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info.gif posted on July 16th, 2011 at 09:12 PM
VW type 3 Collapsible steering wheel...




Hi

I have always used collapsible steering wheels on My VWs since they came out in 1972-3 in type 3s..

Many VW owners will NOT know that these were designed to collapse when they hit Your Chest...

well, if it Did hit Your chest....

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posted on July 16th, 2011 at 11:59 PM



Didn't supers (strut front end) have a collapsing steering wheel also?
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posted on July 17th, 2011 at 09:22 AM



It was an ADR to have the collapsible wheel hub.
They were in all of them after 11/71 - Standard Beelte, Sbug, Lbug, type3, Karmann Ghia all used that same steering wheel.

Kombis stayed with the old solid hub 2 spoke wheel but it's not facing your chest and head, and a collapsible hub wouldn't spare you any injuries in a frontal impact collision anyway.
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posted on July 17th, 2011 at 11:22 AM



I need to get me one of those, my L bug misses her steering wheel!

And I kinda miss it too :P




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