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Offline Max GTI

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Changing steering wheel
« on: 20 January 2009, 14:55 »
Hello Guys

One of my friends said to me was I going to change my steering wheel and suggested the mk5 Edition 30 one to go with the anni theme. (red stitching)

I have thought about it and it sounds good and different, also my same friend has a mk5 gti and I like the feel of the mk5 one it feels better than the mk4 one. So my question is can it be done and will I be able to use the airbag,(hope I never have to  :cry:) and in the future I will change the head unit for an alpine screen so could I get the controls to work with the steeling wheel also.

Also if someone is good with photoshop could they photoshop a mk4 inside with an edition 30 steering wheel so I know what it will look like before I go ahead (If it can be done)


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Re: Changing steering wheel
« Reply #1 on: 20 January 2009, 15:07 »
in a word NO

the splines are different and so is the airbag and indeed the airbag system - getting the electrics to work would be a nightmare

sorry mate

Go for an R32 one

« Last Edit: 20 January 2009, 15:09 by Rhyso »

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Re: Changing steering wheel
« Reply #2 on: 20 January 2009, 15:09 »
Talk about pissing all over his fire, he seemed well up for it aswell :(

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Re: Changing steering wheel
« Reply #3 on: 20 January 2009, 15:11 »
Talk about pissing all over his fire, he seemed well up for it aswell :(

i know  :evil:

the question has been asked a few times and even myself looked at getting a MKV GTI steering wheel but it cannot be done  :sad:

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Re: Changing steering wheel
« Reply #4 on: 20 January 2009, 15:13 »
He also a good point that an ED30 wheel would look good in an Anni a la red stiching. Never mind.

Does the Anni come with a standard GTI wheel? I always thought it came with a special snazy anni wheel . . ?

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Re: Changing steering wheel
« Reply #5 on: 20 January 2009, 15:27 »
He also a good point that an ED30 wheel would look good in an Anni a la red stiching. Never mind.

Does the Anni come with a standard GTI wheel? I always thought it came with a special snazy anni wheel . . ?

it would have done
 
Anni comes with a red stiched leather wheel - tbh i think the red stiching is the only difference between that and the standard 3 spoke GTi one :undecided:

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Re: Changing steering wheel
« Reply #6 on: 20 January 2009, 15:28 »
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

My boy hood dream is dead haha ( :smiley:)

Thats a bummer the one in the anni is a normal gti steering wheel (I think :undecided:) but I like the feel of the mk5 one cause it has flat bit and looks and feels more sporty and still standard.

Talk about burst my bubble (joking)  :grin: :grin:


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Re: Changing steering wheel
« Reply #7 on: 20 January 2009, 15:31 »
Got to say the MK5 wheel is pretty nice :)

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Re: Changing steering wheel
« Reply #8 on: 20 January 2009, 15:32 »
Ye I like them, it would have looked different in a mk4 .

 :cry:  :cry:  :cry:   :cry:


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Re: Changing steering wheel
« Reply #9 on: 20 January 2009, 15:37 »
Now here is a question, now i have seen it done with the cabrio golf Mk3(comming out of the factory), they put a MK 4 wheel on it can they be changed over easily. I have a MK3 CL???


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