FTO AUSTRALIA

Stock Steering wheel giveaway... got my new one on so either i throw this out of someone can have it... in QLD preferably...

yo you might want to hold onto that for defect clearance and stuff

Hobbsie wrote:yo you might want to hold onto that for defect clearance and stuff

i 2nd that.

or u can give it to me, and i'll hold on to it... then i'll charge u $50 to buy it back off me when u need it lol.

um... actually... is your horn button (the round plastic bit... i assume it's plastic as i've never seen one) broken? if not can i have that? (mine's at..."large")

yep broken.... y would i be defected? my new wheel is only very marginally smaller than original..and almost looks stock... cept for few touches of chrome..

can i get a pic of this steering wheel.. I have a small momo racing steering wheel in my fto and have never seen a stock one..

Sorry. I Chucked it out when i moved a couple of weeks ago.

lwrida wrote:can i get a pic of this steering wheel.. I have a small momo racing steering wheel in my fto and have never seen a stock one..

LOL i originally thought this was a joke but just in case your serious - just go to any carsales website.. im sure u wont have a problem finding a pic of a stock fto's interior!

That depends though.......are we talking about the stock Mitzy steering wheel or the stock Momo/Mitzy steering wheel with inbuilt airbag?

Samson wrote:.... y would i be defected? my new wheel is only very marginally smaller than original..and almost looks stock... cept for few touches of chrome..

Not sure about the rules in QLD, but in SA they can be real strict on this if you get defected. I had a big argument with Regency Park (SA's defect clearing depot) about the steering wheel on my Escort bout 4 years ago when it go defected.

The wheel has to have a little certification stamp on the back of it to show it meets a particular standard (Can't remember what it was). If it doesn't have this it's illegal. Their call center told me (during 3 separate calls) that the only brands that met this standard were MOMO and Formuling. The copper that defected me originally mentioned the wheel I had wasn't either of these brands, that's how he knew it wasn't legal.

I bought a Formuling wheel which had the stamp, but it was covered by the boss kit when fitted. Put the car through for clearance and was told they wouldn't remove the defect cos they couldn't see the stamp!

In the end the easiest way I could get it cleared was a visit to the wreckers, buy a stock wheel and fit it for the drive down there and back (they charge you for each visit too). Almost took the Formuling wheel back with me to shove it up the guys... err ... yea.

Beware.

hmm thanks guys, i will have a look for the stamp once my car come back from the workshop. It's a momo steering wheel but its a very small one and was just lookin for a stock steering wheel on the off chance i get a defect for the bastard.

Better to be prepared.

lwrida wrote:just lookin for a stock steering wheel on the off chance i get a defect for the bastard.

Better to be prepared.

just do what sam's planning if anything gets defected on his car, be nice to ppl and hope that they'll lend you the part (or in sam's case.... steering wheel, bonnet, etc... etc... now i think about it, probably easier for him to just find another FTO thats the same colour lol )