Date:         Mon, 12 Oct 1998 04:25:32 -0500
Reply-To:     Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
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From:         Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject:      Re: Playing Peekaboo w/ steering wheels
Comments: To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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I have that trouble with my factory wheel in my 90 GL.  Can see the idiot
lights but the top of the speedo is blocked.  Do I need to go to a larger
diameter wheel or a smaller one and what will interchange since the
oldere(pre 87) wheels won't fit the new spline configuration.

Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel  90 GL "Millenium Falcon III"  123k

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> From: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Will a GTI/Audi steering wheel fit a Westy?
> Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 2:57 AM
>
> Yes, up until 1987 when VW switched to the different tooth patern on the
> inside of the hub.  I had a 4 horn button GTI steering wheel on my double
> cab for about 6 months and I liked it except for two things - first, the
> idiot lights are obsured so you blind people because you can't see the
blue
> high beam light is on - second you can't see the top digits on the
> speedometer.  I found that I was always looking under the top of the
> steering wheel so after a while I replced it with the larger factory
> Vanagon one.
>
> Perhaps an even smaller Momo steering wheel might to the trick?  My
double
> cab has power steering so effort wasn't a problem.  I imagine that no
power
> steering might re-define "Armstong" steering once again!
>
> At 02:48 10/11/98 -0400, Mike Ray wrote:
> >Hi all, back again asking questions before hitting the junk yard in a
few
> >weeks...
> >
> >Will a mid `80s GTI wheel, the one with the 4 big horn buttons, mate to
the
> >Vanagon steering column?
> >
> >Thought it would make getting in and out easier. Any reasons not to do
the
> >swap? Oh, I have p/s in my Westy.
> >
> >Thanks, Mike
> >
> >
>
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