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otis_bartleh
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 Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 3:38 pm Post subject: '73 Sports Beetle Steering Wheel in a '69? |
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I believe the change in splines was around this time, anyone know if the Sports Beetle steering wheel would fit in a '69, I really like that wheel...
Not my pic, but the wheel I'm referring to:
And then there's the back of another one:
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runamoc 
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| Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 4:26 pm Post subject: Re: '73 Sports Beetle Steering Wheel in a '69? |
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| otis_bartleh wrote: |
I believe the change in splines was around this time, anyone know if the Sports Beetle steering wheel would fit in a '69, I really like that wheel...
Not my pic, but the wheel I'm referring to:
And then there's the back of another one:
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In a word, no. I have a '69 Bug and a '72 Ghia. The Sports wheel fits the Ghia but not the Bug
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otis_bartleh
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 9:48 am Post subject: Re: '73 Sports Beetle Steering Wheel in a '69? |
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| runamoc wrote: |
| In a word, no. I have a '69 Bug and a '72 Ghia. The Sports wheel fits the Ghia but not the Bug |
Damn, I like that wheel better than other aftermarket wheels, fits my "theme" better and has the VW emblem on it... Thanks for the info though...
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otis_bartleh
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 11:30 am Post subject: Re: '73 Sports Beetle Steering Wheel in a '69? |
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To add to it, the more I look at these pics, the more it looks like one is small spline and the other is large spline... I wonder if there are 2 different versions of that wheel, as here is another one of those wheels, and the back is a bit different, and it looks like it has smaller splines than the other 2 pictured...
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runamoc
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: '73 Sports Beetle Steering Wheel in a '69? |
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I think the steering shafts are interchangeable, don't quote me tho, as I've never tried to see if they are. Maybe somebody else has.
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otis_bartleh
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 4:05 pm Post subject: Re: '73 Sports Beetle Steering Wheel in a '69? |
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| runamoc wrote: |
| I think the steering shafts are interchangeable, don't quote me tho, as I've never tried to see if they are. Maybe somebody else has. |
I think you may be right...
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