D shaped Steering wheel

[gambit]

Hi guys ,
Hot pot idea.
Is it technically possible to have someone produce a smaller diameter steering wheel that uses the factory airbag and Oe connections?

I know from the Subaru world that www.damd.co.jp manufacture aftermarket D shaped OE style steering wheels. I’d like to entertain the idea of a similar product for the Renault market. Ie. Cad up a design and get an aluminum structure then have a moulded center for the airbag and have a retrimmer finish it off?

 

[197.]

Is the 197 steering wheel smaller than the 1*2 ones? I only ask as I had a guy on ebay who does custom steering wheels reshape a 197 one for my car so it's flat from the bottom and has a slightly different shape on the sides. Could be a possible alternative.

 

[Photomattbrown]

More than possible just depends on how much cash you have to throw at it.

 

[cat171]

What benefit does it have ?

 

[gambit]

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Is the 197 steering wheel smaller than the 1*2 ones? I only ask as I had a guy on ebay who does custom steering wheels reshape a 197 one for my car so it's flat from the bottom and has a slightly different shape on the sides. Could be a possible alternative.

I have measured them up against each other and believe it or not they are the exact same diameter.

 

[gambit]

What benefit does it have ?

More thigh to steering wheel room as the bottom of the steering wheel is flat.

 

[benhiggs]

More thigh to steering wheel room as the bottom of the steering wheel is flat.

But then when you steer that room disappears surely?

IMO the best thing I did was buy a smaller omp wheel and snap off boss.

More enjoyable to drive, better lighter wheel and it comes off if I need

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[gambit]

The appeal is for those who would want to retain the factory airbag, as opposed to the an OMP where there is no airbag which is fine for a track car with harnesses etc.

Benefit more so in the smaller diameter wheel, which alleviates the issue of a turning steering wheel with a flat bottom anyway, makes it a moot point.

 

[Matt Cup]

Some guy off Edition38 did it on his brand new F56 Cooper S. He sent it to some fella in Latvia who retrimmed it and added a flat bottom.