Another 380mm steering wheel :-)

pmjt · Post by **pmjt** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:46 pm

Yes, another

380mm wheel - as per the other wheel, Manfred Herring said this is a genuine RS wheel - simmilarly well restored - butterfly could do with a little tidying but is also very good.

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Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:51 pm

This one is of the type fitted to 2.7 RS Carreras...

pmjt · Post by **pmjt** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:33 pm

Lightweight_911 wrote:This one is of the type fitted to 2.7 RS Carreras...

Andy - you're a gem

The person who 'dissed it is welcome to own up know!

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210bhp · Post by **210bhp** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:24 pm

OK IT WAS ME

Apologies for poo pooing this wheel Phil (but I did get the other one right).

All I know about wheels was from Andy so I guess I wasn't quite listening hard enough. Sorry...........

One question: look at the date stamp! I don't get it. Your other wheel is stamped 73 and this one 86. Andy..............help???????????

Regards
Mike

hmy7k · Post by **hmy7k** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:49 pm

Excuse my ignorance but why has it got a 914 part no?

Bertroex · Post by **Bertroex** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:14 pm

210bhp wrote: Your other wheel is stamped 73 and this one 86.
Mike

I might not be an optician but is this perhaps a 98 instead of an 86?

Bert

Zithlord · Post by **Zithlord** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:19 pm

I can not find this partsnumber in the parts catalog? The only wheel that is close is the wheel for the S model 901 347 081 10, the only wheel for the RS in the catalog are the two part numbers I put in the other steering wheel tread. The parts number on this wheel looks strange. Can Andy please explain to me where this partsnumber can be found?

John

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:56 pm

John - the part number is 914 347 087 10.

Although I have had probably over 40 380mm 914/4 & 914/6 steering wheels, I have not personally had one with this part number.

The 3 key features which identify whether a particular 380mm steering wheel is of the type* fitted by the Factory to a 2.7 RS are:

1) Flat (ie non-recessed) centre to the hub where the part number & date code are stamped
2) Flat (no recess) edge to the protruding splined portion on the rear of the hub
3) A raised 'lip' around the edge of the wider part of the hub on the rear

For a clearer explanation with photos see my posting from a couple of years ago on the Early 911S Registry:

http://www.early911sregistry.org/forum/ ... =914+wheel

* The only way that you can state that a particular wheel is from an RS is if you know that it came from a particular car & that it was the original steering wheel as fitted by the Factory...

bjmullan · Post by **bjmullan** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:22 am

You lot need to get on more

Zithlord · Post by **Zithlord** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 1:21 pm

Thanks Andy

You are the expert ! I have read the link, very interesting about the recess. I also read the partsnumber on this wheel wrongly, I read it as 81, not 87. This wheel then either is from a 914-6 or an RS, or bought as a separate part thru a dealership for a 911.

Thanks
John

FLY 7 · Post by **FLY 7** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:45 pm

So, does a 914 380mm s/w fit a 69-73 911 (RS or other) without any problems?

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:14 pm

FLY 7 wrote:So, does a 914 380mm s/w fit a 69-73 911 (RS or other) without any problems?

I have a 914 380mm fitted to my car. Just need to re- position the indicator canceling ring ( drill & tap the wheel)

pmjt · Post by **pmjt** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:30 pm

For all those who have followed John / Zithlord's posts on the Early 'S' registry board - *I* never claimed this *was* a 2.7RS wheel - I meerly stated that I had been told in good faith that it was.

Further, someone to whom I have immense respect for their knowledge also confirmed this wheel is the type fitted to 2.7RS's.

For John / Zithlord then go and post on a US board that :

'I think I will pass because the wheel has strange number stamps and a number nobody has heard of.'

but to then PM me saying 'sorry I can't afford it'

just isn't cricket

It's a very, very, very large small world

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Zithlord · Post by **Zithlord** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:14 am

I have replied to Philip that I did not mean to offend him. I have not claimed that you are selling this as a RS wheel if you read the treads. But as I have found out also a wheel with no recess could have been sold with a 914-4, so combined with the price and the fact that I could not get the serial confirmed anywhere, I replied that I could not afford this wheel, and I should have added, at this risk(if being an ordinary 914-4) wheel. Again this might be a rare and valuable wheel and it sure looks beautiful so I hope it goes to a good home.

I tried to check serial and info about wheels on Sreg but did not state who the seller was or at what place it was being sold.

Last but very important I have never stated or meant to imply that Philip is trying to sell parts stating the goods to be something he knows they are not.

John

kevster · Post by **kevster** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:32 pm

does anyone know where to get these wheels re-trimmed for a good price or but a kit to retrim them? Mine is missing the leather which gives it a skinny grip.

Guess i could go down the driving gloves route