Installed my flat bottom steering wheel - love it!
06-22-12, 04:26 PM
#1
Installed my flat bottom steering wheel - love it!
After 3 weeks of waiting, I finally received my flat bottom steering wheel from UPS yesterday. I bought it from a forum member, but it's condition is pretty much new. It's the black CF with blue stitching.
The install took a bit longer than I expected (2 hours), but I was being careful and meticulous with my work. Sewell's install video showed that you have to yank on the steering wheel pretty hard to free it from the spline on the steering column. I went the easy and safe route and bought a steering wheel puller for $15.
The steering wheel looks so much better in person. My biggest worry is that the rim of the steering wheel wasn't thicker than the OEM ISF wheel (which is quite skinny). However, I found this steering wheel to feel much thicker in my hands. The CF section is about a 1/4 inch thicker than OEM, and the grips at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock feel much thicker and more ergonomical.
Overall, I'm very pleased with this steering wheel. It's easily the nicest mod I've done to my interior.
The install took a bit longer than I expected (2 hours), but I was being careful and meticulous with my work. Sewell's install video showed that you have to yank on the steering wheel pretty hard to free it from the spline on the steering column. I went the easy and safe route and bought a steering wheel puller for $15.
The steering wheel looks so much better in person. My biggest worry is that the rim of the steering wheel wasn't thicker than the OEM ISF wheel (which is quite skinny). However, I found this steering wheel to feel much thicker in my hands. The CF section is about a 1/4 inch thicker than OEM, and the grips at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock feel much thicker and more ergonomical.
Overall, I'm very pleased with this steering wheel. It's easily the nicest mod I've done to my interior.
06-22-12, 04:29 PM
#2
Glad u like it, yes it build for performance car 9 and 3 thumbs grip lock 
every ISF must have . To be safe , got to unplugged the battery and step on the brake for 30 seconds to make sure the car disengaged the airbag. Just use your thighs to secure the steering when pull and slightly tap on it to get loosen.
every ISF must have . To be safe , got to unplugged the battery and step on the brake for 30 seconds to make sure the car disengaged the airbag. Just use your thighs to secure the steering when pull and slightly tap on it to get loosen.
06-22-12, 07:14 PM
#8
Glad u like it, yes it build for performance car 9 and 3 thumbs grip lock every ISF must have . To be safe , got to unplugged the battery and step on the brake for 30 seconds to make sure the car disengaged the airbag. Just use your thighs to secure the steering when pull and slightly tap on it to get loosen.
every ISF must have . To be safe , got to unplugged the battery and step on the brake for 30 seconds to make sure the car disengaged the airbag. Just use your thighs to secure the steering when pull and slightly tap on it to get loosen.The installation is really simple. The three biggest things to remember are:
1) disconnect the battery
2) don't rotate the cable ring after the steering wheel is removed
3) don't worry about getting the steering wheel perfectly straight. The splines are set at ~15° increments. As long as you remember the rough orientation of the steering wheel, it's obvious how to align the splines when you put the new wheel on.
06-23-12, 02:14 AM
#15
Great feel with this steering wheel, I love it!
Here's a phone piccie of mine: I had little F logos made as a decal. Not as nice as the original F logo but it'll do. I didn't put it on the same place as the original F logo to keep my hands from hitting it.
Here's a phone piccie of mine: I had little F logos made as a decal. Not as nice as the original F logo but it'll do. I didn't put it on the same place as the original F logo to keep my hands from hitting it.