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| Tdskip |
 Feb 3 2020, 12:58 PM
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Just saw this on a craigslist car, not mine, and was surprised to see what looks to be a 80s 911 new steering wheel on it. Does that mean the column has been modified?
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| nickg |
Feb 3 2020, 01:13 PM
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could be from an early 944 or 924
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| Tdskip |
Feb 3 2020, 01:15 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,686 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None
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Good point - early 924 wheels look like that.
Those fit properly? |
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| nickg |
Feb 3 2020, 01:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 501 Joined: 30-August 04 From: franklin, nj Member No.: 2,652 |
QUOTE(Tdskip @ Feb 3 2020, 11:15 AM)  Good point - early 924 wheels look like that. Those fit properly? i am not sure, i often thought so because the column is the same on beetles, 914 and early 944...my guess is its from a 944 i know 911 wheels dont elledgely swap |
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| mepstein |
Feb 3 2020, 02:40 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,279 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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I'm pretty sure 911 wheels swap with 914's up until the SC.
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| 914Sixer |
Feb 3 2020, 03:26 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,886 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Yes they will fit BUT not RIGHT. BIG GAP on 72 up. Never put one on an early steering column. Look a your steering wheel and you will see how recessed the hub is.
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| TargaToy |
Feb 3 2020, 03:45 PM
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-NONSOLIS RADIOS SEDIOUIS FULMINA MITTO- Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 26-March 10 From: DelMarVa Peninsula Member No.: 11,509 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Whatever model that's from, I think it looks a little too "chunky" to be a nice fit for the 914 interior.
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| sixnotfour |
Feb 4 2020, 05:13 AM
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QUOTE(TargaToy @ Feb 3 2020, 02:45 PM) Whatever model that's from, I think it looks a little too "chunky" to be a nice fit for the 914 interior. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) 80s |
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| porschetub |
Feb 4 2020, 12:30 PM
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Correct,they were an optional wheel for the 924 and listed as an option on the early PET for the 944's also.
I seem to remember the steering column in these cars was from an early VW Golf,the 80's 911 had a very similar looking wheel but it was a different fit. |
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Feb 4 2020, 12:48 PM
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just have to change the hub on them. we free the wheel from its original hub and then get a momo hub and bolt onto the original wheel where we remove the rivets, It then bolts right on to the four cylinder column
QUOTE(Tdskip @ Feb 3 2020, 11:58 AM) Just saw this on a craigslist car, not mine, and was surprised to see what looks to be a 80s 911 new steering wheel on it. Does that mean the column has been modified? |
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| ClayPerrine |
Feb 5 2020, 08:55 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,474 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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I have said this before....
Every Porsche and VW, up to the point where the factory installed airbags, will interchange with every other. They are all splined the same. The 914-4 requires an adapter sleeve on the bottom of the wheel to adapt to the smaller VW column. This plastic adapter holds the VW horn wiper and turn signal cancel ring. You can bolt that to the back of any Porsche wheel, and it will work in a 914 or VW. The introduction of airbags required a complete redesign of the column. So a 964 or 993 steering wheel will not work on an earlier car. I even saw a VW Thing with a 944 steering wheel on it. It used the 914 plastic adapter to make the horn work. |
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