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| posted on January 7th, 2011 at 12:21 AM |
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Steering wheel.. boss kits explanation plz?
Hey pplz 
Im trying to look into getting a nice sexy new steering wheel for my ongoing resto of my 68 herbie
it currently has what i would presume to be the original boss kit (if thats the bit with spines insert to column and u screw the wheel into!!)
So... if im looking for a new boss kit to match my steering wheel i have chosen.. is there a "measurement" or something that i look at on the boss
kit to make sure that it has the correct spline size on the column?? Like a number or code or somethign??
I hope im being clear in what im asking, as I know it sounds a bit jumbly!
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| posted on January 7th, 2011 at 01:16 AM |
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Stock steering wheels don't have a boss kit, they slide directly over the splines and are retained by a nut in the centre.
If you're looking at buying a new steering wheel, just ask for a boss kit to fit a 1968 Beetle and the supplier should be able to find the right one
for you. I don't know the measurements off the top of my head, but I do know that there are at least three different types of steering spline on
Beetles, so make sure that you get the right one!
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| posted on January 7th, 2011 at 01:24 AM |
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ok thanks for that, ill have a chat with them. The blokes at SuperCheap auto hadnt a clue what i was on about!!!??
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| posted on January 7th, 2011 at 07:57 AM |
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Hi Glenn,
The kids working at supercheap wouldn't know their ass from the ground on a good day,
The wheel you have now how many bolts is there holding it to the boss?
is it 9 like this one?
Or 6 like this
I still have both of them kicking around somewhere but I've been promising Daimo the horn button off the formuling one for years and the red TypeR I
think maybe missing the boss.
If its the small 6 like the red one just measure and see if they are 70 or 74mm cos thats all the common ones like Momo, Saas, autotechnica etc
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| posted on January 7th, 2011 at 08:00 PM |
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cheers again joel, always there to help me
Im liking the Type R one u have there, i think ive seen that around, but does the red feel too .. "plasticy" or is it just something u get used
to?
I have the same bolts as the top pic, so i assume i would need a new boss to do the bottom one!
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| posted on January 8th, 2011 at 10:34 AM |
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Tacky and awful, that dates back to my fast and furious boy racer phase
If you keep an eye out on ebay every now and again a nice formuling wheel with the 9 bolt boss turns up but they're usually only black leather or
woodgrain though.
If you want something newer best bet is get a new boss kit
60-73 beetle is the one you need
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| posted on January 8th, 2011 at 01:53 PM |
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yeh ok cheers, and i can get that from CVW cant i?
:S any others u have experienced?
I like the "racer" look, but more for a laugh being on a bug with the carrera kit, not for any reason that im a HARD CORE doof doof bogan!!!
Interested in getting some colour on it, but totally trying to avoid the tacky ones!!
o well, ill just have to keep an eye out if u see somethign nice, pm me
hahah
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| posted on January 8th, 2011 at 02:33 PM |
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Is this correct then?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BOSS-KIT-PORSCHE-911-VOLKSWAGEN-VW-BEETLE-1200-1600-/2...
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| posted on January 8th, 2011 at 08:54 PM |
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Clueless sellers 
It doesnt fit one of those vehicles listed
If it fits 60-73 bug it wont fit 911s, if it fits the 911 it will only fit 74 onwards bugs
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| posted on January 8th, 2011 at 09:12 PM |
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lol dude u have way too much going on in ur head!!!
But it would fit mine?
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| posted on January 9th, 2011 at 09:14 AM |
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If he's got the Porsche part wrong then yea should fit
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| posted on March 9th, 2011 at 06:50 AM |
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Buy a quality wheel like a Momo, cheap on ebay from the UK
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| posted on March 9th, 2011 at 12:48 PM |
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autotechnica make one, you can get it onlinne or through repco, its longer/taller too so you can fit flat wheeels & still fit your fingers between
the indicator/wiper stalks & the wheel, SAAS make/made one but you would need to use a dished wheel to suit.
If your unsure id go through a shop, that way if it doesnt fit your spline & wheel choice comfortably take it back & try again
on a side note, its crazy how similar the dash above looks like mine, including the wheel 
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