What is going on with Momo steering wheels?
I first bought a new Momo Tuner 350mm
It measured 14” top to bottom and the top grip measured 3 3/4” circumference.
The whole wheel was hard as a rock. Everything said made in Italy and the wheel looked nice.
I bought it through EBay and returned it.
I then bought a new Momo Monte Carlo 350mm from Amazon.
It measured 13.5” top to bottom and the top grip measured 3 3/4” circumference.
This wheel was also hard as a rock. Both wheels said made in Italy and showed D35 on the back for 350mm.
Are these Chinese knock offs?
Is Pelican and others selling the same crap?
Hang in there. Buying on the internet can be a PITA sometimes. BTDT. I know exactly where you're coming from.
All moms is all China now. RIP MOMO.
Noooooooooooo....mo... momo....
Company's used to care about the people they sell to.
No more.....
What about gas prices?
Matt
I'm confused. Why the hating on Momo?
Wheel to firm for personal preference?
350mm = 13.77". Wheel diameters seem within .25" of nominal which doesn't seem outrageous for a part that has a hand sewn leather covering.
Why not call a US Momo rep and verify the country of origin ? If it’s a knock-off, i would think they are aware.
Not sure what exactly you are going for, but that is concerning if it is made in China.
Yes, im sure China can make decent products (though I have yet to first had know of any) but my experience with Chinese "leather" has been not great.
In the 90s I used to always wear Doc Martins boots, Made in England and would just last forever, literally, I still have the first pair I ever bought. The rubber soles are pretty well worn and they are scuffed up, but they are 100% intact after initially wearing them every day for about 5 years.
Then I bought a pair of the exact same style of boot after (unknowingly) they had outsourced production to China. The "leather" never broke in properly and they didnt last a year. I say "leather" because as those boots started to literally dissolve and crumble over the course of that year I found that the material they were made of was very different from actual leather and more resembled a mulit layered pressed cardboard that was died black.
Funny that pair cost just as much as the ones that were made in England. I would have gladly paid double to have the originals again.
Consumer grade manufacturing in China is trash... there i said it. Someone please feel free to show me otherwise.
My Momo wheel has been in the Arizona sun for 25 years. I thought hard as a rock was the norm.
I just bought a Nardi. They have a numerical system now to validate their wheels are not knock-offs. And it seems most of their hubs are now only directly shipped from their factory.
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