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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16859 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: Steering Coupling Disc 211415417 (coupler) |
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are these in stock stateside? I bought a bunch from CIP when they had the legit OE ones, but I need a couple more _________________
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
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Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
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vwwestyman Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2004 Posts: 5688 Location: Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 5:46 pm Post subject: Re: Steering Coupling Disc 211415417 (coupler) |
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Got my two from Custom and Commercial today. Ordered on Monday, arrived on Thursday via DHL. Not bad.
Looks like the total charged to my card was $83.56 including shipping.
They do seem to be pretty good. Very firm but a little flexible. I was only able to get it to bend a little bit, and for that pic I had to first put pressure on it with my right thumb to get it to bend what it did. I wouldn't call that a taco.
Not OEM, but seemingly very good repros.
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kreemoweet Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2008 Posts: 3897 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 6:41 pm Post subject: Re: Steering Coupling Disc 211415417 (coupler) |
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Don't forget that these couplers have to be evaluated for electrical resistance if they're going to be used
in an early bay, because lack of said resistance can cause the horn to go off inappropriately. This has occurred
even with "Genuine VW" couplers that have been used in recent years. _________________ '67 bug: seized by the authorities
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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16859 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 6:48 pm Post subject: Re: Steering Coupling Disc 211415417 (coupler) |
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vwwestyman wrote: |
Not OEM, but seemingly very good repros.
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fuck....I was hoping for the OEM ones again....
great, yet another crucial part the will keep these off the road...or kill someone _________________
gprudenciop wrote: |
my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
Jake Raby wrote: |
Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
Brian wrote: |
Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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vwwestyman Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2004 Posts: 5688 Location: Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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Hoody Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2007 Posts: 1948
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 9:15 pm Post subject: Re: Steering Coupling Disc 211415417 (coupler) |
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They are still out there. You just have to know where to look. 2 pages ago I told those that wanted original German VW where to find them. Apparently some people payed attention because I just checked their site and they are all gone. These do not fall into the rare category of T2B parts like a PCV valve. I am willing to bet their are still a bunch of these out there. You just have to look hard for them. |
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static Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2002 Posts: 1831 Location: The High Desert
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Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2017 11:10 am Post subject: Re: Steering Coupling Disc 211415417 (coupler) |
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vwwestyman wrote: |
Not OEM, but seemingly very good repros.
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No, I am convinced that the ones from C&C are OEM.
It's just that the "VW" logo has been sanded off (because otherwise the VW lawyers would get pissed)
See the top part of the disc? See where something has been sanded off?
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vwwestyman Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2004 Posts: 5688 Location: Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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BUGSTUFF Samba Member
Joined: October 20, 2004 Posts: 524 Location: Bartlett, IL
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22639 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 11:47 pm Post subject: Re: Steering Coupling Disc 211415417 (coupler) |
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What's the distance across the diagonal on these puppies? Could you fab one from a hockey puck? _________________ .ssS! |
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static Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2002 Posts: 1831 Location: The High Desert
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KentABQ Samba Member
Joined: September 11, 2016 Posts: 2406 Location: Albuquerque NM
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2017 4:39 pm Post subject: Re: Steering Coupling Disc 211415417 (coupler) |
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That's a good find, static. Thanks for sharing it. _________________ -Kent-
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Cars of today are so bland in comparison. It's like driving a celebration!" ---WildIdea
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lil-jinx Samba Member
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raygreenwood Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2008 Posts: 21510 Location: Oklahoma City
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Posted: Thu May 04, 2017 7:29 pm Post subject: Re: Steering Coupling Disc 211415417 (coupler) |
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If i had one in hand fo take some measurements from.....like durometer of rubber and exact thickness and flex......they should be quite easy to make.
Right off the bat you can buy super high strength 50-55 durometer synthetic rubber (same hardness as tires and the average suspension bushing) reinforced witu cast in glass fiber cloth. It has a layer of fiber every 1/4" of thickness. The 1/2 rubber has two layers of glass fiber.
Water jet cut it and tubular punch the holes.....should be stronger than stock. 2500 psi tensile strength
The next cloth type down is about 1500 psi and uses a different fiber every 1/8" of thickness.
These are just the easy ones to get at Mcmaster. Other sites have even more advanced layer types. Ray |
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Patrick Metsker Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2005 Posts: 112 Location: Indiana
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 10:05 am Post subject: Re: Steering Coupling Disc 211415417 (coupler) |
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I too find myself in the market for a quality coupling disc.
I'll probably use the customandcommercial link provided,
Any thoughts on this one?
http://www.bus-ok.de/Steering-Column-Coupling-OEM |
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BusterBrown Samba Member
Joined: December 15, 2009 Posts: 1397 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 10:29 am Post subject: Re: Steering Coupling Disc 211415417 (coupler) |
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That looks to be the real deal. After trying a knock off a few years back (the start of this thread), I had a look at it recently, and notice it's not aging well. Will be replacing it soon with an OG one I found awhile back.
Moderator note: Notice part number, picture of wrong part.
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static Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2002 Posts: 1831 Location: The High Desert
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 4:16 pm Post subject: Re: Steering Coupling Disc 211415417 (coupler) |
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Good find! If I hadn't already found one (and paid more than the one from Bus-OK), I would buy that one.
And if I had a Baywindow bus that had never had that part swapped, I would buy one and just stash it away.
(Seriously; you're gonna need one sooner or later and stuff has a way of becoming inobtanium after awhile.) |
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ChipWrecked Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2012 Posts: 89 Location: SE PA
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: Steering Coupling Disc 211415417 (coupler) |
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vwwestyman wrote: |
Got my two from Custom and Commercial today. Ordered on Monday, arrived on Thursday via DHL. Not bad.
Looks like the total charged to my card was $83.56 including shipping.
They do seem to be pretty good. Very firm but a little flexible. I was only able to get it to bend a little bit, and for that pic I had to first put pressure on it with my right thumb to get it to bend what it did. I wouldn't call that a taco.
Not OEM, but seemingly very good repros.
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If these are the "Kafer" brand, I think they are far from ideal. I bought one a few years back and compared to my OEM, and it was far more flexible. Just to bring to your attention, isn't' this the type that Madmax had fail?
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riverside66 Samba Member
Joined: June 04, 2008 Posts: 218 Location: Sparta, NC
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BayCreamPuff Samba Member
Joined: August 10, 2015 Posts: 769 Location: Oakland, CA
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 11:28 am Post subject: Re: Steering Coupling Disc 211415417 (coupler) |
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riverside66 wrote: |
Seller Notch1500 on ebay has some OEM SGF couplers leftl |
Good find! Just ordered a couple. About $75 USD for 2 shipped. _________________ Cream Puff
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