New steering wheel

[gooders]

Looking forward to fitting my new steering wheel and batwing horn button, just arrived from Karmann Konnection.

[210bhp]

Those two don't really go together I'm afraid.

Regards
Mike

[gooders]

Those two don't really go together I'm afraid.

Regards
Mike

No? do you think a hockey puck would look better?

[210bhp]

The batwing is from an earlier wheel. That steering wheel should have a 'butterfly' horn pad or, as you say, a hockey puck. The early batwing 'wings' don't follow the spokes of the wheel and just doesn't work. That batwing looks like a repro as well so I would swop for a hockey puck if you can.

Regards
Mike

[210bhp]

To be accurate your car , which is a 67(?) 912, wouldn't have had that wheel and a hockey puck anyway.

Regards
Mike

[TomB]

May not be correct
But looks good to me

[gooders]

The batwing is from an earlier wheel. That steering wheel should have a 'butterfly' horn pad or, as you say, a hockey puck. The early batwing 'wings' don't follow the spokes of the wheel and just doesn't work. That batwing looks like a repro as well so I would swop for a hockey puck if you can.

Regards
Mike

Yeah I take your point on the wings not matching the spokes of the wheel, but I have seen the batwing on 67 and 68 cars in Johnson's restorers guide?

[210bhp]

The batwing is from an earlier wheel. That steering wheel should have a 'butterfly' horn pad or, as you say, a hockey puck. The early batwing 'wings' don't follow the spokes of the wheel and just doesn't work. That batwing looks like a repro as well so I would swop for a hockey puck if you can.

Regards
Mike

Yeah I take your point on the wings not matching the spokes of the wheel, but I have seen the batwing on 67 and 68 cars in Johnson's restorers guide?

Correct, but not on a steering wheel like that.

Regards
Mike

[gooders]

The batwing is from an earlier wheel. That steering wheel should have a 'butterfly' horn pad or, as you say, a hockey puck. The early batwing 'wings' don't follow the spokes of the wheel and just doesn't work. That batwing looks like a repro as well so I would swop for a hockey puck if you can.

Regards
Mike

Yeah I take your point on the wings not matching the spokes of the wheel, but I have seen the batwing on 67 and 68 cars in Johnson's restorers guide?

Correct, but not on a steering wheel like that.

Regards
Mike

Thanks for your advice Mike, I'll try it on the car tomorrow but I think I'll end swapping it out for the hockey puck now.

[210bhp]

Larger, earlier wheel with batwing (missing leather horn pad).

Regards
Mike

[210bhp]

Later, smaller wheel with butterfly

Regards
Mike

[210bhp]

Larger, earlier, wooden wheel with batwing.

Regards
Mike

[210bhp]

Later, smaller wheel with hockey puck.

Regards
Mike

[Seven]

Mike, what are the two diameters of the larger and smaller wheel?

Can you say what year they changed?

Thanks very much.

[Lightweight_911]

SWB s/wheels were 420mm

LWB s/wheels (except for 2.7RS) were 400mm

2.7RS, 914/4 & 914/6 s/wheels were 380mm (as is the s/wheel at the start of this thread)