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Originally Posted by FarmerFran
I just built a $1700 steering wheel I might just have to have when my Alcantara wears out.
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I think it's already showing serious signs of wear
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Originally Posted by arpad_m
Great advice, thank you  I'll have to borrow an impact gun, I only have an impact driver for cabinets and wallmount stuff and that's a no go. I use a cheater bar and a torque wrench for the wheels and never really needed an impact per se for anything. What I'm afraid of is stripping the bolt, and I don't know if an impact gun or a cheater bar on a ratcheting wrench is more likely to do so.
Well yeah, but that's what I used to think like before, didn't even want to swap badges for fear of messing up the paint  , but then I manned up and went ahead with that plus many mods afterwards.
Anyhow, I'll keep you guys posted  |
Okidoki, so I took a deep breath and installed the steering wheel today. Bought a new mega-torque impact gun, but in the end I broke the bolt away with an impact rated T50 bit on a giant breaker bar and a helper holding the wheel in place. Sure enough it's a giant ass bolt with tons of threadlocking lube, and the sound it made when breaking away was as if it (or my torx bit) broke in half
No other gotchas apart from me being totally stupid and trying to force the airbag spring spacers into their seats the wrong way. The ideal tool for popping the airbag would be a pair of concave head punches, because it's a thick spring wire that holds it in place on both sides, but that doesn't exist, so the second best is the thickest Allen key that fits.
The wheel looks and handles amazing, much better and girthier than stock, just the right thickness IMO. The extended paddles are easier to reach and have a great click feel. This is the complete version, with heating (that actually works). I'll get a carbon fiber cover for the center ring once it's back in stock.
Guess I now have a brand new looking complete stock 2SS steering wheel for sale, with red Corvette paddle shifters