it almost looks stock!

[pr1mo]

had a cover made for my MOMO wheel in order to comply with ADR's and just for a change of look really.

id concider making these for others if the interest is there :)
http://www.webvisions.com.au/new/photos/wheel2.jpg
cheers mike
http://www.webvisions.com.au/new/michaels_stuff/default.htm

[Dazz]

nice but wheres the horn?

[pr1mo]

hey dazz,
the horn is underneath the leather :)

cheers mike

[SehnKhan]

Where's your custom dials?

[Cosmo Dude]

Where's your custom dials?

Look closer,
Only 180km/h I think I'm turning Japaniese, I realy think so

Seriously :D he will get his dials back when I get my chicken run DVD :D

Rod

[pr1mo]

haha yeh rod stole em! bastard!

nah they r getting more work done to em at the rupewrecht factory :P

cheers mike

[CityEnd]

damn, at that angle it looks like a bus steering wheel.. =P

[Dogo]

:shock: U KILLED IT !!! :shock: :P

i really dont get where u hear these funny laws. ive certainly never heard that u must have metal steering wheels covered by something.

[Rupewrecht]

looks quite different without anything in the centre!

and yeah, i've got mikes dials back temporarily

[BigBoyLemonade]

WTF! you destroyed a good steering wheel...

Momo wheels are ADR complied normally so why would you touch it. you just need a engineering certificate and then sometimes its not even a worry

[pr1mo]

tony,
the cover is removable! how else are u supposed to attatch it to the bosskit! i so myeh i dont understand what your on about with this destroy buisness!?!?!


oh and dave, i had a mate get done for it and it alone!

hehe

cheers mike

[JynX]

oh and dave, i had a mate get done for it and it alone!

you would have to be a real ass to the cop to get down for a steering wheel. Ive been pulled over with the momo on and he was more interested in the exhaust.

[Dogo]

ur mum did a good job :wink: but it doesnt suit imho

[SehnKhan]

I'd be more inclined to think a cover over the wheel would be more of an issue as it could slip whilst driving, especially if it is removable as you say. Something like that would not pass a RWC, let-alone be "ADR" compliant instead of the standard trim on the momo wheel.

Is the cover over the whole wheel (sorry, it's hard for me to see cause I'm using an old laptop) or just the centre cap?

[pr1mo]

boyd, its just the centre bit. no slipping issues involved whatsoever

cheers mike

[pr1mo]

Tony = Wrong
Dave = Wrong
Jimbo = Wrong
Boyd = Wrong


Mike = ..|..

[mrpayner]

LMAO!! I knew you were going to post in this topic again.. :lol:

AP

[Dogo]

WTF ?? ffs !

nobody likes a gloater mike.

having not heard of the law before doesnt make us wrong.
I dont think anyone actually said u were wrong, we just havnt heard of the law !!

have u actually checked with vicroads/police that a piece of cloth over metal counts as 'padded' ?? i dont see any padding !!


and its STILL F**KING UGLY. which is all that was really said in the first place.

[pr1mo]

its STILL F**KING UGLY. which is all that was really said in the first place.

it isnt coming off. not now. not ever :)

[JynX]

unless u get defected for it!

[BigBoyLemonade]

have you had that modification engineered?

[SehnKhan]

I am certain that a wheel must be padded by design, not a removable cover 'solution' , else it would defeat the purpose.

I don't doubt the law exists, but I think if youare going to make the car ADR compliant, you reallyneed to discuss it with VicRoads, and I very much doubt slotting a cover over the metal in your wheel is going to be acceptable.

Not a go at you whatsoever Mike, but I think while you have taken steps to ensure your wheel passes, it still won't be acceptable due to it being a removable cover.

[Rupewrecht]

dunno - i'll see what happens! am going to try mikes idea...but better looking :P

[pr1mo]

hehe i have some speare leather still if u want some!

[Rupewrecht]

in black? if so yeah that would be good!

[pr1mo]

yep i have black. i thinknk it may even be in my boot. ill sus it out for u

cheers mike

[Rupewrecht]

cheers!

[Rupewrecht]

Mike = WRONG!! :P:P:P:P:P:P: ..|..

there is NO ADR that states you must have a padded steering wheel centre. As i'm in the process of engineering my car i asked the engineer about it.

his answer: thats bull****!

so there mike :P

the only condition is that your replacement steering wheel hub must be collapsible.

[Dogo]

my turn :

MIKE = WRONG :P :P :P ..|..


hehe

that felt better

[JynX]

i want some of this action

MIKE = WRONG

[KittyKatSmack]

ok, I didn't really understand this thread when I started reading it, so I have now read it forwards and backwards a few times....

let me get this straight.....

Squishy thought that having a metal centre on the momo would get him defected so he covered it up with a piece of leather...

now while I may agree it is not aesthetically pleasing, however it is his car to do with as he pleases....

at the same time, Squishy... you may have been trying to help out fellow Astina owners and trying to help them avoid defects, but maybe your methods of pointing this out were a bit er... direct?

and now, it turns out that one lot say that the cover is required and another lot say it isn't required, and this is only for Mexico aka Victoria.

Can someone find the actual law on the Vicroads/ADR website and post it once and for all to settle it?

At least then it will be a matter of choice and not a debate over requirement.

Cheers everyone

^..^

[Rupewrecht]

there is no ADR that covers this in victoria!

[BigBoyLemonade]

MIKE = ALWAYS WRONG

:P :lol:

[mrpayner]

Awww... don't be too harsh on Squishy [where did that name come from again??!?!], he was only following the advice from someone who "thought" that this was an issue.. Admittedly, not sure if you did this mike, I would have followed up and enquired with the people who look after the ADR's and found out, and got in writting, the section of the ADR that specifically says whatever the rule is..

AP

[pr1mo]

he was only following the advice from someone who "thought" that this was an issue

if it aint an issue then why are the cops handing out defects for it!!!

[JynX]

There is a fine line between what is legal and what a police officer interprets to be legal.

I had the same issue with my wheels - cops said they were too big. Tyre specialist said he saw nothing wrong with them, ran them past the RTA to be double sure and they passed it with no changes.

Go figure.

[pr1mo]

exactly,

my spin on the issue is. i now know 2 people who have been dikked for it. if i ever get pulled over for driving too slow i will be prepared as i will have a cover on the exposed metal portion of my wheel. One less thing for the cops to pick **** at without loosing any comfort factor of an aftermarket steering wheel.

Vehicle modification standards for Victoria

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/vrne/vrninte.nsf/LinkView/DB1081513CC4D2E7CA256B5F007AE7F3A0E6B550C59A644420 4A171BCD2A5F8F

7. STEERING WHEELS

Replacement steering wheels must be not less than 330mm in diameter. If the original steering wheel was designed with a recessed or padded hub, the replacement wheel must be of similar design.

[BigBoyLemonade]

isnt the hub reccessed?

[mrpayner]

Well.. get on the blower then to the nice people at the offices of the ADR's and get them to send out a pretty piece of paper with there logo on it with the conditions of aftermarket steering wheels plastered on it..

That's all you need to do. If something is in writting and you have it in your car with you at the time of being pulled over just show the cops and put them in their place.

The moral of the story..
- Investigate before the modification, then if it's OK

GET IT IN FREAKEN WRITTING :!: :!: :!: :!:

AP

[Dogo]

my impression is that cops dont like being corrected. grumpy cop = bad time
although having it in writing does help.

[Rupewrecht]

err mike, the 'hub' is what the steering wheel bolts to. it is NOT the centre of the steering wheel!

and exactly what adam said - get it in writing :)

[SehnKhan]

Contact the DOTARS (Department of Transport and Regional Services) and speak to them about this issue. If there is an ADR that specifies that the wheel itself must have a padded centre then they will be able to help.

They will be able to send something to you in writing (the ADR extract for that particular item) and carry it in your glovebox.

As Jynx said, there's a fine line to go off, and it all comes down to interpretation. Unless you carry something to actually prove your arguement, you will receive these defects and be required to provide sufficient information to clear them. Police are human too and they cannot know everything. It would be nice for them to check first before defecting something like the wheel, but sadly it would take literally months for police to be trained on _every_ defectable item for motor vehicles.

So let's move on shall we . . . if Mike's comfortable with the cover on his wheel then leave it be. If you find however that you don't need a cover, then get the info and enjoy your aftermarketness without gloating about who's right or wrong.

[pr1mo]

well said :)