New Steering Wheel And Gear Knob

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New Steering Wheel And Gear Knob

Postby cullen5998 » Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:52 am

Im looking for a new steering wheel and gear knob. Maybe a set.
Anyone have any recommendations?
I have been looking on ebay but a lot of the stuff on there looks cheap
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Re: New Steering Wheel And Gear Knob

Postby Myfeckin FTO » Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:34 am

cullen5998 wrote:Im looking for a new steering wheel and gear knob. Maybe a set.
Anyone have any recommendations?
I have been looking on ebay but a lot of the stuff on there looks cheap


If it looks cheap then it probably is cheap. Keep the OE stuff on there unless you are willing to invest in a decent steering wheel/gear knob/ handbrake set.

Theres very good quality 2nd hand stuff that comes up on ebay - just make sure you get the correct boss.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ISOTTA-Leather-Al ... 5884158020
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Re: New Steering Wheel And Gear Knob

Postby cullen5998 » Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:50 pm

I have that same one thats on ebay
Its blue though and is starting to get a bit worn with the gear knob
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Re: New Steering Wheel And Gear Knob

Postby Myfeckin FTO » Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:10 pm

cullen5998 wrote:I have that same one thats on ebay
Its blue though and is starting to get a bit worn with the gear knob


Doh! Of course you do - I fitted them a few years back. :smt101

The Isotta stuff is good quality and I actually spent several hundred Euro on that wheel and gear knob (also came with a handbrake plus gaitors but I think these were replaced).

Fair enough - change the gear knob/gaitor but I'd leave well enough alone with the steering wheel unless you don't like the flat bottomed rim - personally I liked it. It didn't look all that worn the last time I drove this FTO (couple of months back).
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Re: New Steering Wheel And Gear Knob

Postby Dragonheart » Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:29 pm

I was going to suggest that the wheel on Cullen/Tom's/Shane's FTO was one that took my fancy if changing my wheel, though I'd have it in white. But I like the shape of it.
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Re: New Steering Wheel And Gear Knob

Postby colm_mcm » Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:02 pm

I think Marie got a white flat bottomed Isotta?

Come to think of it, where'd she go?
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Re: New Steering Wheel And Gear Knob

Postby Marie » Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:42 pm

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Re: New Steering Wheel And Gear Knob

Postby FTOnewzealand » Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:06 am

Got mine from ebay, it's good quality too. Probably start falling apart in a year or so though but nothing a bit of glue won't fix
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Re: New Steering Wheel And Gear Knob

Postby cullen5998 » Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:43 pm

It looks well, was it easy to fit?
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Re: New Steering Wheel And Gear Knob

Postby FTOnewzealand » Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:58 am

yes it was, I've never done one before and I managed to work it out after I had to ask how to get the original wheel off (you have to whack it with a hammer).

got a cheap boss kit off a local auction website and needed a little touch up to get the automatic shut off for the indicators to work. but yeah the wheel fits well.

the mitsi logo is a nice touch.
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Re: New Steering Wheel And Gear Knob

Postby colm_mcm » Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:05 pm

usually if you loosen the centre nut (not completely as you'll snot yourself with the wheel) and giving it a few sharp pulls will get the wheel off.
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Re: New Steering Wheel And Gear Knob

Postby FTOnewzealand » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:44 am

colm_mcm wrote:usually if you loosen the centre nut (not completely as you'll snot yourself with the wheel) and giving it a few sharp pulls will get the wheel off.


I yanked (we're talking full on yankage) at that thing for about 20 minutes til I got the hammer then off it came.
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Re: New Steering Wheel And Gear Knob

Postby colm_mcm » Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:52 pm

fair enough ;) kinda theraputic taking a hammer to stuff!
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