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steering wheels..

Post by 5lab » 01 Jun 2004 12:59 am

so.. when did the steering wheel change over from old n chunky (like my '86) to the new one (looks like a 440 one) as with foggy's '88 (iirc?)

also, has anyone got a 'sports' steering wheel that they offered in the accessories catalog? ohh and did they have any wheel centres for the old style ones, other than 'volvo' and 'volvoGLT'??

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Post by Duvel78 » 01 Jun 2004 01:11 am

It was always the same steering wheel for all models untill 1984 (only the central cap was different for the GLS, GLE and GLT). Since 1985, the whole steering wheel was different for the 360 but there was no change for the 340...
Collection: '78 343 Black Beauty, '82 345 GLS, '83 340 DL 2.0, '84 340 DL vario, '88 360 GLT 5d (2x) & 4d (2x), '89 GLT, '91 340 vario
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Post by macscrooge » 01 Jun 2004 09:44 am

Very early cars (as pictured in the 1977 brochure) had a rather nice looking 3-spoke affair. The horn in this model was on the indicator stalk.
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Post by foggyjames » 04 Jun 2004 01:34 am

340s have the '240 style' wheel with the twin horn buttons. 360s pretty much always had the nicer wheel. 340s from about 89 onwards all had the 360 wheel. Chapter and verse :)

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'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
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Post by mefistofeles » 09 Jun 2004 02:05 pm

Change to a 480 steering wheel:

Its on swedish :?
http://www.300power.com/garaget/480ratt.htm
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Post by 5lab » 09 Jun 2004 02:19 pm

thats a great site there mate - lots of resources it seems.

..i sense an international 340 meet upcoming :D
Siddy-'87 360 Glt lhd convertible
Swapsea-'89 360GLT-swapped!
Leah-'84 340GL-sold! Maisie-'85 340GL-sold!
Snowy-'88 360GLE-killed by a truck! Dougle-'89 360GLT-dead&stolen!
Nessy-'86 340GL-foggy's! Grace-'86 360GLT-gone!

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Post by foggyjames » 09 Jun 2004 02:28 pm

Aww man! I can't stand that wheel...surely its worse than the standard one?

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'89 740 Turbo Intercooler
'88 360 Turbo Intercooler
'85 360 GLT
'81 343 GLS R-Sport
'79 343 DL
'70 164
...and some modern FWD nonsense to get me to work...

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Post by 5lab » 09 Jun 2004 02:32 pm

i prefer the 240 style one meself, easier to find the horn (if that 360 one is like the 440 ones then its not always easy..)
Siddy-'87 360 Glt lhd convertible
Swapsea-'89 360GLT-swapped!
Leah-'84 340GL-sold! Maisie-'85 340GL-sold!
Snowy-'88 360GLE-killed by a truck! Dougle-'89 360GLT-dead&stolen!
Nessy-'86 340GL-foggy's! Grace-'86 360GLT-gone!

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Post by Duvel78 » 09 Jun 2004 03:50 pm

foggyjames wrote:Aww man! I can't stand that wheel...surely its worse than the standard one?
I agree with you, I don't like it at all... sm81
Collection: '78 343 Black Beauty, '82 345 GLS, '83 340 DL 2.0, '84 340 DL vario, '88 360 GLT 5d (2x) & 4d (2x), '89 GLT, '91 340 vario
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Post by mefistofeles » 09 Jun 2004 04:29 pm

5lab wrote:thats a great site there mate - lots of resources it seems.

..i sense an international 340 meet upcoming :D
Yes 300power Club and volvo300club are going togheter to VROM Meet in Gothenburg 6/8 - 8/8.Maybe 300mania members want to join ??

300power Club
http://www.300power.com
volvo300 Club
http://www.volvo300club.nl/
Vrom Meet
http://www.vrom.org/
Aww man! I can't stand that wheel...surely its worse than the standard one?
Its a budget version. If you have the money! Buy a Nerdi wheel. Its bolt on.
http://www.ndfab.se/pdf/Nardi/tillbehor6.pdf
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