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PostPosted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:05 pm    Post subject: Barndoor steering wheel Reply with quote

Hi folks...im looking to upgrade my stock steering wheel on my 63 bug I love the standard steering wheel but notice a lot of barndoor steering wheels for sale on the classified adds and was wondering what it would take to use one on my bug what would I have to get to make it work or will it work ???
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Barndoor steering wheel Reply with quote

You have to use a dished steering wheel to hook up with a 63 Deluxe steering column. You'd have to change the column tube/shaft assembly (as well as the turn switch and horn setup) to the longer shaft design used from 59 and back (or on non-USA Standard models) in order to use a non-dished steering wheel.

Also, the early steering wheels had half the number of splines. Since it's a double, you "can" make the mismatch work, but it's not ideal. And nothing will fix the fact that a flat steering wheel needs a long steering column shaft to hook onto.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 17, 2020 11:29 pm    Post subject: Re: Barndoor steering wheel Reply with quote

Early bus wheels are keyed not splined.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 12:07 am    Post subject: Re: Barndoor steering wheel Reply with quote

They are? I obviously have never messed with any of them. This is a Beetle Forum, after all. I was mostly thinking about older Bug steering wheels.

Still, even if they could fit onto the steering column shaft, you'd never be able to get any kind of flat steering wheel onto a 63 Deluxe because the windscreen/dash gets in the way.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 7:51 am    Post subject: Re: Barndoor steering wheel Reply with quote

slalombuggy wrote:
Early bus wheels are keyed not splined.


There are two versions 50-52 is splined and 53-55 are keyed ...
It's just i never seen anyone install one on a bug but i guess it will be a headache to do ...ill just get a bug standard wheel and use the pre59 column....
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 8:56 am    Post subject: Re: Barndoor steering wheel Reply with quote

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slalombuggy wrote:
Early bus wheels are keyed not splined.


There are two versions 50-52 is splined and 53-55 are keyed ...
It's just i never seen anyone install one on a bug but i guess it will be a headache to do ...ill just get a bug standard wheel and use the pre59 column....

Correct.

I believe the early splines are different than most 58-67 Beetles too.
A quick search says the spline/column change for Beetles was in '59 so it might fit on a '58?

I'm still not sure it fits.

I think people find a Standard Beetle 3-spoke wheel if they want that look
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