Steering Wheel Plastic - has anyone mod'd it?

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Post by Virdee Autos » Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:39 pm

Looks like this is not going to work unless I find a 2nd hand complete wheel

Reason for this is, that Audi DO sell the trim, but only the lower "T" section where the RS4 logo is. The upper circular section which houses the switches, is only sold with the wheel itself.

Obviously ideally we'd want to do the whole set, and not only the lower section

So for the time being this is on the back burner whilst I find a donor wheel!
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Post by rAudiguy » Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:49 pm

Virdee, my car is off the road at the moment if you fancy using my wheel your welcome to it????
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Post by booski » Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:59 pm

Doh!
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Post by Virdee Autos » Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:01 pm

PM sent!
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Post by rAudiguy » Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:10 pm

replied!! :D
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Post by rAudiguy » Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:32 am

How nice is this wheel??

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Post by PetrolDave » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:52 pm

Looks like an R8 wheel to me - which is an MFSW & means you would also have to swap the wiper stalk (to get the trip computer buttons back) and add a Sport button on the dash (since it doesn't have that either), and then recode the SCSM.
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Post by MoRS6+ » Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:03 pm

rAudiguy wrote:How nice is this wheel??

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Post by P_G » Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:17 pm

PetrolDave wrote:Looks like an R8 wheel to me - which is an MFSW & means you would also have to swap the wiper stalk (to get the trip computer buttons back) and add a Sport button on the dash (since it doesn't have that either), and then recode the SCSM.
Surely the metal pate where the MFSW buttons are is interchangeable with the RS4 button layout as they fit the same section of wheel thus you wouldn't need to recode or reposition the sport button?
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Post by PetrolDave » Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:17 pm

P_G wrote:Surely the metal pate where the MFSW buttons are is interchangeable with the RS4 button layout as they fit the same section of wheel thus you wouldn't need to recode or reposition the sport button?
That would be great if it's true - I hope it is...

Somehow I think an R8 wheel would be more expensive than carbon fibre replacement parts for an existing RS4 wheel though.
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Post by P_G » Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:15 pm

I agree but perhaps an alternative as it is a slightly different look.
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Post by spaceman » Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:17 am

Subscribed. Very interested.
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Post by A20LEE » Wed Feb 11, 2009 7:53 am

R8 wheel looks awesome, but would have been better if the carbon join was to the rear on the inside.
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Post by P_G » Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:33 pm

Virdee, have you found a spare wheel to have an experiment with or indeed a willing Guinea Pig.... sorry RS owner! :lol: :wink:
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Post by Jezzer » Wed Feb 11, 2009 6:35 pm

I would be up for one of these r8 steering wheels for my next car!!
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