[SHE'Z 18]

Originally Posted by hawk02

I have a CF steering wheel from Wildhammer. It does have Alcantara but it's less than the OEM wheel. I find myself placing my hands above the Alcantara most of the time. I did lose the heated function. For me, it's not a big deal.

As far as installation, it did require an air wrench to loosen the torx bolt holding the steering wheel on. That sucker is on damn tight. I don't recommend using the air wrench to tighten the bolt back on. I did and it threw the steering wheel off center. I had to have it re-centered by the dealer. Hand-tighten the bolt only.

Hey Hawk,
I see that you went with the flat "top" steering wheel versus the standard round. Have you noticed any obstruction with the gauges and/or any other feedback? I'm considering that same style (flat top/bottom). Thanks!

[SHE'Z 18]

Originally Posted by CalgaryZL1

The install isn’t hard, there is a few videos on YouTube to give you guidance. You just need to take your time, mine is the heated version. I like the interior, but I didn’t like the steering wheel being Alcântara. Got mine from zencarbonfiber.

Hi Calgary,
I see that you have a "ZL1" emblem on your steering wheel. Did you install that yourself? I see that zencarbonfiber only offers adding the "SS" emblem when customizing. Thx & it looks awesome

[CalgaryZL1]

Originally Posted by SHE'Z 18

Hi Calgary,
I see that you have a "ZL1" emblem on your steering wheel. Did you install that yourself? I see that zencarbonfiber only offers adding the "SS" emblem when customizing. Thx & it looks awesome

You can request the recess for the emblem, but I was too impatient to wait the extra wait time and cost, so I just transferred mine over from factory wheel with out the recess. They were also unclear if they could supply the ZL1 emblem if I did go that route. It was a very confusing conversation back and forth so I opted out and just did my own thing.

[SHE'Z 18]

Originally Posted by CalgaryZL1

You can request the recess for the emblem, but I was too impatient to wait the extra wait time and cost, so I just transferred mine over from factory wheel with out the recess. They were also unclear if they could supply the ZL1 emblem if I did go that route. It was a very confusing conversation back and forth so I opted out and just did my own thing.

Got it. Thanks for the feedback..

[hawk02]

Originally Posted by SHE'Z 18

Hey Hawk,
I see that you went with the flat "top" steering wheel versus the standard round. Have you noticed any obstruction with the gauges and/or any other feedback? I'm considering that same style (flat top/bottom). Thanks!

The only obstruction is with the Turn signals. I sometimes have to look under the top of the steering wheel to make sure they’re flashing. Otherwise, nothing else is obstructed. In all fairness to the steering wheel, I do have my seat raised up so I can see over the hood better. If I sat lower, seeing the turn signals likely wouldn’t be an issue.

[SHE'Z 18]

Originally Posted by hawk02

The only obstruction is with the Turn signals. I sometimes have to look under the top of the steering wheel to make sure they’re flashing. Otherwise, nothing else is obstructed. In all fairness to the steering wheel, I do have my seat raised up so I can see over the hood better. If I sat lower, seeing the turn signals likely wouldn’t be an issue.

Great. Thanks for the reply Hawk. I think I'm sold on the flat top & bottom wheel.