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Steering Wheel
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:50 pm
by Pablo
I have a 72 /4
Any one know what wheels for from the other cars within the marque?
Ive seen some nice 3 & 4 spoke ones I like but dont know what fits, I have a feeling they will have to be from the same year but who knows. anyone got anything fitted like this?
924/944 wheels maybe, being more from the VW/Audi stable.
I doubt that some will be a straight forward bolt on but I dont mind modifying things to get the one I like
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:06 pm
by abm914
Pablo
Does your '14 have the wipers on a stalk on the column or a switch on the dash?
Ad.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:11 pm
by Pablo
Hi Ad
Wipers on the stalk.
These are what I fancied if its possible to fit em.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:44 pm
by Pablo
Just found some info, if anyone is interested in doing the same
Here
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:00 pm
by MdR
I fitted the 3 spoke wheel to my 914 by grinding off the aluminium rivets taking off the crush safety bit & swapping it for one I'd removed from a 4 spoke 70s Beetle steering wheel then use bolts instead of the ali rivets.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:10 pm
by Pablo
Thanks Martin. Thats what I was thinking, make it fit.
I have a old 911 wheel which fits the splines & I can butcher that to adapt to one of the newer ones I might aquire.
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:31 pm
by fourteener
I have a 4spoke from a 911 (944 splines will not fit) but the boss gives it an odd rake. As mentioned above best way is to fit an after market boss -Obviously this is a major control so don't bodge/weld etc.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:14 pm
by MdR
The VW boss works well & doesn't have an odd rake. Plus nobody wants 4 spoke 70s bug steering wheels so they are dirt cheap.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:21 pm
by Pablo
What do you guys mean by the rake?
If its what I think then it wouldnt be turning in a circle, which cant be right.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:07 pm
by fourteener
Rake is the reach -I found the the 911 wheel a bit too close -fine if you have stumpy arms -or maybe my arms are like those of a primate
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:23 pm
by Pablo
LOL
That make sense to me now, I was thinking at a an angle other than perpendicular to the column.