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DougC
post Nov 7 2005, 03:56 PM
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I want to eventually get a quick release steering wheel for my street car for added theft insurance. But is it worth the money? I mean could the car still be driven or steered using vise grips or something common? Also, who has the cheapest set up that will work with my Momo Prototipo? Any pictures of the thing installed but without the wheel installed?

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post Nov 7 2005, 04:28 PM
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anything is possible, but I'd be more worried about the wheel getting stolen if you don't remove it yourself for some reason...
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post Nov 7 2005, 05:04 PM
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I'm mostly worried about the car when it's parked in my garage at work. I'll never be taking my car and parking it at the mall, so that's not a worry. I think I could get in the habit of toteing it around if it gave me enough piece of mind.

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post Nov 7 2005, 06:04 PM
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QUOTE (DougC @ Nov 7 2005, 02:56 PM)
I want to eventually get a quick release steering wheel for my street car for added theft insurance.

not street legal, for racing only ...

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post Nov 7 2005, 06:08 PM
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Theres a 951 driver with a euro 951 race car that always takes off his steering wheel whenever he went inside on one of our pizza drives.. never heard anything about it.
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post Nov 7 2005, 06:11 PM
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QUOTE (Andyrew @ Nov 7 2005, 05:08 PM)
Theres a 951 driver with a euro 951 race car that always takes off his steering wheel whenever he went inside on one of our pizza drives.. never heard anything about it.

if someone wants the car bad enough, they'll figure out a way to get it....
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post Nov 7 2005, 06:21 PM
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ebay $10.95 lose self canceling turn sig. needs momo adapter, makes it nice to work under dash
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post Nov 7 2005, 06:21 PM
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Every day you would hear "did you loose the rest of the car?" or "where's wonder woman?"

Put in a hidden kill switch, it saved my truck.
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post Nov 7 2005, 06:37 PM
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My b-inlaws type 3 was a victim of attempted theft at my shop a couple of months ago and his kill switch defeated the bastard who ripped up his steering column.
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post Nov 7 2005, 07:30 PM
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QUOTE (SirAndy @ Nov 7 2005, 05:04 PM)
QUOTE (DougC @ Nov 7 2005, 02:56 PM)
I want to eventually get a quick release steering wheel for my street car for added theft insurance.

not street legal, for racing only ...

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Same thing for harness seatbelts. But I've never had the CHP mention them when they stop me to admire my car and driving capabilities. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool.gif)
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post Nov 7 2005, 07:33 PM
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I always wondered why racing harnesses and quick release wheels are not street legal? If they are good enough for the track where you are subject to worse accidents than can normally happen on the road, why aren't they good for the road. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif)
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post Nov 7 2005, 07:33 PM
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I always take my wheel with me but I rarely take the car anywhere accept the racetrack. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/driving.gif)
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post Nov 7 2005, 07:45 PM
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So what happens to the horn with a quick release set up? Also, do you take it into Starbucks and the movie theater when you remove the steering wheel? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif) Sure would make climbing in and out a lot easier. Eddy
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post Nov 7 2005, 07:47 PM
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QUOTE (jd74914 @ Nov 7 2005, 06:33 PM)
I always wondered why racing harnesses and quick release wheels are not street legal? If they are good enough for the track where you are subject to worse accidents than can normally happen on the road, why aren't they good for the road. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif)

they are not subject to the same testing requirements as the OEM items....quite a bit of "race" items you see on eBay shouldn't even be used for racing....
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post Nov 7 2005, 08:02 PM
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Back in 1971, my uncle and I drove his VW Manx (SP?) dune buggy all the way from Lake Isabella to Bakersfield (40 miles of twisties) with nothing more than a pair of vise-grips.

It was back when everybody was into those chrome spoked crappy foam padded steering wheels and somebody stole the wheel.
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post Nov 7 2005, 08:03 PM
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QUOTE (Mueller @ Nov 7 2005, 08:47 PM)
QUOTE (jd74914 @ Nov 7 2005, 06:33 PM)
I always wondered why racing harnesses and quick release wheels are not street legal? If they are good enough for the track where you are subject to worse accidents than can normally happen on the road, why aren't they good for the road. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif)

they are not subject to the same testing requirements as the OEM items....quite a bit of "race" items you see on eBay shouldn't even be used for racing....

I didn't mean the ones you see on eBay. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) I meant the real (example: Schroth) ones that are FIA certified, why would those be bad on the street. Thats what I'm confused about? I would think their testing would be more stringent that OEM testing.
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post Nov 7 2005, 08:29 PM
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QUOTE (DougC @ Nov 7 2005, 01:56 PM)
I want to eventually get a quick release steering wheel for my street car for added theft insurance. But is it worth the money? I mean could the car still be driven or steered using vise grips or something common? Also, who has the cheapest set up that will work with my Momo Prototipo? Any pictures of the thing installed but without the wheel installed?

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post Nov 7 2005, 08:35 PM
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I am currently using this system and love it. I think that it is street legal, you will have to check for your self. The great feature in my opinion is that you must use a key to release the wheel. Prevents unauthurised removal. Check it out.

Tekniq release wheel
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post Nov 7 2005, 10:41 PM
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QUOTE (xitspd @ Nov 7 2005, 06:29 PM)
QUOTE (DougC @ Nov 7 2005, 01:56 PM)
I want to eventually get a quick release steering wheel for my street car for added theft insurance. But is it worth the money? I mean could the car still be driven or steered using vise grips or something common? Also, who has the cheapest set up that will work with my Momo Prototipo? Any pictures of the thing installed but without the wheel installed?

Doug C

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) Mine are not cheap! 99.9% of the stuff on ebay is (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/stromberg.gif)

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) Another view..............


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post Nov 8 2005, 10:07 AM
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if someone wants the car bad enough, they'll figure out a way to get it....


Of course but this could eliminate some of the possible theaves, I think it may be woth while. Some of these guys may not even know removable steering wheels exist.

Xitspd - you say yours aren't cheap..do you sell them?

Turbo Paul - thanks for the link, those seem like what I'm looking for. Do you use one on a 914? If so, it looks like the price for the Momo one is about $170 but is there a hub adapter or something else that needs to be bought? I didn't see them listed but they were mentioned...how much for the 914?

Btw, I have no problem with carrying the wheel with me, I'll just slip it in my backpack with the rest of my junk.

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