Steering wheels................

[javabug]

small diameter porsche steering wheel for my 68..

I wish the Empi Riverside wheels would have been that diameter. 

[fredy66]

this looks ok

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-CLASSIC-WOOD-STEERING-WHEEL-9-HOLE-/320675870518?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4aa9c57736

[65bug]

Hey guys,
  Yea, thats not a bad looking wheel there on ebay! It would have showed up much better with a solid color background. In stead of butcher block?
     I just measured my wheel distance. I measured from the wind shield to the steering wheel back on the top. I got a distance of 3 inches. I never realized the stock wheel was 16 inches in diameter!
     Does anyone know how close the Flat 4 wheel is off the wind shield at the top? [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ]

Thanks!

[65bug]

I did not realize. After adding it all up the Flat 4 wheels is 400.00!!!!!!!!! That's alot of money for a steering wheel! Sheeeesh.................

[fredy66]

I did not realize. After adding it all up the Flat 4 wheels is 400.00!!!!!!!!! That's alot of money for a steering wheel! Sheeeesh.................

I now made .
the eBay wheel and a boss ends up at a better price 100 150.
boss

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Steering-Wheel-Boss-Kit-for-VW-Beetle-to-7-1974-NEW_W0QQitemZ310238434335QQcategoryZ9889QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DDLSL%252BSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D8%26pmod%3D380316806302%252B380316806302%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8208193325150249113

[luvbug]

here's mine, stock in my 58.

[luvbug]

Also, GT Custom in my 64.  

[tomi g]

let me to add to the speedwell infos:
although formula wood wheels were made in 3 dish versions only the medium and deep dish were offered for vws. The shallow one not. You can not use it with the original speedwell/formula boss - the wood rim gets too close to the indicator swith. [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ]

[fredy66]

any idea what this is
 


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200594066100&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[tomi g]

looks like a springall wheel for ford cortina lotus [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ]

[CHR!S/DVK]

let me to add to the speedwell infos:
although formula wood wheels were made in 3 dish versions only the medium and deep dish were offered for vws. The shallow one not. You can not use it with the original speedwell/formula boss - the wood rim gets too close to the indicator swith. [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ]

i think my wheel, of which i posted a picture earlier, is the shallow dish formula.

i had a boss custom made by some english guy i met on volksworld show 2007 (i think). at first, the boss wasn't big enough an the wheel was indeed too close to the indicator switch. then, they made me a bigger one and i love the position of the wheel now!

@nico: if you want, i can try to find who made that boss for me. let me know, also if you want more pictures of my boss

[tomi g]

let me to add to the speedwell infos:
although formula wood wheels were made in 3 dish versions only the medium and deep dish were offered for vws. The shallow one not. You can not use it with the original speedwell/formula boss - the wood rim gets too close to the indicator swith. [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ]

i think my wheel, of which i posted a picture earlier, is the shallow dish formula.

i had a boss custom made by some english guy i met on volksworld show 2007 (i think). at first, the boss wasn't big enough an the wheel was indeed too close to the indicator switch. then, they made me a bigger one and i love the position of the wheel now!

@nico: if you want, i can try to find who made that boss for me. let me know, also if you want more pictures of my boss

Yes, yours is a shallow dish like one of my formula wheels. I have the same problem with that one.
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[Nico86]

@nico: if you want, i can try to find who made that boss for me. let me know, also if you want more pictures of my boss

That would be great!   

[Rick Meredith]

Copied these over from another thread.

I hope you'll forgive the repost.

I had a Racemark steering wheel in my '67 for most of it's life then I replaced it with an Empi GT. The wheel was leather wrapped like the first 2 pics but had the later style horn button like the third pic.

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[Zach Gomulka]

A LOT of nice wheels in this thread!

The Porsche 911R wheel I convinced AssHull to let me install in his '67

[volkskris]

Not a wood steering wheel but this is my Lecarra 

awesome wheel flow 

[Flow]

Thank you 

[johnl]

Since becoming active again in the VW world and talking about my Butternut '63 one thing that I've continued to look for is another steering wheel like I had.  Brand name as I recall was "Butler" and it was purchased through Auto Haus when I worked there.  We only got about 15 of them in as I recall an I immediately knew it was the wheel for my car. 

A wood rim fairly thick and three spokes done in a brushed finished and a slight dish.  The horn button was smooth black in a mat finish and was fairly large in diameter.  See the photo attached as this is similar to what I remember.  The adapter was reasonably long putting the wheel at about the same position as a factory VW wheel of the day.

Since I sold the car back in 1974 I've never seen another.  I've still not located photos of it, but I know they do exist.  Anyway, if anyone has a lead on this I would be very appreciative of assistance.

[wolfswest]

empi style for the cheap.
Here is my empi style datsun steering wheel.  Total cost 70 bucks, I like it...
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[1957lowlight]

Here is mine, a genuine EMPI GTV 15 inch, witch I got from my wife 13 years ago, when I gave her a ring as a wedding present 

Philip Steenackers
Flatline-Lowriders
Belgium

[Derjava66]

Cant quite afford the real thing so heres a pic of what i can afford, my Flat4 GTV with a black and chrome wolfsburg horn button.

[beetlemic]

Here is my wheels in the Jeansbug i have a Luisi wheel






in my on going project a -56 i have a Nardi steering wheel but will problably sell it and go stock.








//beetlemic

[Sarge]

Another Lecarra here.

[Donny B.]

Here's my old wheel.  I used this until I got a smokin' deal on a Flat-4 wheel from a friend.  I still have this and don't really want to part with it.  A good friend modified the Le Carra horn button for me.  I think it's pretty cool...!

[LUVADUBDUB]

I've got a grant wheel with flat4 empi gtv boss kit, a bit different and I love the feel of it!

[Bathtub57]

Mota Lita which I love.  I had a similar version on my 356, that was also great.  Good value for money in my opinion.

[gibber!]

Here's my 914 wheel....

[Sarge]

Here's my 914 wheel....

 

[TexasTom]

... I see what ya did there Sarge ... LOL!

[Sarge]

... I see what ya did there Sarge ... LOL!

Ya did?   Seriously, I was looking at Gibber's pic and it struck me how hard it would be to learn a right hand drive car (for me, anyway), so....