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Gberg2119 wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:24 pm
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You swapped out the Superior Interior Holy Wheel of :jesus: ?
Spare tire maybe? Since they don't come with them here.
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:[user not found]: being stingy with the explanations...
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[user not found] wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:45 pm The steering wheel is the one thing I miss from the Alfa so I got one that was more like it. It's built on an OEM core with additional thumb thingies and some thickness and carbon fibers etc etc.
I’m intrigued...
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[user not found] wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:48 pm It wasn't cheap, I forewarn you...
The OEM one is not cheap, either. It's a pretty fantastic wheel actually, especially when you consider it comes in a pretty humble :egg:

Pics of the replacement?
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[user not found] wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:45 pm The steering wheel is the one thing I miss from the Alfa so I got one that was more like it. It's built on an OEM core with additional thumb thingies and some thickness and carbon fibers etc etc.
I think I've seen it before. Some tuning company does them right?

Gonna sell the old wheel? I may be interested....
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Wheel looks good.
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Gberg2119 wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:58 pm I think I've seen it before. Some tuning company does them right?

Gonna sell the old wheel? I may be interested....
Eurozone Tuning.

Wasn't planning on selling the stock as this will definitely be something I demod at sale.
Could always swap stock wheels plus cash.

:iono: yet

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[user not found] wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:02 am
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The OEM one is not cheap, either. It's a pretty fantastic wheel actually, especially when you consider it comes in a pretty humble :egg:

Pics of the replacement?
Image

Mine will have a blue centering line and blue stitching just as this pic. Alacantra and carbon fiber.

Yeah the wheel is seriously good at the price point of the car, but the Alfa spoiled me.
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Retaining the center VW hub makes it look OEM.
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Oh, that is really cool with the wheel, makes it so easy.
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[user not found] wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2019 1:45 am Remember to take your rings off when manhandling the wheel or you’re gonna scratch that sweet sweet CF.
Won't matter as soon as the 5 some starts and some broad scratches it with her 9" heels
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2019 6:02 am
[user not found] wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2019 1:45 am Remember to take your rings off when manhandling the wheel or you’re gonna scratch that sweet sweet CF.
Won't matter as soon as the 5 some starts and some broad scratches it with her 9" heels
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2019 6:02 am

Won't matter as soon as the 5 some starts and some broad scratches it with her 9" heels
You pick up on things quickly around here. :notbad:
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[user not found] wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:11 pm
D Griff wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2019 7:34 pm Oh, that is really cool with the wheel, makes it so easy.
Dat. Plug and play install is 5/7
How does this get installed? Take pics!
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[user not found] wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2019 11:41 am
Tarspin wrote: Fri Aug 16, 2019 11:36 am

How does this get installed? Take pics!
Will do! It's super easy based on YouTube videos.

1) turn wheel all the way to right and use a flathead to release the airbag via a little hole that appears
2) turn to the left and repeat
3) pull out airbag and remove harnesses
4) unbolt old wheel (one bolt) and pull off
5) put new wheel on and bolt on
6) harness reinstall
7) push airbag in till it snaps in place

Done!
Whoa so simple! That's cool man, I'm stoked about the end result. I'm also amazed that the airbag comes out so easily.
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Do you not need a puller to get the wheel off? That's usually the only tricky part.
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So I was enjoying some Dewar's White Label and going outside for fresh air, and I started thinking about steering wheels.

I like the leather feeling a lot especially more so after fifty thousand miles. It kind of broke in and turned a bit shiny and grippy. The CF wheel is :tits: :doe: , that's a great place to have one's hands.

On another note, the Golf R has been very robust and reliable in most other ways. The little :bs: that came up so far is :impressive: . Fixed a kessy problem at the beginning, anything else really has been self inflicted.

Although it isn't the most :racekar: of its class, it is a hell of a place to park one's ass day in and day out, 50k and three appliance pick ups later and I'd have a hard time trading it in, unless it were two vehicles like a jeep and Prius or something.
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Does the UBQ really make that much of a difference?
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[user not found] wrote: Sat Aug 17, 2019 1:28 pm
fledonfoot wrote: Sat Aug 17, 2019 1:23 pm Does the UBQ really make that much of a difference?
Don't know yet but on my GTI the UB made an AMAZING difference.
Interesting. Let me know. I had the car detailed last week and they cleaned all of my door jambs and seals, and now they creak and rattle like crazy with the slightest bit of body flex. I've put a few layers of gummi pfledge on all of the door seals but it's slowly coming back. It's bad enough that I want to set the car on fire.
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UB was one of the last mods I did on the :gti: and I wished I'd done it sooner.
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[user not found] wrote: Sat Aug 17, 2019 5:28 pm
SAWCE wrote: Sat Aug 17, 2019 4:09 pm UB was one of the last mods I did on the :gti: and I wished I'd done it sooner.
Similar.

The moment I got mine I wished I had done it a year earlier.
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[user not found] wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 6:29 am Rear brace installed. I've only done a quick drive with it but it definitely has an impact, probably not as significant as the Unibrace XB did but the install was light years easier. Image

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So does this mean you can’t fold the seats anymore?
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[user not found] wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 8:25 am
razr390 wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 8:20 am
So does this mean you can’t fold the seats anymore?
No?
The top bar seems to be mounted on the seat backs? Unless I have terrible eyes
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[user not found] wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 8:26 am OH. The screws attach to mounting hardware, not the seats. The mounting hardware latches to the seat latches
Ah. In4 deets.

How much did it cost ya?
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[user not found] wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 6:29 am Rear brace installed. I've only done a quick drive with it but it definitely has an impact, probably not as significant as the Unibrace XB did but the install was light years easier. Image

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So, are the leather bondage straps on back-order or did you not install them yet? :notsure:
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[user not found] wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 6:29 am Rear brace installed. I've only done a quick drive with it but it definitely has an impact, probably not as significant as the Unibrace XB did but the install was light years easier. Image

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So, are the leather bondage straps on back-order or did you not install them yet? :notsure:
What do you think the roadside kit is for? They're hiding in plain sight.

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razr390 wrote: Tue Aug 20, 2019 8:46 am Ah. In4 deets.

How much did it cost ya?
425. I'm SUPER impressed with it so far.
I guess that's not too bad. Unibraces are around 500 now right?

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