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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>First a couple of points:<br /> T25 steering wheels are large because the majority haven&#039;t got power steering so require the extra leverage a larger wheel provides.<br /> Smaller steering wheels do to some degree (depending on the size of the driver) partially block line of sight to the instruments.<br /> So why would you want to swap to anything else? well to be quite blunt, the standard wheels, even the padded Carat found on the posher buses, are ugly.<br /> So excepting this article won&#039;t appeal or indeed be applicable to most, I will give details of one popular alternative possibly for those fortunate enought to have power steering: <br /> The 4 button Golf Mk1 steering wheel.<br /> It is one of only a few attractive VW wheels, that has the required smaller spline so does not need a step down coller to fit the T25 column. With very minor modifications this wheel fits and works a treat although several users have reported the additional requirement of a spacing coller behind the wheel (although mine and many others have fitted without issue)<br /> <br /> So this is what we are talking about:<br /> <br /> [IMG]http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff270/andre1paparazi/SteeringWheel.jpg[/IMG]<br /> <br /> You need three of these little posts in order to raise the switch gear so the self cancelling indicaters work correctly.<br /> <br /> [IMG]http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff270/andre1paparazi/SwitchMountingPosts.jpg[/IMG]<br /> [IMG]http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff270/andre1paparazi/StandoffPost.jpg[/IMG]<br /> <br /> They fit like this:<br /> <br /> [IMG]http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff270/andre1paparazi/IMG_5431.jpg[/IMG]<br /> [IMG]http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff270/andre1paparazi/LongScrewandpost.jpg[/IMG]<br /> <br /> You will need to shave a little plastic off this:<br /> [IMG]http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff270/andre1paparazi/Coulingtrim.jpg[/IMG]<br /> <br /> And there you go....takes about 45 minutes, it does partially restrict the speedo, but for me it looks cool and besides I use a HUD satalite speedo so win win.<br /> Martin<br /> [IMG]http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff270/andre1paparazi/PostsonColumn.jpg[/IMG]</div>

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