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slagathor
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 Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 10:40 am Post subject: Never seen this steering wheel style before |
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i bought a 71 standard a couple months ago and i have never seen this type of steering wheel in a bug before.
its the pre 73 steering wheel but it doesnt have the half moon horn ring on it.
it has some damage to it and i want to replace it with the same version but i cant find one.
does any one have info on it?
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jinx758
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 10:50 am Post subject: Re: Never seen this steering wheel style before |
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Different & definitely kool.
Maybe not VW, any marks/stamping anywhere ?
Tons of videos out there on steering wheel refurbishment/rehab. Companies out there doing that, also.
Good luck ... stay safe
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67rustavenger
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 10:55 am Post subject: Re: Never seen this steering wheel style before |
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Early Bus steering wheel?
1959
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slagathor
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 11:02 am Post subject: Re: Never seen this steering wheel style before |
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| jinx758 wrote: |
Different & definitely kool.
Maybe not VW, any marks/stamping anywhere ?
Tons of videos out there on steering wheel refurbishment/rehab. Companies out there doing that, also.
Good luck ... stay safe
jinx |
i havent pulled the steering wheel yet to look at the back if there is a VW part number. i will eventually have to as the PO re-installed it about 3 or 4 splines off to the left. |
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slagathor
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 11:03 am Post subject: Re: Never seen this steering wheel style before |
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| 67rustavenger wrote: |
Early Bus steering wheel?
1959 |
its close, and its a start point for me. |
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slagathor
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 11:56 am Post subject: Re: Never seen this steering wheel style before |
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| 67rustavenger wrote: |
Early Bus steering wheel?
1959 |
i found close but Jbugs doesnt list the wheel diameter
https://www.jbugs.com/product/211415655.html |
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OldSchoolVW's
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 1:14 pm Post subject: Re: Never seen this steering wheel style before |
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Here you go ...
https://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=211415655BK
I like this look, but don't know if the splines would match.
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raydog
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 1:40 pm Post subject: Re: Never seen this steering wheel style before |
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| I think that wheel was stock on Canadian Standard 1200 Beetle. |
This... That's a Canadian steering wheel, base model.
If you compare the pics, the spokes are different too, and different diameter.
Bug 15 3/4"
Bus 17"
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slagathor
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: Never seen this steering wheel style before |
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| thank you all for the help! |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2025 5:54 pm Post subject: Re: Never seen this steering wheel style before |
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Wow, I had a 71 with that wheel, also.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2025 5:43 am Post subject: Re: Never seen this steering wheel style before |
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| slagathor wrote: |
i bought a 71 standard a couple months ago and i have never seen this type of steering wheel in a bug before.
its the pre 73 steering wheel but it doesnt have the half moon horn ring on it.
it has some damage to it and i want to replace it with the same version but i cant find one.
does any one have info on it? |
That’s the steering wheel that came in 1971 model year “standard” Beetles in the USA — e.g.:
The US 1971 Super Beetles had a slightly more “fancy” interior (e.g. had door panels w/ pockets, and passenger sun visor w/ vanity mirror), and came with the more familiar half moon horn ring steering wheel as well.
VW then switched to the 4-spoke plastic horn pad steering wheels for 1972 and beyond, on both the regular and Super Beetles models.
Note that both these 1971 steering wheels (one the plain black horn button used on standard Beetles, and other with the silver horn ring used on Super Beetles) were one-year-only items in the US. Thus that type of steering wheel (w/ plain black horn button) is somewhat rarer than others VW used throughout the years. My car came w/ one in it, but it was cracked pretty bad in a few places. I later sourced a 1971 Super Beetles steering wheel and put it in my car.
You can read a bit more about some of the subtle differences between the steering wheels for 1968 - 1979 model years, about halfway down in this thread: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=10175381
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Danpa
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| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2025 5:59 am Post subject: Re: Never seen this steering wheel style before |
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I've got the same wheel. It originally used the same horn button as a bay window bus, but I modified a junk d-ring from a regular wheel to hold the crest button.
Mine is from a European 1200A.
I do have another. When I get a chance, I'll post the part number on the back. It's not a bus wheel, the bus version is larger in diameter.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2025 6:33 am Post subject: Re: Never seen this steering wheel style before |
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| I agree with baldessari's explanation. Stock, original wheel for US-spec '71 Standard Beetle. The '71 Owner's Manual in the Tech section shows only the interior and steering wheel for the Super Beetle, which was the "deluxe" version wheel just like what the '70 Beetles had. |
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Danpa
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| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2025 7:19 pm Post subject: Re: Never seen this steering wheel style before |
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Here's a few pictures of the other wheel I have.
Also, a picture of a 1974 1200 from the UK.
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slagathor
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2025 9:28 am Post subject: Re: Never seen this steering wheel style before |
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| Danpa wrote: |
Here's a few pictures of the other wheel I have.
Also, a picture of a 1974 1200 from the UK.
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Thank you for the info! |
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Danpa
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2025 10:32 am Post subject: Re: Never seen this steering wheel style before |
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Sure! Just to be clear, I'm not saying that these wheels were only used on late model 1200 beetles, I'm sure they were also used on 71 regular beetles, too.
Here's another though, this one is in a 1977 German brochure;
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