FR500 steering wheel is on.. Pics inside..
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StadEMS3
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Looks sweet! I put my FR500 wheel in last month. I had a bitch of a time getting the old one off, even with the puller. I stripped out the threads pulling on it and had to re-tap them. After giving it some love taps with a hammer it popped off. I like the feel of the new one, the GT one was so small.
1. Did you snap any pics of the install?
2. The link I put above does not give a color choice..is there only 1 color?
I plan on using the professional grade puller that they let you borrow from the auto shops...I hope this makes it easier.
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RC
Zero Signal
Active Member
I wish they made smaller steering wheels for us with the airbag. Every time I look inside the car I see a schoolbus steering wheel.
yeah its liek a charcoal... but if u have black/tan interior it blends in...idk if i have pics around here
Well I already took off the center torx bolt and airbag so I can paint it. I also needed to replace the clockspring, which I will do when I get the wheeler and puller and install the wheel. I had to buy a USED clockspring. They are obsolete and not made anymore. I hope it works..I will be starting the tan to black conversion soon.. Already bought the new carpet with the wheel.
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RC
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RC
It does, but I want to convert to ALL black and red interior. I have my eyes (heart) set on a set of Mustang Black seats with red center and red pony on the head rest. This ebay company sells the leather covers as described. TO use these I would need to get rid of ALL the tan inside the car...either paint, black junk yard replacement pieces or a combination of both. If I dont want to go through all that trouble, I can keep the tan and black that I have and go with black seats with TAN center and pony head rest.
Got some decisions, But I really think the Black and red combo will be worth it once it's done.
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RC
Blackened302
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very sweet mod... i never got it cause i thought it was too pricey... i want an .:R32 wheel for the gti but that's even more expensive than the fr500 wheel!!
see now that sounds good... i know exactly what covers your talkin about!! i like them!
Yeah..they are on Ebay.. My new carpet comes in this week. Between that and changing the leather I think the car will smell close to being new again
RC
Nik_95Cobra
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I thought the wheels were way more expensive for some reason. I want to get one but don't know if I could live with the charcoal color in mine. Looks great on yours though.
I thought the wheels were way more expensive for some reason. I want to get one but don't know if I could live with the charcoal color in mine. Looks great on yours though.
honestly, its really the flash of the camera that makes it look that dark... its not really that bad...slap some tint on the car, and go sit in ur car @ night and stare at the steering wheel, youll never notice the difference LOL
seriously though, the colors off, but not as bad as you think... just do it! its such a good steering wheel and VERY comfortable especially on drives in excess of 30 minutes+
ACTUALLY, I think the the flash made the wheel look LIGHTER than it really is. When I saw the picture at first I thought "That wheel looks a lot darker in the car"
I got mine because of the tan to black conversion, and my wheel was all beat up. After I purchased this, I found a black one in 'decent' shape in a jy. At first I wanted to
but that I realized if Im redoing the whole interior....seats and all....I may as well do it right.
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RC
I got mine because of the tan to black conversion, and my wheel was all beat up. After I purchased this, I found a black one in 'decent' shape in a jy. At first I wanted to
Thanks
RC
mo_dingo
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