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Slysilvia
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Post #1 post 17th May 2012 - 09:27 PM
So last night i got pulled over in my import. The officer was quiet good, I was pretty straight forward about my car what i new since purchasing it last week. The reason I've made this topic is to find out what aftermarket steering wheels are actually legal as the ones I've been looking at aren't and the current one in my car isn't.

Now my steering wheel is no smaller than 350mm, the horn works but the problem was there wasn't cushioning around the center piece of the horn, so therefore thats a defect. Example: If you crash cause injury.

So what are some legal aftermarket steering wheels, if any? Or would be trying to hunt down an R32 original wheel be the best option?

PS; No i didn't receive any defect infringement notice, if you're a honest and straight forward to Police there's a chance they'll let you off and alter the change needed like i need to.



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Post #2

I had one of the cheap SAAS wheels from Autobarn installed with the steel centre and was told it was illegal. At the time I had the allen key in the car so I took it off and showed the officer the little ADR 10 Approved sticker that was on the back of it from the manufacturer and was let off. It also came with a slip of paper showing the results of the testing procedures showing it was approved but I didn't have that on hand.

J-train
Post #3

I had a MOMO wheel with the flat part at the bottom due to having long legs in my old 32. It also had the ADR sticker on the back which was visible without taking the wheel off. I was in the same situation but pointed the sticker out to the officer and they said it was fine.

Slysilvia
Post #4

Well I have a MOMO aswell, Can't seem to find a sticker on the back although its dark I'll have a look in the morning. So if it has the ARD10 sticker on it, it should be fine? I read through the whole PDF file on Modifying your steering wheel and couldn't find anything about it saying there had to be a soft cushioning centre piece around the horn.

Do you think some high density foam from Clark Rubber would do it with some double sided tape?

TTS
Post #5

If you send an email to the Australian manufacturer/distributor, they might find the certificate showing it has passed the ADR testing. Handy to keep especially if you have other forms such as engineers certificates.

TwinCam16
Post #6

QUOTE (J-train @ May 18 2012, 06:00 PM) *
I had a MOMO wheel with the flat part at the bottom due to having long legs in my old 32. It also had the ADR sticker on the back which was visible without taking the wheel off. I was in the same situation but pointed the sticker out to the officer and they said it was fine.


ADR sticker or not.

If it's less than 350mm from any point to the opposite side, it's not legal.

Riverside
Post #7

Those wheels without padded centre with ADR sticker are only approved for fitment to vehicles manufactured prior to 1973 (IIRC). Meaning that sticker means nothing if you have a vehicle built after that.

Slysilvia
Post #8

What confuses me is that the PDF file on After market steering wheels it actually has and shows the ADR approved one i quote

QUOTE
Queensland Transport will accept products with the following brand names:
Momo, Australi, ET, SAAS, Autotechnica, Formuling and OBA.


And then it says in bold below

QUOTE
The minimum diameter of any replacement steering wheel must not be less than 350
mm. The replacement wheel must be designed in a similar manner to the original (e.g.
padded centre hub and dished spokes) and the diameter must be no more than 26 mm
smaller than the original steering wheel.


So they have ADR approved wheels but all the wheels that are approved don't have a padded center, so is this legislation on aftermarket wheels completely mis-written or am i missing something?

TTS
Post #9

It says designed in a similar manner (e.g. padded centre). Now surely for example a standard S13 steering wheel isn't classed as having a padded centre.

Slysilvia
Post #10

Okay i see, Well the standard S13 wheel is similar to the R32 gts wheel. So how is a member of the Police department going to know the difference between the standard one and the aftermarket one like being similar? The lovely officer i had pull me over the other night insisted that " If the aftermarket steering wheel doesn't have a padded center it was defect-able " There should just be ADR approved ones and it shouldn't have to worry about a padded center if it complies and fits QLD regulations.

d3vic3
Post #11

Basically no aftermarket steering wheel is legal. thats when u get right down to the technical stuff.

but a fully padded one will pass with 99.9% of police. and thats all that matters.
Slysilvia
Post #12

QUOTE (d3vic3 @ May 19 2012, 03:35 PM) *
Basically no aftermarket steering wheel is legal. thats when u get right down to the technical stuff.

but a fully padded one will pass with 99.9% of police. and thats all that matters.


Then why would they insist of having these wheels ADR approved and have them legalized in QLD makes no sense to me. You have places like Autobarn, Supercheap all sell ADR approved steering wheels yet they're still illegal on the road....

d3vic3
Post #13

for the record. just because a steering wheel is ADR approved does not mean it is not detectable. Even if it has padding.

i have posted all this before in another thread.

cant find it......
d3vic3
Post #14

They can sell all this stuff under the pretense you will use it for the track.

d3vic3
Post #15

Compliance to the ADR standard and local laws are separate.

d3vic3
Post #16

Sorry for multiple posts.......


The only thing i have not investigated with this is the ability to get the steering wheel mod plated.
im not sure if this overrides the requirement to adhere to manufactures specifications.

Slysilvia
Post #17

I wonder if you got some high density foam or something and maybe some double sided tape and put it around the center would that make any difference haha.

demonica
Post #18

Basically if the car originally came with an airbagged steering wheel then it is illegal to fit one without an airbag. However I've had 2 vs commos pass their roadworthies with sports steering wheels due to the fact the airbag was an optional extra in that model.

Riverside
Post #19

QUOTE (demonica @ May 19 2012, 11:14 PM) *
Basically if the car originally came with an airbagged steering wheel then it is illegal to fit one without an airbag. However I've had 2 vs commos pass their roadworthies with sports steering wheels due to the fact the airbag was an optional extra in that model.


Airbag steering wheels are an entirely different discussion. You're missing the point.

TwinCam16
Post #20

QUOTE (d3vic3 @ May 19 2012, 03:42 PM) *
Sorry for multiple posts.......


The only thing i have not investigated with this is the ability to get the steering wheel mod plated.
im not sure if this overrides the requirement to adhere to manufactures specifications.


No.

There is no mod plate code for a steering wheel.

The rules state the specs that you need to meet. That's all there is too it.

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