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NA8 Momo Steering Wheel

Postby travis » Thu Dec 12, 2013 11:51 pm

I am considering changing the OEM steering wheel on my NA8. It is the same steering wheel pictured in the link below.

http://i5.minus.com/ib11rZnXr.jpg

However, upon inspection with a tape measure, it appears the stud pattern of this steering wheel is approx 6x55mm, instead of the standard 6x70mm for Momo, Sparco, etc. I know this particular steering wheel is also OEM for some FD RX7's. Is this a one-off product from Momo? I guess I will still need to buy a boss kit?

My brother's NA6 also has the OEM Momo wheel, but with the normal 6x70 stud pattern....

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Re: NA8 Momo Steering Wheel

Postby PaulF » Fri Dec 13, 2013 1:23 am

Why don't you just remove your steering wheel and see if the standard boss has a bolt pattern to suit your brother's Momo? The NA6 Momo definitely has the standard Momo bolt pattern, so if that fits than any off-the-shelf Momo will fit.

When I removed my steering wheel I found that a previous owner had already fitted an aftermarket boss kit that has both Momo and Nardi patterns, so you never know what you might find!

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Re: NA8 Momo Steering Wheel

Postby Steampunk » Fri Dec 13, 2013 6:52 pm

are you measuring the faux hexes surrounding the horn button?
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Re: NA8 Momo Steering Wheel

Postby emily_mx5 » Fri Dec 13, 2013 7:05 pm

:lol:

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Re: NA8 Momo Steering Wheel

Postby travis » Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:31 pm

Yep, which is exactly why I'm posting here.

I'm was guessing there still is a normal momo boss underneath and that those bolts are simply for the horn surrounds/front cover. From yours and Emily's responses, it looks like I may be correct.

Anyway, I'll probably open it up tmrw and confirm everything. Just thought I'd post here to get a straight answer.

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Re: NA8 Momo Steering Wheel

Postby travis » Sat Dec 14, 2013 4:34 pm

Well, after removing the wheel today, my suspicions are correct. This does NOT use a momo boss, in fact, no boss at all just like any typical OEM steering wheel. Which means that this is a one-off special from Momo for the NA8 and RX7.

Yep, the stud pattern I measured was for the horn surround, nothing to do with the mounting of the steering wheel.


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