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VW T4 "Eurovans" => Interior! => Topic started by: albertr on May 19, 2015, 01:18:16 pm

Title: Leather-wrapped steering wheel
Post by: albertr on May 19, 2015, 01:18:16 pm

Posted a short review of a leather-wrapped steering wheel from carsdream.com. Any comments are welcome.

http://www.iral.com/~albertr/EVC/steeringwheel/steeringwheel.html

-albertr

Title: Re: Leather-wrapped steering wheel
Post by: Itsamoto on May 20, 2015, 09:53:42 am

Impressive wheel -- it certainly looks very nice. Would be nice to see the review posted in here (with the pics!) -- but very nice write up. Leather almost always feels better.  :)

What is the main difference between ESP and non ESP steering wheels? Clockspring? I've got my hands on some nice mk4 3-spoke leather steering wheels that I was going to swap in (using Cole's mk3 spline adapter trick) -- how can I tell if this will work? What's the risk of using a non-esp equipped wheel on an ESP system? -- broken wrist?

Title: Re: Leather-wrapped steering wheel
Post by: albertr on May 20, 2015, 10:13:54 am

Clockspring definitely looks thicker on models with ESP. Not sure about airbags, could be some differences too. I kept my own airbag, but if you are replacing whole assembly, it shouldn't matter.

-albertr

Title: Re: Leather-wrapped steering wheel
Post by: gerwazy on August 03, 2015, 08:53:04 pm

Quote from: albertr on May 19, 2015, 01:18:16 pm

Posted a short review of a leather-wrapped steering wheel from carsdream.com. Any comments are welcome.

http://www.iral.com/~albertr/EVC/steeringwheel/steeringwheel.html

-albertr

Question, how is the clock spring mounted, is it attached the the column or to the back of the wheel? Need to swap mine but I am afraid to mess the clock spring up as it is expensive...

Title: Re: Leather-wrapped steering wheel
Post by: albertr on August 03, 2015, 09:10:24 pm

It sits on a steering column. If you are replacing the wheel with the same model and keep your original airbag, it should be pretty easy swap, just be careful with airbag connector.

-albertr

Title: Re: Leather-wrapped steering wheel
Post by: gerwazy on September 08, 2015, 04:42:36 pm

Just finished installing mine  ;D

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/gerwazy/IMG_20150907_104702110_HDR_zpszgchz0t1.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/gerwazy/media/IMG_20150907_104702110_HDR_zpszgchz0t1.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Leather-wrapped steering wheel
Post by: albertr on September 08, 2015, 05:55:47 pm

Looks good! Where did you get it from?

-albertr

Title: Re: Leather-wrapped steering wheel
Post by: Itsamoto on September 08, 2015, 06:40:31 pm

Quote from: gerwazy on September 08, 2015, 04:42:36 pm

Just finished installing mine  ;D

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/gerwazy/IMG_20150907_104702110_HDR_zpszgchz0t1.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/gerwazy/media/IMG_20150907_104702110_HDR_zpszgchz0t1.jpg.html)

Nice -- and you said you have another one for sale?

Title: Re: Leather-wrapped steering wheel
Post by: gerwazy on September 08, 2015, 06:57:29 pm

I had that one custom done in Europe... As for the other one It was OEM leather one from Europe as well but I sold it yesterday...

Title: Re: Leather-wrapped steering wheel
Post by: filmshoot on December 11, 2015, 05:44:37 am

Where did you buy it from? Do you have a part number?  It looks good dude

...tapped out with just a thumb