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svxAL
10-05-2008, 02:47 PM
bought and put on a steering wheel for my claret since the air bag was blown. It was pretty simple and i still have cruise!!! here is some pics. I used a hub kit that was for a Celica and had to grind the hub down a little bit on the outside of the splines (not the splines of course tho.) but tell me what you think!

NikFu S.
10-05-2008, 03:11 PM
Neat, but it needs more NOS buttons or something, or at least a horn.
I couldn't live with a hornless wheel.

svxAL
10-05-2008, 03:14 PM
Neat, but it needs more NOS buttons or something, or at least a horn.
I couldn't live with a hornless wheel.

I have a horn, that's wat the button in the middle is for lol

NikFu S.
10-05-2008, 03:34 PM
I thought it was the eject button.

Or the sun.





Or both.

svxAL
10-05-2008, 03:44 PM
I thought it was the eject button.

Or the sun.





Or both.

funny guy?

NikFu S.
10-05-2008, 03:46 PM
It's hard to see exactly what is in the middle of that wheel. None of the racing wheels I've ever touched had anything but a plastic logo in the middle

svxAL
10-05-2008, 03:54 PM
ok well to clear this up the button in the middle is a horn button and if you look close you can see i still have cruise but i assume you hate race wheels and that ok ,but i can tell that i can turn faster seeing as my hands and arms dont move so far in the steering motion. but hate all u want i just would rather have somthing that looked semi nice then a popped air bag wheel.

NikFu S.
10-05-2008, 03:57 PM
I'm not hating, grumpy, I think the stock wheel looks like a leather balloon made for people with banana hands and hard heads (despite my love for the sweet dual horn buttons. only reason I haven't deep-sixed it yet). I like how your thread trim matches the gauge cluster.

'Course I'd never put that wheel in MY car

as I much prefer a joystick. If I can't have a yoke I'm not gonna change it at all.

SVXRide
10-05-2008, 04:45 PM
I like it! Think you could post up the supplier/part numbers for the wheel and hub adapter?
-Bill

benebob
10-05-2008, 05:15 PM
I like it! Think you could post up the supplier/part numbers for the wheel and hub adapter?
-Bill

Ditto, although it doesn't look like the kind we would need with a nice quick release so we can climb in through the door.:D

Crazy_pilot
10-05-2008, 07:07 PM
Not a big fan myself. Going to a steering wheel with a small hub like that just does a really good job of showing the big, plastic steering column behind it. Looks wierd.

GreenMarine
10-05-2008, 07:22 PM
I wouldn't mind it if my SVX was ONLY a track car, or an Autocross car... But even then I'd want to do something about our crappy steering rack first!! What is it like 20:1 or something??? The steering rack is what makes the car terrible to Autocross IMHO...

~ Chris

svxAL
10-05-2008, 08:16 PM
well like i said it was a idea to get rid of the popped air bag wheel but it does turn faster. this was just an experiment so ebay is where i bought it from. i had a quick release to but it was junk and then you cant have cruise. if u have a non removable hub you can have cruise. heres the link but i would recomend one without a quick release.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SUBARU-STEERING-WHEEL-HUB-KIT-IMPREZA-STI-WRX-GDB-GC8_W0QQitemZ400001058245QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item4 00001058245&_trkparms=72%3A727|39%3A1|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245 then you can get any 6 bolt wheel i got one for a celica cause it came with both and mine had a little fitment issue but anyone with a bench grinder could make it fit

svxfiles
10-05-2008, 08:18 PM
Our stock steering wheels are about 15.5", and 320mm is about 12.6".
I love the weighted feel of the stock wheel, but yours does not look bad at all, imho.:)

svxAL
10-05-2008, 08:36 PM
Our stock steering wheels are about 15.5", and 320mm is about 12.6".
I love the weighted feel of the stock wheel, but yours does not look bad at all, imho.:)

its actually a little bit more fun to drive now. I know just a steering wheel does barely anything but if you think about it your hands move far less turning with the 320mm verses the oem wheel you can honestly feel the road better imo

LetItSnow
10-05-2008, 08:53 PM
I thought it was the eject button.

Or the sun.





Or both.

Is not teh?
http://www.etonline.com/media/photo/2008/05/47571/400_ironman_080501_paramount.jpg
:D

svxAL
10-05-2008, 09:04 PM
Is not teh?
http://www.etonline.com/media/photo/2008/05/47571/400_ironman_080501_paramount.jpg
:D

nope its funny how you cant figure that out after like 5 post lol wow!!

NikFu S.
10-05-2008, 09:22 PM
Is not teh?
[/img]http://www.etonline.com/media/photo/2008/05/47571/400_ironman_080501_paramount.jpg[/img]
:D

:confused::confused::confused::confused::confused: :confused:

I think his response^ confuses me more but are you referring to the little power thing in his chest?

"Is not teh" doesn''t give me much to work with here.

Nevin
10-05-2008, 10:24 PM
I like it. What kind of wheel is it, again? I do like the stock one, but I have thought before that a smaller one would make the steering feel more.... "immediate" perhaps?

svxAL
10-05-2008, 10:44 PM
I like it. What kind of wheel is it, again? I do like the stock one, but I have thought before that a smaller one would make the steering feel more.... "immediate" perhaps?

yes the steering wheel is a ebay one ( just experimenting) but your right about the steering its for sure more responsive. I had a friend drive it tonight and he that it handled like a complete different car lol
i dunno bout that but you can for sure tell.

svxAL
10-06-2008, 06:05 PM
Ditto, although it doesn't look like the kind we would need with a nice quick release so we can climb in through the door.:D

it had one but then you cant have cruise

zavikan
10-06-2008, 10:50 PM
as I much prefer a joystick. If I can't have a yoke I'm not gonna change it at all.

Dude, I've been reading a few posts lately that you happen to have been posting in as well. You are friggin hilarious :D

NikFu S.
10-07-2008, 12:54 AM
I'm probably just compensating for something.

benebob
10-07-2008, 08:16 AM
it had one but then you cant have cruise

Obviously you haven't seen pictures of our "worlds lightest SVX". Cruise has been gone for quite some time. If you didn't post already name and hub adapter would be much appriciated!:lol: