stupid steering wheel
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stupid steering wheel
Ok so i am officially 115% done with this stock monster they call a steering wheel. any suggestions? i really want an old school small diameter wheel, either an old 3-spoke or a new style, like this grant 1440 evolution gt,
i just cant find the adapter that will allow this wheel to fit my car ('03 base) Either way i want something in the 13" area as that's what i learned to drive on and what is most comfortable to me. i dont care about the aitbag or horn, i can jerry rig the horn just fine and i don't care about the airbag so... any hints, tips or advice would be greatly appreciated, especially a picture of the column without the wheel so i have an idea of what i need without having to pull my own wheel.
i just cant find the adapter that will allow this wheel to fit my car ('03 base) Either way i want something in the 13" area as that's what i learned to drive on and what is most comfortable to me. i dont care about the aitbag or horn, i can jerry rig the horn just fine and i don't care about the airbag so... any hints, tips or advice would be greatly appreciated, especially a picture of the column without the wheel so i have an idea of what i need without having to pull my own wheel.
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Does Florida have a state vehicle safety inspection program ? If so, check the air bag requirements, you might have to reinstall the stock wheel. Here in VA, the state inspection requires ALL federally mandated OEM safety equipment ( airbags) to be installed and operational. No bags, you fail inspection and you can't drive car.
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Does Florida have a state vehicle safety inspection program ? If so, check the air bag requirements, you might have to reinstall the stock wheel. Here in VA, the state inspection requires ALL federally mandated OEM safety equipment ( airbags) to be installed and operational. No bags, you fail inspection and you can't drive car.
so i'm safe unless i wreck in a major way and the insurance comes snooping and in that case.. well i'll figure it out from there
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How bad do you want it?... $$$$
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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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I thought a vendor had a smaller steering wheel that let you keep the airbag? I agree I feel like I'm trying to use a big rig steering wheel hand over hand the stock interior is pretty bad as it is this just expands on it even more.
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Hey Cwiss I'm beginning to think we think the same things lol.
I'd go with this wheel (or at least one of higher quality)
This is my personal car:
Nit installed yet because the company I ordered my hub from sold me a monster of a hub for like a C3! lol (to this day the owner says he's sold thousands to vettes
mhmm )
I'd go with this wheel (or at least one of higher quality)
This is my personal car:
Nit installed yet because the company I ordered my hub from sold me a monster of a hub for like a C3! lol (to this day the owner says he's sold thousands to vettes
mhmm )
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Hey Cwiss I'm beginning to think we think the same things lol.
I'd go with this wheel (or at least one of higher quality)
This is my personal car:
Nit installed yet because the company I ordered my hub from sold me a monster of a hub for like a C3! lol (to this day the owner says he's sold thousands to vettesmhmm )
I'd go with this wheel (or at least one of higher quality)
This is my personal car:
Nit installed yet because the company I ordered my hub from sold me a monster of a hub for like a C3! lol (to this day the owner says he's sold thousands to vettes
mhmm )
that is a sweet wheel i gotta say. but thats what i'm worried about. getting screwed because i got no clue what kind of adapter i need. and grant appears to be going out of business so i dont wanna get stuck with a steering wheel and no way to do anything with it...
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Try these guys http://apsisusa.com/Steering%20Wheel...ype%20Page.htm
Bet at their prices you might reconsider what you have!
Bet at their prices you might reconsider what you have!
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dummy airbag or something to trick it to shut off the light to make dougbfresh happy? or are we all just doomed to a lil blinking light?
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Try these guys http://apsisusa.com/Steering%20Wheel...ype%20Page.htm
Bet at their prices you might reconsider what you have!
Bet at their prices you might reconsider what you have!
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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.
Last edited by TriplBlk; Sep 6, 2011 at 04:05 PM.
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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.
here's what i'm thinking looks like a definite maybe:
http://www.remixcustom.com/sparco-st...xos-black.html
now to find the hub
