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World's first flat bottom NO TOP steering wheel *pics inside*

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Old 02-07-12, 07:58 PM
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Default World's first flat bottom NO TOP steering wheel *pics inside*

Anywho, the idea originally came from me seeing a flat bottom no top ugly momo steering wheel years ago. Then I was keeping the idea around of a flat top flat bottom steering wheel with a fellow buddy of mine who owns an IS350. He brought up doing a no top flat bottom and it stuck. I started doing sketches and drawing up how exactly I wanted the ends of the wheel to look.
After much debate in my head I threw the idea to a builder, Josh knows who, and the builder came back with "sorry it's a liability and I will not do it" After I advised him it's strictly for car shows and I don't mind signing a waiver to not hold you responsible if I die in a furry of deathly crashes and failed air bag he agreed.
On to the pics... Let's begin the hateful comments

P.S. I opted for NO carbon fiber. Nothing against those that have it. That carbon fiber look isn't my taste. I also opted for no blue or white or whatever color stitching. I wanted it to look the least amount of distracting as possible.... It should match my custom shift **** that my wife is currently using very nicely even though the shift **** has white stitching that matches the f-sport interior and is currently getting the carbon fiber part chromed plated, painted, and sealed by krometics in Dallas, TX. I sanded down the carbon fiber portion.


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Old 02-07-12, 08:02 PM
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I thought I'd seen one like this before. Not 100% sure now though.

Either way: Gross, haha. But that's just me .

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lange
I thought I'd seen one like this before. Not 100% sure now though.

Either way: Gross, haha. But that's just me .

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It will certainly give you a feeling like you're in a cockpit though, so that's a plus I think.

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well, you can say it's "interesting"...

at least it promotes proper hand placement on the steering wheel; you wouldn't be able to do the gangster lean while driving.
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Originally Posted by projectdna
well, you can say it's "interesting"...

at least it promotes proper hand placement on the steering wheel; you wouldn't be able to do the gangster lean while driving.
LOL yes I'm officially a race car driver LOL



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Whoa...... Thats different
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Interesting. I could not drive with that thing. I need the Douche bag zone for my super smooth one handed turns.
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Originally Posted by Silver10
Whoa...... Thats different
It's why I wanted it. I knew no one would have one and no one would want to get one.
Originally Posted by Heckler
Interesting. I could not drive with that thing. I need the Douche bag zone for my super smooth one handed turns.
It was so hard to get rid of my douchebag zone... I had practiced for 3 weeks. I was shocked how often I noticed I would place my hand there without knowing
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because race car..
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Where's the option for people who like it.
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Originally Posted by ihazabonar
because race car..

Originally Posted by Vroomin350
Where's the option for people who like it.
No one is allowed to like it LOL I didn't make that option available
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One of my buddies who is almost as much of an A hole as I am (*cough* B16) says it looks like night rider's interior which made me have awesome feelings. Of course he was being a *ick but still. So many lolz in this thread.

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