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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Shady Pioneer on 18 September 2009, 16:23
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I think this has been spoken about before but I couldn't remember if it was a straight fit or not...can someone confirm? Cheers :)
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I think it is although may be easier to find a MK3.5 Cab wheel as that will deffo fit.
nick
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I think it is although may be easier to find a MK3.5 Cab wheel as that will deffo fit.
nick
But what if I can save myself £40 odd with the purchase of the Lupo one :P if there is a slight amount of work that needs to be done that is fine, I have an airbag already and this one I'm looking at also has an airbag, when people say work needs to be done with regards to airbags...what do they mean?
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Search!!
The Polo GTi is a straight fit and so is the Lupo
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Search!!
The Polo GTi is a straight fit and so is the Lupo
+ 1 thought you would have done that already shady!! :rolleyes:
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It is is it? SWEET! :grin:
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yeah shady SEARCH :grin: lol
nah to be faire i search for stuff and still cant find any thing even tho you know there is a thread out there. what dose the lupo stearing wheels look like? alot of peeps have surgested lupo wipers to me in past whats so great about them never seen them iver.
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I did search, but came up with 3 threads, and the one that actually spoke of the Lupo wheel didn't confirm is haha! Anyway, just realized it's actually a Polo steering wheel, exactly the same as this:
(http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll36/Darren5591/My%20VW%20polo/6N2%20Steering%20Wheel/SteeringWheelunclipped.jpg)
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that dose look quite nice. :cool:
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http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=124521.0
This lad did it :wink:
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Cheers for that pal, looks like I'll be getting it then :)
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Bought me a Polo steering wheel today :laugh:
Should have it next week, but what do I need to do so I don't kill myself? LOL!
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Were did you buy it from mate?? :smiley:
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Were did you buy it from mate?? :smiley:
eBay. It's not a leather one but I don't really care tbh. £55 delivered.
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Could have bought an engine for the old smoker for that!
Nick
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Could have bought an engine for the old smoker for that!
Nick
No I couldn't of lol! I will be buying a new engine when my student finance comes through, besides, my engine is bullet proof, it begs to be driven with fecked piston rings. :lipsrsealed:
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Could have bought an engine for the old smoker for that!
Nick
No I couldn't of lol! I will be buying a new engine when my student finance comes through, besides, my engine is bullet proof, it begs to be driven with fecked piston rings. :lipsrsealed:
I tell you, if that did another 20K I wouldn't be surprised. Keeping on regular top ups I guess anyway.
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new steering wheel, tut tut, shudv put towards new piston rings :smiley:
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new steering wheel, tut tut, shudv put towards new piston rings :smiley:
But it's bulletproof lol!
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Ohhhh Looking forward to see this.
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Steering wheel is easy (ish), disconnect the battery and leave for 10mins whatever happens.
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Steering wheel is easy (ish), disconnect the battery and leave for 10mins whatever happens.
Just waiting for the airbag to go off in my face haha!
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Steering wheel is easy (ish), disconnect the battery and leave for 10mins whatever happens.
Just waiting for the airbag to go off in my face haha!
Don't, it f**king hurts. Some chav in a Corsa at work the other day came in, I moved it across the yard, ad he's installed all this audio sh!t, really badly, well the clock was flickering as was the airbag light and it went off in my face. :( I have bur marks from the gun powder.
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polo wheels are horrible!!! all skinny and nasty!
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polo wheels are horrible!!! all skinny and nasty!
Not as skinny as the one I have already shep, nonetheless I know you don't like them, but it's what I like :wink:
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Go mad, rebore the holes and fit the mk5 wheel.
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http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=124521.0
This lad did it :wink:
Full guide link in the link, mines the Gti leather one with red stitching and was £50 deliverd to the door Shady!
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Got it today but can't remove the bloody front part off, there should be two screws/bolts in the back but there aren't, so do I just pull it off or what? I'm scared I'm going to kill myself lol!
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You wimp Shady! :grin:
Should just come away after undoing bolts!
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It's okay, got it off now, just
waiting for the static to drain off the
battery so I can safely remove the old one :)
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Right, got it on, looks the shiz, horn works, airbag looks to be working, but I've f**ked up somewhere, when turning the wheel, the little bit of plastic just behind the wheel itself (also behind the original wheel) is catching on something inside the wheel, my guess is its the horn wire.
As a result, every time the wheel does a rotation it is clicking which will fecking annoy me. However my problem now is I can't get the front of the wheel off, as I had to do that originally when I got the wheel and had to stick a long flat headed screwdriver down the two holes to release the springs, and there is no angle for me to do that now.
Any help?
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(http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/387/oldwheel.jpg)
(http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7674/newwheel.jpg)
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Looks better.
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Shady - does anything you do ever run smoothly? :rolleyes: :laugh:
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Shady - does anything you do ever run smoothly? :rolleyes: :laugh:
No, never, never has never will, so I'm going to have this lovely ticking noise now when I drive as I can't get the f**king wheel off!
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Shady looks the nuts. Did it take long?
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Does look nice.
I love the interior :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Apparently there a b!tch to get off, just turn the music up
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I need to get it off really as it'll annoy the crap out of me, turned the music up today which wasn't a problem but other days it will be haha. Was going to try again in the week but failing that I'll seemif VW will help me out.
The interior is the next thing now, cream leather eventually. So will look great soon enough. Took about 30 minutes to get the old one off and this one on, old was was piece of cake btw. Thank you by the way chrisford, you influenced me to do this :)
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Cream leather....
Smoooooooooth. :grin:
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All fixed now, turns out the spinning wheel on the back of the wheel itself was on it's full rotation to one side so just turned it back 2 and a half times and all is good, the wheel was a b!tch to get off but a nice flatheaded screwdriver sorted all that :)
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All fixed now, turns out the spinning wheel on the back of the wheel itself was on it's full rotation to one side so just turned it back 2 and a half times and all is good, the wheel was a b!tch to get off but a nice flatheaded screwdriver sorted all that :)
Your lucky it didn't snap the wire inside the slipring by it being 2 and a half turns wrong !!
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All fixed now, turns out the spinning wheel on the back of the wheel itself was on it's full rotation to one side so just turned it back 2 and a half times and all is good, the wheel was a b!tch to get off but a nice flatheaded screwdriver sorted all that :)
Your lucky it didn't snap the wire inside the slipring by it being 2 and a half turns wrong !!
Well thing is it kept slipping out, it's hard to explain unless you saw it but it wasn't tight, it just kept releasing the pressure and going back to the centre.
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Yeah I snapped mine in my ibiza by it being 1 turn out.. The airbag light stayed on then until I replaced it !!
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Yeah I snapped mine in my ibiza by it being 1 turn out.. The airbag light stayed on then until I replaced it !!
Damn, that sucks, guess I was lucky then. Mind you my new problem is the trim around the steering wheel is all loose, I broke the plastic that holds the screws in place when trying to screw the screws back in lol! One thing after another.
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Always the way solve one problem and get another.. Atleast its easy enough to sort though !!
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Always the way solve one problem and get another.. Atleast its easy enough to sort though !!
Yup, scrappies tomorrow and on the hunt for trim lol! Due a trip there anyway.
Anyone else encouraged to do this mod now? It's so much nicer than the standard gash looking wheel. I advise you to do it lol!
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I would, but as it's such an easy thing to do, I can see it being a popular mod, like Vento front ends. I'll stick with my tiny little momo style wheel instead lol.
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I would, but as it's such an easy thing to do, I can see it being a popular mod, like Vento front ends. I'll stick with my tiny little momo style wheel instead lol.
Not many people have done it though :kiss: Not personally a fan of aftermarket steering wheels as they look too Jap. This keeps the OEM look and you'd never know it wasn't meant to be in the car in the first place. :smug:
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That trim is a nightmare, mine would never do up tight, I superglued them in the end.
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Thank you by the way chrisford, you influenced me to do this :)
Cheers mate glad to help and it looks so much better.
Following your style I got some polo gti rx2's as the rx's look so good on yours :cool:
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Thank you by the way chrisford, you influenced me to do this :)
Cheers mate glad to help and it looks so much better.
Following your style I got some polo gti rx2's as the rx's look so good on yours :cool:
Apart from removing the wheel to adjust the spinwheel, it was a piece of cake, so thank you :) have you put the BBS on yet?
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Sorry but IMO that is naff!
Much prefer the standard one, well the Gti one that is! :rolleyes:
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Apart from removing the wheel to adjust the spinwheel, it was a piece of cake, so thank you :) have you put the BBS on yet?
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Had one on the other day as I got a spike in my tyre. They have the usual problems and need a refurb just need some time and an idea on the colour, thinking polished rim and anthracite center or maybe get my Dad to colour code the center, don't know yet.
Any ideas?
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Apart from removing the wheel to adjust the spinwheel, it was a piece of cake, so thank you :) have you put the BBS on yet?
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Had one on the other day as I got a spike in my tyre. They have the usual problems and need a refurb just need some time and an idea on the colour, thinking polished rim and anthracite center or maybe get my Dad to colour code the center, don't know yet.
Any ideas?
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Not sure, your car is blue right? Would have to see if you can find some in a similar design.
Sorry but IMO that is naff!
Much prefer the standard one, well the Gti one that is! :rolleyes:
No one cares :grin:
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looks absolutely mingin :sick:
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looks absolutely mingin :sick:
The interior or the wheel. :grin:
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looks absolutely mingin :sick:
The interior or the wheel. :grin:
Car.
:lipsrsealed:
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looks absolutely mingin :sick:
The interior or the wheel. :grin:
Car.
:lipsrsealed:
You funny man. :lipsrsealed:
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I just realised, this is similar to the Passat wheel. :cry:
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I just realised, this is similar to the Passat wheel. :cry:
Is that good or bad?
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Bad! :sad:
Oh well maybe another thing I will see if I can change on the Passat! :angry: