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steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 03:36
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My freinds steering wheel got defected on his kingswood ute, i am just wondering how they dertemen a wheel to be legal is it different on different vehicles they said it was a about 2 cm to small. woudl this wheel be legal on my ta22 celica. Queensland rules aswell.
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jason
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Hobart, Tas
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May 2002
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 03:42
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| ta2272 wrote on Mon, 04 October 2004 13:36 |
My freinds steering wheel got defected on his kingswood ute, i am just wondering how they dertemen a wheel to be legal is it different on different vehicles they said it was a about 2 cm to small. woudl this wheel be legal on my ta22 celica. Queensland rules aswell.
thanks
jason
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Ring the RTA up (or whatever it is you have up there) and ask them for their rules on steering wheel diameter.
Similar thing happenened to me once, an insurance company told me my aftermarket steering wheel (14" IIRC) was illegal for my car. I rang the RTA, they dug up the rulebook and told me it just had to be 12" or bigger (IIRC) for ANY car.... 
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Location:
Sydney
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May 2004
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 03:53
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I'm in nsw and my aftermaket steering wheel is on my engineers report!
(not sure how big it is tho)
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Sydney
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June 2004
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 04:06
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| Stefan wrote on Mon, 04 October 2004 13:42 |
| ta2272 wrote on Mon, 04 October 2004 13:36 |
My freinds steering wheel got defected on his kingswood ute, i am just wondering how they dertemen a wheel to be legal is it different on different vehicles they said it was a about 2 cm to small. woudl this wheel be legal on my ta22 celica. Queensland rules aswell.
thanks
jason
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Ring the RTA up (or whatever it is you have up there) and ask them for their rules on steering wheel diameter.
Similar thing happenened to me once, an insurance company told me my aftermarket steering wheel (14" IIRC) was illegal for my car. I rang the RTA, they dug up the rulebook and told me it just had to be 12" or bigger (IIRC) for ANY car....
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12"  iv been told that it is 13" and 12" is illegal, hence why you wont find any place selling 12" wheels... i used to have a 12" on my old '22 and never had an issue but now no one will come near me if i say 12"
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Location:
brisvegas
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August 2004
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 04:08
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from what i know it's less that 350mm is illegal..but where do they mesure from? inside, outside, middle??
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Sydney
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June 2004
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 04:20
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| drift86levin wrote on Mon, 04 October 2004 14:08 |
from what i know it's less that 350mm is illegal..but where do they mesure from? inside, outside, middle??
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it aint middle unless you want a 26" wheel 
its outer to outer
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Brisbane
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July 2002
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 04:21
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Qld Transport's guideline is as follows:
"The minimum diameter of any replacement steering wheel must not be less than 350mm. 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."
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Location:
Adelaide
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July 2004
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 04:40
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ive been told there are only two legal whell manufacturers here in sa, and one of them is momo.
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Location:
brisvegas
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August 2004
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2004
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 05:19
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| drift86levin wrote on Mon, 04 October 2004 15:15 |
| fade-e wrote on Mon, 04 October 2004 14:20 |
| drift86levin wrote on Mon, 04 October 2004 14:08 |
from what i know it's less that 350mm is illegal..but where do they mesure from? inside, outside, middle??
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it aint middle unless you want a 26" wheel
its outer to outer
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i wasn't talking about the middle as in the centre..the grip on the wheel..do they mesure the internal dia / external dia etc..
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i knpow i was just taking the piss out of ya... but i do believe it is outer to outer
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Sydney
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September 2004
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 05:20
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| fade-e wrote on Mon, 04 October 2004 14:06 |
never had an issue but now no one will come near me if i say 12"
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you are a BEAST mate
12"
only the real daring ladies will come near you eh? 
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Location:
brisvegas
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August 2004
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 05:36
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| thu187 wrote on Mon, 04 October 2004 15:20 |
| fade-e wrote on Mon, 04 October 2004 14:06 |
never had an issue but now no one will come near me if i say 12"
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you are a BEAST mate
12"
only the real daring ladies will come near you eh?
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noticed your in sydney..with 12"..ladies..and ahem...guys..not that there is anything wrong with that right... 
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Location:
Sydney
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September 2004
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 05:41
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lol
and where are you from? 
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brisvegas
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August 2004
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Mon, 04 October 2004 05:43
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brisvegas.. 
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I supported Toymods
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sydney.au
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 06:08
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350mm from outer edge to outer edge
all states
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Hobart, Tas
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May 2002
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 06:15
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| fade-e wrote on Mon, 04 October 2004 14:06 |
| Stefan wrote on Mon, 04 October 2004 13:42 |
| ta2272 wrote on Mon, 04 October 2004 13:36 |
My freinds steering wheel got defected on his kingswood ute, i am just wondering how they dertemen a wheel to be legal is it different on different vehicles they said it was a about 2 cm to small. woudl this wheel be legal on my ta22 celica. Queensland rules aswell.
thanks
jason
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Ring the RTA up (or whatever it is you have up there) and ask them for their rules on steering wheel diameter.
Similar thing happenened to me once, an insurance company told me my aftermarket steering wheel (14" IIRC) was illegal for my car. I rang the RTA, they dug up the rulebook and told me it just had to be 12" or bigger (IIRC) for ANY car....
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12" iv been told that it is 13" and 12" is illegal, hence why you wont find any place selling 12" wheels... i used to have a 12" on my old '22 and never had an issue but now no one will come near me if i say 12"
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I DID put in an IIRC clause... this was a few years ago. May well have been 12" or 12.5" or 13".
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Location:
qld
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May 2003
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 08:16
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yeh the wheel is 330 mm and the leagal size is 350 as being the smallest.
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Location:
Adelaide
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April 2003
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 08:22
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How about boss kits? and legalities?
Do they need to be collaspable??
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Location:
Sydney
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February 2004
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 08:29
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when i got pulled over by the cops the other day he told me he was worried about the legalities of my steering wheel. he got in and sat in the car to check it. he told me the rule had recently changed to as long as it does not block the view of the guages it is legal. but that means that if you are shorter then the cop then you may be able to see the guages but he cant. so i rang the rta and the person i spoke to said that what the cop said was correct. this is in NSW anyway.
P.S. i didnt get booked or defected just got let off with a warning.
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Location:
wollongong NSW
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August 2003
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 09:05
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| schmitt wrote on Mon, 04 October 2004 18:29 |
when i got pulled over by the cops the other day he told me he was worried about the legalities of my steering wheel. he got in and sat in the car to check it. he told me the rule had recently changed to as long as it does not block the view of the guages it is legal. but that means that if you are shorter then the cop then you may be able to see the guages but he cant. so i rang the rta and the person i spoke to said that what the cop said was correct. this is in NSW anyway.
P.S. i didnt get booked or defected just got let off with a warning.
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what about if you have adjustable sterring column eg. in my dads VY i cant see all th guages completely(can see speedo)
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Location:
Sydney
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February 2004
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Mon, 04 October 2004 12:51
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| WiLo wrote on Mon, 04 October 2004 19:05 |
| schmitt wrote on Mon, 04 October 2004 18:29 |
when i got pulled over by the cops the other day he told me he was worried about the legalities of my steering wheel. he got in and sat in the car to check it. he told me the rule had recently changed to as long as it does not block the view of the guages it is legal. but that means that if you are shorter then the cop then you may be able to see the guages but he cant. so i rang the rta and the person i spoke to said that what the cop said was correct. this is in NSW anyway.
P.S. i didnt get booked or defected just got let off with a warning.
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what about if you have adjustable sterring column eg. in my dads VY i cant see all th guages completely(can see speedo)
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the main one they were interested in was the speedo.
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Tue, 05 October 2004 06:58
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Interesting point. One that is quite a problem for me. As I've put a MOMO Corse on my TA22 with Momo Boss kit and as I'm 6'4" I can't see from 80km/h to 120km/h. Pretty shitty. If I was to sit any other way than straight up I can see a bit more but it gets un-comfortable. So I just take a guess at the rough location of the needle.
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Location:
qld
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May 2003
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Re: steering wheel legal
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Tue, 05 October 2004 07:49
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ill buy your course wheel of you then. 
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