[T3] Factory Steering Wheel?

Keith Park topnotch at nycap.rr.com
Mon Feb 29 16:39:02 PST 2016


Im aware that there were alot of changes in the 72 model year,
but Ive never seen a 72 with an early steering wheel, anyone have one?
Jim, you sure they changed the wheel IN the 72 model year?

Keith


Topnotch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com
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71 Squareback  "Hothe"
65 Notchback  "El Baja Rojo"
93 RX7  "Redstur"
87 Golf  "Winterat"
 

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From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 1:17 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Factory Steering Wheel?

On 29 Feb 2016 at 18:10, Daniel K. Du Vall wrote:

> Its the 4 spoke black one with the plastic cover that has a Wolfs Berg
emblem on it. 
> If its easy respired I would consider it and the leather ideas is an idea
i had not thought of. 
> But if all else fails I have seen a few out there that are of the same
diameter and might work in place of it. 
> Clearing the turn signals and such is of most importance.

That's the late, mid-'72 thru '73 version. I'll have to look to see 
if I have one, but you might find one on the Samba.

I think the thing that kills our steering wheels is extreme cold. The 
plastic shrinks more than the steel skeleton inside and eventually 
the plastic cracks to accommodate the stress. I've noticed that the 
cracks in mine get much smaller in warm weather. The wheel on the car 
that's in an attached garage is still intact. All my others are 
cracked.

I suspect those of you in warm climates don't have this problem.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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