66toaster
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Nardi
I have a Nardi also. Looks great. My only gripe is that I get occasional sunglare from it.
I have a Nardi also. Looks great. My only gripe is that I get occasional sunglare from it.
steering wheels
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hdavis
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That should be of no cosequence, as long as you have the correct hub
cookbw
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380mm is the best Ø , I know from experience !
I had a lot of steering wheels in my Orange.............:-D
Here are some articles from old german car magazines, for your inspiration:
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Thanks Orangener for all the links. I like the black leather wrapped wheel with circular holes in the spokes, but it's hard to make out from the pics what kind of wheel that is (they all came out tiny in my browser). Do you know off-hand?
jmackro
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It's a cruel life, though isn't it? Having to endure the harsh glare when we drive our coupes on sunny days. I'm thinking of applying for some sort of government assistance to offset the pain and suffering.
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Orangener
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You have to click onto the picture to enlarge !
The original pic is 991px × 1024px wide .........
Here the direct link into my folders:
http://s250.photobucket.com/albums/gg265/Orangener/CSL Alpina/
http://s250.photobucket.com/albums/gg265/Orangener/Scans aus Autozeitschriften/
The original pic is 991px × 1024px wide .........
Here the direct link into my folders:
http://s250.photobucket.com/albums/gg265/Orangener/CSL Alpina/
http://s250.photobucket.com/albums/gg265/Orangener/Scans aus Autozeitschriften/
jranmann
Banned
silence
lol!@ Stan, you are the man .... no question!
Steve: It was my spleen talking words I have no control over... which is getting fatter all the time as unfortunate as that indeed is. ...You yourself might know the feeling...?
(The operative phrase later mentioned, referring to french cuisine that might have set me off surely, but I valiantly resist, on best behavior...)
...and it wasn't your fault and in fact I too admire that wheel's design elements and if possible might buy it just to hang over my bar at home (until I can find a Ceylon Coupe, that is) indeed i also had other exciting CS Coupe news that I wish to share with Andi and will PM 'The Orange' expert with the basis for daring to believe it's all possible given latest developments...( if that is allright and you agree to hear this from me...your choice!)
Further silence is also golden gents and I shall spare the rest of you the reason my lips are now sealed...!
(Shhhh and just appreciate the silence)
Woz
lol!@ Stan, you are the man .... no question!
Steve: It was my spleen talking words I have no control over... which is getting fatter all the time as unfortunate as that indeed is. ...You yourself might know the feeling...?
(The operative phrase later mentioned, referring to french cuisine that might have set me off surely, but I valiantly resist, on best behavior...)
...and it wasn't your fault and in fact I too admire that wheel's design elements and if possible might buy it just to hang over my bar at home (until I can find a Ceylon Coupe, that is) indeed i also had other exciting CS Coupe news that I wish to share with Andi and will PM 'The Orange' expert with the basis for daring to believe it's all possible given latest developments...( if that is allright and you agree to hear this from me...your choice!)
Further silence is also golden gents and I shall spare the rest of you the reason my lips are now sealed...!
(Shhhh and just appreciate the silence)
Woz
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I have had several steering wheels in my coupe. While I favored the pure look of the older Momo wooden wheel, I found it to be slippery at times.. So I recently moved to a early Momo Alpina leather wheel and really like the feel. Either wheel has the right vintage for te car, IMHO..
Pic's of current wheel
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24576060@N07/4288200881/
Pic's of current wheel
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24576060@N07/4288200881/
pereztroika
Member
Depending on the interior, one wheel might look better than another. In my polaris the 390mm Nardi fits quite well since the satin spokes match with the aluminium trim underneath the dashboard.
Inside the black beauty with the red leather interior the 380/400mm Petri is IMHO simply porn... ;-)
Cheers, Jose
Inside the black beauty with the red leather interior the 380/400mm Petri is IMHO simply porn... ;-)
Cheers, Jose
Bertocchi
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I too like the Petri. I have the wood Alpina wheel pictured in right center of post #24 and am not crazy about it. It seems too small for a car of this vintage and size?
Better indication of 380mm wheel's actual size. Just the ideal diameter, not too big nor too small!
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Momo Retro 360
I did a lot of shopping early on but was really budget limited at that stage of my restoration. I settled on this wheel and I'm happy with the results overall. Yes, it would probably work better -- styling wise -- at 370-390 mm, but I've gotten used to the 360 diameter here. Better yet, the white stitching matches my Lotus white interior! The etched aluminum spokes nicely complement the upper dash metal trim.
I paid $140, if I remember correctly. I haven't quite callibrated the turn signal cancel mechanism yet, but that's more due to lack of time than any mechanical shortcoming of this wheel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYhyDRZcCJ8
I did a lot of shopping early on but was really budget limited at that stage of my restoration. I settled on this wheel and I'm happy with the results overall. Yes, it would probably work better -- styling wise -- at 370-390 mm, but I've gotten used to the 360 diameter here. Better yet, the white stitching matches my Lotus white interior! The etched aluminum spokes nicely complement the upper dash metal trim.
I paid $140, if I remember correctly. I haven't quite callibrated the turn signal cancel mechanism yet, but that's more due to lack of time than any mechanical shortcoming of this wheel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYhyDRZcCJ8
Honolulu
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steering wheels...
My wife got me a Nardi, years ago, for the tii. Dunno the size offhand. When I sold that car, the wheel went on the coupe.
Thing to beware of is that these wheels with the thin "spokes" have edges that can be rough on your hands. I've sorta gotten used to it, but if it weren't for power steering those thin spokes would be murder.
Nardi seems to be the default replacement but there are others. As noted above, the hub adaptor is everything. Don't get a wheel that doesn't come with one unless you're sure that you can get the hub.
Turn signals are activated in stock form by a "finger" on the edge of a flat washer that fits between the hub and column. The position of the turn signal (distance from the steering column axis) is adjustable within 1/4 inch or so, and there is a spec for clearance between the finger on the switch, and the finger on the flat washer. Clearance is quite small, on the order of a millimeter or few, but I don't recall it exactly.
Replacement hubs may come with the turn cancel finger "built in". Expect to adjust the turn signal to just clear the hub when not using the signal. Adjustment is held by two fat phillips head screws securing the signal to steering column.
Ordinarily when removing/replacing the wheel, I'll get the rotational position off a spline or few. I've learned not to tighten the big nut on the column until after a test drive, to make sure the wheel is centered. Last item... that big nut is likely on pretty tight, but doesn't need to be put back by a gorilla. It is a self-locking type and is unlikely to come loose; it would have to back out quite a ways before the wheel gets loose from the splines to become "a problem".
My wife got me a Nardi, years ago, for the tii. Dunno the size offhand. When I sold that car, the wheel went on the coupe.
Thing to beware of is that these wheels with the thin "spokes" have edges that can be rough on your hands. I've sorta gotten used to it, but if it weren't for power steering those thin spokes would be murder.
Nardi seems to be the default replacement but there are others. As noted above, the hub adaptor is everything. Don't get a wheel that doesn't come with one unless you're sure that you can get the hub.
Turn signals are activated in stock form by a "finger" on the edge of a flat washer that fits between the hub and column. The position of the turn signal (distance from the steering column axis) is adjustable within 1/4 inch or so, and there is a spec for clearance between the finger on the switch, and the finger on the flat washer. Clearance is quite small, on the order of a millimeter or few, but I don't recall it exactly.
Replacement hubs may come with the turn cancel finger "built in". Expect to adjust the turn signal to just clear the hub when not using the signal. Adjustment is held by two fat phillips head screws securing the signal to steering column.
Ordinarily when removing/replacing the wheel, I'll get the rotational position off a spline or few. I've learned not to tighten the big nut on the column until after a test drive, to make sure the wheel is centered. Last item... that big nut is likely on pretty tight, but doesn't need to be put back by a gorilla. It is a self-locking type and is unlikely to come loose; it would have to back out quite a ways before the wheel gets loose from the splines to become "a problem".
abe3.0CSi
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'69 2800cs
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Ever since I was a kid I wanted a wood nardi. Finally got one for my coupe...and didn't like the feel of a wood wheel.
I sold it and got a ~390mm leather nardi. The back of the wheel has the finger divots, very nice. The same wheel with a silver center would be just a little cooler.
350mm momo's seem a little too small.
If I had the dough though, it would be a 380mm Petri.
I sold it and got a ~390mm leather nardi. The back of the wheel has the finger divots, very nice. The same wheel with a silver center would be just a little cooler.
350mm momo's seem a little too small.
If I had the dough though, it would be a 380mm Petri.
Bwana
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Carbon Pin
A bit of a hijack here but, while you're in there changing out the steering wheel, you might check out this little guy
It's the pin that is used to ground the horn circuit. My horns didn't work and I finally tracked it down to this. Looks like it is easily broken, both at the carbon pin (mine was gone) and at the base. Still available from BMW for about $7.
In the upper picture, you can also see the little finger used to cancel the turn signals
A bit of a hijack here but, while you're in there changing out the steering wheel, you might check out this little guy
It's the pin that is used to ground the horn circuit. My horns didn't work and I finally tracked it down to this. Looks like it is easily broken, both at the carbon pin (mine was gone) and at the base. Still available from BMW for about $7.
In the upper picture, you can also see the little finger used to cancel the turn signals
Bertocchi
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Pricing
What do the various wheels price out at?
What do the various wheels price out at?
cookbw
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Better indication of 380mm wheel's actual size. Just the ideal diameter, not too big nor too small!
What kind of wheel is that?
abe3.0CSi
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Orangener
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FS: Petri 400mm : http://www.e9coupe.com/forum/showthread.php?p=36260#post36260