heavily mod'ed, in fact I am stopped often
by the police just to look at my car. I have a flat bottom steering
wheel but still has the bag. I would rather have a Momo wheel
but I know better. Something to think about.
the safety equipment on a car that is street driven and you risk
big fines, impoundment and paying lots of money to your lawyer.
I have a car that is heavily mod'ed, in fact I am stopped often
by the police just to look at my car. I have a flat bottom steering
wheel but still has the bag. I would rather have a Momo wheel
but I know better. Something to think about.
It's a weekend car, and I just deal with it. I spent years driving cars that never came with airbags, so I figure I'm not taking any less risk to my personal safety. But the legal aspect is always nagging at the back of my mind for sure. That's why I'm so excited at the prospect of this thread. I'll be the first in line to buy a smaller wheel that works with the airbag assuming it's not a fortune.
Racer
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: New Jersey
Leave it off all night if you want, then you'll be solid lol.
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2016
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From: Nova Scotia, Canada
As stated above, disconnect battery and leave sit for awhile to discharge, no big deal.
Last edited by 98C5P; Oct 26, 2017 at 05:00 AM.
Le Mans Master
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From: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Older cars need the battery disconnected for 45 minutes, more recent cars only a 1/2 hour. This thread has inspired get back to working on my C5-C6 wheel conversion. I only need the correct airbag (shouldn't be too hard to find) and a steering wheel. Malibu wheels can be found for under a hundred bucks with all the buttons, they are the same as Vette wheels. I found the tilt shaft with the correct splines on e-bay. I have also purchased the correct Vette logo to fit in the airbag cover, also have. Then it will all work the radio and bluetooth in my Double Din Kenwood.
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St. Jude Donor '07,-'13
A little update - the C6 wheel looks like this:
The urethane resin is built up on the smaller core and needs a bit of fine tuning before it is wrapped in leather.
Hope to show it completed early next week
Take care
Jack
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The urethane resin is built up on the smaller core and needs a bit of fine tuning before it is wrapped in leather.
Hope to show it completed early next week
Take care
Jack
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Burning Brakes
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Burning Brakes
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I agree the stock wheel is too big. I haven't seen one that checks all of the boxes for me. A smaller and slightly thicker (not much) wheel with a flat bottom and an airbag would get me interested.
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St. Jude Donor '07,-'13
Me too
Sure we can! Even with airbag fitted in the middle. Not sure if you're ready to see the price tag though
Take care
Jack
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Drifting
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From: SF Bay Area
I want one with steering wheel buttons. Last night I spent the evening reading up on the threads about swapping a C6 wheel into a C5 with functional airbags. If you guys can make this work with steering wheel buttons, I would be all over it (of course, depending on price).
Le Mans Master
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From: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
It has been done. Right now it hasn't been a priority but when I do make the conversion to the C6 wheel, it will be with the radio and phone buttons working. There are accessories that will link the buttons to after market radios, such as the Kenwood DD I have installed in my car. I need to find the correct airbag and then I'll try to complete everything. I don't want any legal issues if something should happen, otherwise I really wouldn't care about it. I have several of the parts needed.
Pro
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From: Bradenton, FL
I want one with steering wheel buttons. Last night I spent the evening reading up on the threads about swapping a C6 wheel into a C5 with functional airbags. If you guys can make this work with steering wheel buttons, I would be all over it (of course, depending on price).
It has been done. Right now it hasn't been a priority but when I do make the conversion to the C6 wheel, it will be with the radio and phone buttons working. There are accessories that will link the buttons to after market radios, such as the Kenwood DD I have installed in my car. I need to find the correct airbag and then I'll try to complete everything. I don't want any legal issues if something should happen, otherwise I really wouldn't care about it. I have several of the parts needed.
Thing is... No one knows if it (airbag functionality on a C5 to C6 steering wheel conversion) will actually work. There have been some changes in the wheel, but no one (that I have seen) has actually generated a functional test. I'm not talking about ramming a car into a wall... certainly there is a way to fool the electronics into a crash situation and see is the bag deploys.
Until that happens, it is only theoretical.
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St. Jude Donor '07,-'13
OK guys, I'm sure most of you thought we gave up this idea so time to spice things up a bit
Ladies and Gentlemen! Please welcome! 1 1/8 inch smaller steering wheel for Corvette C6!
We don't have any original C6 wheel in our shop as of now so I used Chevy Cobalt wheel for comparison as it is basically the same wheel, only bare rubber.
What do you think? C5 wheel is next in line of course
Take care
Jack
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Ladies and Gentlemen! Please welcome! 1 1/8 inch smaller steering wheel for Corvette C6!
We don't have any original C6 wheel in our shop as of now so I used Chevy Cobalt wheel for comparison as it is basically the same wheel, only bare rubber.
What do you think? C5 wheel is next in line of course
Take care
Jack
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Last edited by RedlineGoods.com; May 10, 2018 at 06:56 AM.
