DF Steering Wheel Kit

[ccgillett]

Saw this posted on one of the groups on Facebook and ordered it immediately. Can't wait to get these bits!

 

[SmsDetroit]

So pumped. First to order first to install.

 

[Brian74]

Who makes this wheel? I thought long and hard between alcantara/suede and regular polished leather...

Would be great if you guys could sell the center cap/horn button separately for those of us who already bought wheels.

 

[ctuinstra]

Who makes this wheel? I thought long and hard between alcantara/suede and regular polished leather...

Would be great if you guys could sell the center cap/horn button separately for those of us who already bought wheels.

It looks almost identical to ours that I got from Assult Industries a while back.

Assault Industries Suede Ballistic

The Assault industries Ballistic Suede steering wheels offers a new level of grip & comfort for your ride! The wheel features contoured sport grips at 10 and 2 and crafted with genuine black suede which grey stitching and grey leather strip at twelve o'clock. The flat bottom adds extra knee...

assaultind.com

 

[socaljeff3798]

I picked up mine Yesterday...I hope in late June I will be able to pick up #312. These people are awesome!. They put up with my drive bys!

 

[Brian74]

It looks almost identical to ours that I got from Assult Industries a while back.

Assault Industries Suede Ballistic

The Assault industries Ballistic Suede steering wheels offers a new level of grip & comfort for your ride! The wheel features contoured sport grips at 10 and 2 and crafted with genuine black suede which grey stitching and grey leather strip at twelve o'clock. The flat bottom adds extra knee...

assaultind.com

My MPI looks a bit like it as well.

 

[Rauq]

From what I'm looking at on the assembly, it looks like some drilling is required to run the horn button. Is this the case?

Additionally, I got my wheel installed, and it seems... a little bit less than sturdy. I can post a short video of the wheel creaking as it flexes if that would be helpful. If someone else were to suggest that their wheel feels solid, then I might be inclined to believe that my wheel is not as intended...

 

[SmsDetroit]

From what I'm looking at on the assembly, it looks like some drilling is required to run the horn button. Is this the case?

Additionally, I got my wheel installed, and it seems... a little bit less than sturdy. I can post a short video of the wheel creaking as it flexes if that would be helpful. If someone else were to suggest that their wheel feels solid, then I might be inclined to believe that my wheel is not as intended...

I didn’t notice that with mine. Can you post a video and I will compare mine.

 

[Rauq]

Imgur
Video does a better job of demonstrating the sound of the flex than actually visually showing it. But there's exponentially more movement than there was with the original DF wheel.

 

[Rttoys]

You won’t hear it with the engine running.

That is kind of messed up though.

 

[Rauq]

Yeah I'm not too concerned about the noise, just focused on the flexing that it indicates. I'll try to get a better video from the side and then hopefully someone can chime in as to how normal that is.

 

[Rauq]

New video
Still don't think this does justice to the flex but that's about the best I can do without a cameraman.

 

[jennam]

New video
Still don't think this does justice to the flex but that's about the best I can do without a cameraman.

I have an Assult steering wheel that’s very similar. It has a similar amount of flex to your video.

 

[ctuinstra]

I have an Assult steering wheel that’s very similar. It has a similar amount of flex to your video.

Yep, my Assult, which looks almost exactly like it, has the exact same flex. Thanks for pointing that out, I never noticed it before. That's called steering damping, it's a feature.

 

[jennam]

That's called steering damping, it's a feature.

As we say in IT, it’s not a bug, it’s a Feature!

 

[Rauq]

From what I'm looking at on the assembly, it looks like some drilling is required to run the horn button. Is this the case?

Still thinking a passage would need to be drilled through the spline adapter. If anyone's implemented this or come up with a better idea, I'm interested, otherwise it will probably be a little while before I can make a stab at it myself.

 

[jennam]

You’ll need a hole for the wires.

Here’s my NRG hub (well a screen shot of it. )

 

[Rttoys]

It’s been done. I’ll try and find the thread.

 

[Rttoys]

Here ya go

Clock Spring Wiring for Quick Release

I'm going with the NRG quick release, hub and wheel and would like to keep the horn on the wheel. I broke my clock spring during the wheel removal though so need to buy a new one. However, I'm curious how those 2 connectors that went to the back of the wheel (airbag?) are going to wire up on the...

dfkitcar.com

 

[SmsDetroit]

New video
Still don't think this does justice to the flex but that's about the best I can do without a cameraman.

Mine does the same. I can tell you that I didn’t notice it at all while driving. Still love the wheel