golf gti steering wheel?

[smudge]

Can anyone tell me, will a Mk1 (or Mk2) Golf Gti steering wheel fit a 89 Westy?

I have a VW steering wheel on the bus, but it"s not the stock one. I'm not sure what it's off but I do know that you can't swivel the captains seat all the way round as it gets stuck on the wheel. It looks bigger than a stock one, but I'm not sure by how much.

So, can I fit a Golf Mk1 or 2 wheel?

Cheers all

[Red Westie]

Well the answer is...you cannot swizel the captains seat all the way around on the drivers side! only back to the door.

But..if you want to fit a MK1 GTI steering wheel here are some pointers.
What it looks like:



What you need to raise the switches:





Fitted on the column like this:



Fitted behind the switch gear to raise them so the self cancelling works on the indicators:



You need a little plastic off here:



The standard long screws now screw into these raise mounts:



Looks like this Note* partially blocks the speedo...but does look good, also will make the steering heavier, especially Non powered vehicles.



Anyone want to buy this particular wheel off me and the mounting posts it's for sale....£15.00 collection only or if you prefer £25 fitted.
I've bought myself a Momo.

Martin

[smudge]

Thanks Martin!

A very comprehensive reply If that's as far as the seat will swivel round, that's fine, however the steering wheel that's on there is still a bit too big really. And now I'm going to ask you where the mounting screws were purchased from

Mind you, you've got me thinking about the Momo wheel now, why are you getting one of those then, do they look better?

Cheers

[Red Westie]

The MK1 GTI 4 button was nice but the Momo is better, then again, a Momo and mounting boss is going to cost you three times as much as a MK1 Golf wheel.......£15 to £25 for the Golf wheel, £50 to £80 for a Momo and boss (if you can find one)
Momo with correct boss is a straight fit.



As far as those mounting posts are concerned, I picked some up from my local PC custom build shop for another user on the forum, think they were £1.50 ......don't mind sorting them for you?
Regards
Martin

[jamesc76]

I have the golf gti wheel on mine and havent used any adapter things and cant see why you need to use um everything works fine on mine ?????

[quagmire]

^^^as does mine ^^^^

[Fritz]

I must admit it is the correct alternative than bending the horn ring contacts, plus it deserves praise for a comprehensive explanation ( with images),,,,,



Fritz,,,,,,,,

[Red Westie]

Indeed....I have heard that some peeps extend the self cancel lug so self cancel works properly but as you say you need to bend brass horn contact accutely to touch the ring...not very good in my opinion. If your self cancel worked without modification I'm suprised...most don't!
Martin

[syncroandy]

Anyone tried Mk II Polo stalks ?

[jamesc76]

Mine works in every way as it should with nothing bent etc!

[quagmire]

oddly,so does mine!

[Ian Hulley]

Well the answer is...you cannot swizel the captains seat all the way around on the drivers side! only back to the door.

I'll beg to differ on that Martin.

Ian.

[Red Westie]

Ian.....it wouldn't suprise me in the slightest....lol
Flesh and blood last time I looked, so like everyone else, I have the human condition of not being correct all of the time, although I do try lol
Soooo U have me thinkin and I will have another go, although I'm not holding my breath.

Martin

[Ian Hulley]

Soooo U have me thinkin and I will have another go, although I'm not holding my breath.

Try .... Seatbelt stalk down, doorside arm down and lowered till horizontal, seat pulled right back, turn seat 90 deg, push seat forwards, turn again, pull seat back.

Ian.

[Red Westie]

Cheers Ian, I will give it a go..... ....my California started out with the ugraded /standard padded wheel and now has a Momo fitted. I'm sure I tried all this when I first got the van (with the standard wheel fitted) and it could be that if this was possible..it might not be now the Momo is in place.
But you definately have me thinking I will let you know.
Martin