stupid steering wheel
Le Mans Master
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Lol Doug is surely a character he really doesn't like anything done to the car and a lot in his mind is stupid lol but hey oh well lol.
You can take the bulb out the back, or solder in a resistor and "trick" the system.
Someone has the thread on how to. I use to
And Cwiss the wheel doug posted is the same wheel just rewrapped, unless you get the D-style which is a little more sporty but probably the same diameter.
You can take the bulb out the back, or solder in a resistor and "trick" the system.
Someone has the thread on how to. I use to
And Cwiss the wheel doug posted is the same wheel just rewrapped, unless you get the D-style which is a little more sporty but probably the same diameter.
Maybe he should get one of those old timey small wheels made out of CHAIN LINK like on the Ghetto Cruisers-SWEET!
Maybe like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Grant-Lowrider.../dp/B000RZPLMA
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I myself have a 5-point and when you strap yourself in, you ARE IN lol so in my eyes in something still happens, well, it was just mention to be.Lol the wheels are a possibility for ppl maybe in NYC but Cwiss seems pretty southern, any wheel ideas for that? Lol
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From: Milton Florida
Just silly mods that take away from the car-sorry I think the SRS is an important safety feature and that the stock wheel is fine.
Maybe he should get one of those old timey small wheels made out of CHAIN LINK like on the Ghetto Cruisers-SWEET!
Maybe like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Grant-Lowrider.../dp/B000RZPLMA
Maybe he should get one of those old timey small wheels made out of CHAIN LINK like on the Ghetto Cruisers-SWEET!
Maybe like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Grant-Lowrider.../dp/B000RZPLMA
in this truck:
well one just like this except without the visor and with big kc highlighters on it
Last edited by cwis9992; Sep 6, 2011 at 04:56 PM.
Burning Brakes
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This is the wheel I will be using when I do the swap in my z
When i changed out the wheel in my miata, the hub I bought came with a resistor that simply plugged in and fooled the airbag system so the light went off.
I'd love to know what hubs are available for the corvette as well!
as far as quality goes... grant wheels are cheap pep boys crap as far as I'm concerned... if you're going to remove your airbag, you should at least get hit in the face with something nice when you get in an accident!
try Nardi (above posted wheel), sparco, and personal for good quality products as far as steering is concerned!
Last edited by airbrush1; Sep 7, 2011 at 07:49 AM.
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This is the wheel I will be using when I do the swap in my z
When i changed out the wheel in my miata, the hub I bought came with a resistor that simply plugged in and fooled the airbag system so the light went off.
I'd love to know what hubs are available for the corvette as well!
as far as quality goes... grant wheels are cheap pep boys crap as far as I'm concerned... if you're going to remove your airbag, you should at least get hit in the face with something nice when you get in an accident!
try Nardi (above posted wheel), sparco, and personal for good quality products as far as steering is concerned!
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you will get bagged on this forum for considering the change, air bag light solved easy a 2ohm - 5 watt resistor in the base of the column fixes it.
If you do a search there is a couple of threads on the vette truck steering wheel with plenty of adaptor kits etc with pics.
If you do a search there is a couple of threads on the vette truck steering wheel with plenty of adaptor kits etc with pics.
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Why? The stock wheel is huge, kills leg room, provides less steering feedback, and is just plain ugly. I drove for 15 years in non-airbag cars. Besides, I am not sold on driver's airbags, anyway. Too many stories about people getting hurt from when they deploy in low speed collisions. I wear my race harnesses at the track, anyway.
Here is my steering wheel. No pics of it installed, though. I bought black w/red stitching shift and parking brake boots from Redline to match, and the seats I am installing are also black w/red stitching.
Here is my steering wheel. No pics of it installed, though. I bought black w/red stitching shift and parking brake boots from Redline to match, and the seats I am installing are also black w/red stitching.
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yea if you just love a slow huge trucker wheel. the thing would be at home in my 1-ton, o wait my 1-ton duelie has a smaller steering wheel that the corvette. just because it works doesn't mean it should. a 100 hp 4 banger would work just fine in your car but you have how many cylinders??
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Why? The stock wheel is huge, kills leg room, provides less steering feedback, and is just plain ugly. I drove for 15 years in non-airbag cars. Besides, I am not sold on driver's airbags, anyway. Too many stories about people getting hurt from when they deploy in low speed collisions. I wear my race harnesses at the track, anyway.
Here is my steering wheel. No pics of it installed, though. I bought black w/red stitching shift and parking brake boots from Redline to match, and the seats I am installing are also black w/red stitching.
Here is my steering wheel. No pics of it installed, though. I bought black w/red stitching shift and parking brake boots from Redline to match, and the seats I am installing are also black w/red stitching.
when i was 14 i snuck out and uhh hum "borrowed" my moms car and went for a drive. anyway long story short it had rained, deep water puddle and just enough deceleration, but didnt hit anything or nothing i was only going 35 to begin with and the dadgum airbag nailed me in the face and broke my nose. so no not a big fan. i know this is a freak accident and all but... impressionable minds and some such stuff. but that isnt my reason for wanting a new steering wheel. it's mostly the leg room thing bc it's already hard to shift in boots but it's a bear when you cant move your knees because the dang steering wheel is sitting in my lap
Last edited by cwis9992; Sep 8, 2011 at 01:26 PM.
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l??? and that's a serious question not being a smart-A or nothing
