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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 01:00 AM
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recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

hey guys im getting a little tired of the stock wheel.

is there any sites or brands or styles you recommend that would look good in a trans am in black?

let me know thanks
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 01:53 AM
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 05:54 PM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

x3 take a look at my wheel. its the california special blue with grant producta

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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 06:44 PM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

thanks guys, keep posting pictures, im going to start looking online for your suggestions and hope to find something thats cheap but still looks like a nice upgrade.
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 06:47 PM
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Here is mine

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Old Dec 2, 2009 | 10:35 AM
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Old Dec 2, 2009 | 02:03 PM
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Here's mine, but the wheel is upside down haha
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Old Dec 2, 2009 | 02:15 PM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

Your robot isn't very disguised.
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Old Dec 2, 2009 | 03:04 PM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

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Your robot isn't very disguised.
I dont know why but that really cracked me up. Very deadpan... lol.
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Old Dec 2, 2009 | 04:10 PM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

grant looks nice, but i dont like 100 bucks just for an adapter.

also i dont want a grant horn button. not many areas to get a nice firebird logo button. or even pontiac
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Old Dec 2, 2009 | 05:09 PM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

i only paid 49.15 for my horn kit (grt-3196), steering wheel kit (grt-4000), and horn button (grt-5650). all these parts from summit and also have pontiac logo horn buttons.
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Old Dec 2, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

i got my grant steering wheel for like 10 bucks on ebay try there...
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 01:13 AM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

I LOVE grant wheels, nothing but GREAT things to say about them! and they are STRONG. I have a momo wheel that was on the car when i got it and it is a bit flimsy, i can pull or push a little and it flexes easily, not with any grantive had! and ive had a few as well as my dad.

ive always found older gm grant install kits at the local auto stores for ~$20 each!

cant wait for another grant.
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 01:21 AM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

ive got a grant wheel in my 03 s10 i picked the kit up from advance and i love my steering wheel, with the above message grant makes a stout wheel. I will never use a woodgrain steering wheel again i never though about it but this will make some people think about it, when i was in high school my instructor told me to take the steering wheel out of my c1500 and throw it in the woods he said a friend of his got into a wreck had his hands on the wheel it bent the steering wheel forward the woodgrain broke and he impaled it on impact killed him on the spot. just something to think about.

heres a pic of mine in my s10
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 05:24 AM
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 07:16 AM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

another vote for Grant. previous owner put mine on, i love it.
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 08:57 AM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

i have the carbon fiber one on my other 89 camaro. should of kept it when i sold it.
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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 01:15 AM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

dang tom that camaro looks like its doing a 100 mph settin still, LOVE THE GAUGES. I like the fill of an airplane cockpit knowing everything the second it happens.
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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 03:45 AM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

dave thanks man
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Old Dec 4, 2009 | 11:47 PM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?


By ronusmcmma, shot with DSC-W100 at 2009-12-04
Grant all the way

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Old Dec 5, 2009 | 01:01 AM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

ok i decided to get the challenger series Grant 440 Cush Grip Black Foam

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Old Dec 5, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

Originally Posted by tom86iroc
i have the carbon fiber one with the polished horn button and chevy bowtie emblem
thats a sick set up man!
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Old Dec 5, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

I have a grant in my black 85 t/a, its very nice.

it came with my car, but i looked it up online and its a lil pricey. well the one i have is.
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 08:39 AM
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mtfly thanks man
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

ok grant it is. im happy with it
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 07:44 PM
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Old Dec 17, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

all this talk about grant, i finally post pics and then silence hahaha
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Old Dec 17, 2009 | 12:12 AM
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I liked mine a lot better after i put the sticker on.
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Old Dec 17, 2009 | 12:16 AM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

i agree, out cars dont need the grant logo. pontiac, firebird,chevy,camaro look much nicer
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 09:28 PM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

bobby were did you get those gauges for your car. they look real nice
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 09:50 PM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

i got them on ebay real cheap because the guy didn't label it correctly and i got lucky.

they are a discontinued 82-90 firebird trans am cyberdyne digital gauges.

im very pleased with them.

check out the rest of my car ill be updating it in a month or so with more updated pics.

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...-trans-am.html
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 06:31 PM
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Glad you went with a Challenger series! Proud owner myself!

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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 10:36 AM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

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Glad you went with a Challenger series! Proud owner myself!

thats the exact one that was in my iroc when i bought it. i replaced it with an original however. then sold it to a friend who needed one for a 88 RS for $20
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 09:07 AM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

hey i know this doesnt really doesnt match your post, but ive been looking everywhere and cant find an answer, but does a 94 steering column fit in a 92 camaro rs? cause theres a 94 at a junkyard i can get it from, and i need a new column cause mine is wobbly and the turn signal lever broke off xD. and if i cant put the column in could i fit it the 94 steering wheel on a 92 column? cz my wheel is torn and i could get another 92 column somewhere else. lol

i decided to look here for professional help
thx
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 09:24 AM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

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I liked mine a lot better after i put the sticker on.
Where did you get that sticker?
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 10:22 AM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

Looks much better without the Grant logo.
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 10:52 AM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

Hey where did you buy those steering wheels? And how do you know which adapter to get?
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 11:06 AM
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berlinetta gauges
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 04:22 PM
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Re: recommend a aftermarket steering wheel?

Originally Posted by pbtrilogy
Where did you get that sticker?
Wondering the same thing, Ill do a full scan of ebay and report anything I find.

Hey where did you buy those steering wheels? And how do you know which adapter to get?
I am sure most of us got em from Autozone/Oreillys Check you're local stores and see what they got. For me unless Autozone keeps them in the back, Oreillys has most of em in display near the chrome/sticker isle. As for the Adapter there is about 5-6 if I recall. Get the Gm one. Also check this thread if you have a air bag camaro (91-92?) if I recall.

Clicky for Thread.

I didn't have to suffer since I swapped in an older non tilt column since I got rid of vats so it was a simple align and bolt on.
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