Changing steering wheel

[forestacademy]

You could just paint the bits and peices

[Big Panda]

Originally Posted by tempestas

Hi fellow smart user!

I am wondering , how and if , you can change the steeringwheel too a nice aftermarket version ..


best regards ..

Originally Posted by tempestas

none ? thought you guys would know this ;D

Where'd you go? What happened to you?

I'm with "Duckhunter"....I like MY airbag too, especially in a car of this size.

[ElementalDragon]

Suze: well.... it's not the WHEEL that collapses..... it's the steering column. basically the entire steering wheel, and everything attached to it kinda falls back into the dashboard a bit.

[tempestas]

thx for all the answers .. I would love the sportier version of the smart steering wheel.. I got the poor boring version.. forestacademy , love your steeringwheel!

Anyone have a clue if I could get a cheap or used steering wheel like forestacademy ?
We don't have alot of smart 451 here in sweden ;D

[sato7]

Tempestas, Forest just painted the plastic bits on his "boring" one. the only options for steering wheels that will fit are either a "Pure" wheel that is actually larger in diameter than the four spoked one or a Brabus that basically is a meatier "thicker wrap" one. either way its just a variance on stock. Now if you go with paint... only your imagination is your limit.

[forestacademy]

Just a note, It was not my car in that picture

See Painting interior pieces... Must Read!!! for info and pitfalls of doing this modification.

[fpage77]

But how do you change the steering wheel fluid and does Amsoil make any and does smart refuse to tell you how to do it by withholding service manual.

[Bum-bling-B]

Originally Posted by forestacademy

You could just paint the bits and peices

Hey! I've seen that steering wheel and interior before!

tempestas - That's my interior that forest used as an example. Do you have a picture of your wheel to give us an idea of what you have? Is it a Pure 2 spoke type of wheel?

[fpage77]

Originally Posted by Bum-bling-B

Hey! I've seen that steering wheel and interior before!

tempestas - That's my interior that forest used as an example. Do you have a picture of your wheel to give us an idea of what you have? Is it a Pure 2 spoke type of wheel?

You should copyright your interior or trademark it or something so no one else can use it.

[Bum-bling-B]

Originally Posted by fpage77

You should copyright your interior or trademark it or something so no one else can use it.

haha. Happy to share though a few people felt it was a little too much when I originally accented the wheel. Now it seems to be the norm.