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Not sure if this is in the right section but here goes.
What steering wheel options are avaiable without any mods?
At the moment i think i have a golf one but would like a more standard one ie original or caravelle-is a standard one the same for a 1980-1989? :oops:
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I have a power steering one on mine.its a lot thicker than a normal or caravelle one.its 42cm across.Not easy to come across in this country.As most were fitted to american buses.The guy i bought mine from brings them back from the usa.And sells them at shows.His name is frank..http://www.vwbusparts.freeserve.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Thanks for the info Rob :ok
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You can get standard 45cm size caravelle steering wheels. I picked one up from ebay for £30 this eyar

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Thanks Cruz
This is what i have at present
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But it needs a spacer which i have never got round to fitting and i just wondered if i could change it for something differnt.
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Hi Katie, looks like you have a mk 1 GTI one on at the moment i had the same once over, upgraded to a T4 wheel slightly larger then yours giving better view of the clocks, i'll measure it later.

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Katie.....the Golf MK1 steering wheel does indeed need spacing so the self cancelling indicators work correctly (some get away without) they can also require a colar on top of the column as sometimes they wobble without but not always.
I gave my padded smaller original wheel to a friend and fitted a MK1 wheel like yours, have since swapped to a Momo.

Are you swapping because of the size or because the self cancel isn't working?

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California Dreamin wrote:Katie.....the Golf MK1 steering wheel does indeed need spacing so the self cancelling indicators work correctly (some get away without) they can also require a colar on top of the column as sometimes they wobble without but not always.
I gave my padded smaller original wheel to a friend and fitted a MK1 wheel like yours, have since swapped to a Momo.

Are you swapping because of the size or because the self cancel isn't working?

Martin
To be honest Martin ive never liked it, guess it might be different if i had the spacer fitted and now someone has offered me some pennies for it as its a perfect match for his golf, so was looking to flog it and get a proper one for the van.
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jonno wrote:Hi Katie, looks like you have a mk 1 GTI one on at the moment i had the same once over, upgraded to a T4 wheel slightly larger then yours giving better view of the clocks, i'll measure it later.

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Would be intertesed to see which one you have please
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