One thing that I dislike most in modern cars is that, thanks to the airbag, tons of steering wheel buttons, you can't replace the steering wheel.  That's one thing I wish we could go back on doing it, but the after market is still playing catch up with modern technology (head unit replacement - even Alpine has trouble with some cars), etc.

One steering wheel that I love to watch, and I'd love to fit into my cars: the Enzo's. This one would look great on my FX (just replace those functions with vol up down, etc, LOL )



Since I love buttons, the 08 Ferrari F1 has plenty, it would work great if I had an Atom to play with...too bad that at 50K it would cost more than the car itself though:




They're trying to sell this for my FX??  Where's the air bag?  If it's not for a track day car only (but then why not the airbag?), it would fit perfectly with any 70's Nissan and that's it.  Is this the best after market option there is?  Poor.



I like the FX steering wheel though, but the Sequoia's too big.  Can't find any decent replacement yet, maybe I can fit a Lexus?

I feel sorry for the Corvette owners.  Their steering wheel suck, there's not even an indentation for the thumb, as most sport cars do.  And the build quality is serioulsly lacking.  This is the 100K 2009 ZR1...can you believe it?



Compare this to the 07 FX: which one looks better?

The wheel was nice and I liked the flat bottom but the buttons weren't much use for doing things. I liked the buttons on my old M45 the best thus far.  I actually used them and they worked quite well. I also think the "wild card" button on my M6 is great because you can program it to do a number of things. Bad news is, none of them are that great.  Idea is good though. Also, the R8 interior was almost too minimal to me. I recall the delivery day and i got in and was thinking, hmmmm this isn't as nice as the A8. It just feels like there isn't a whole lot of substance going on there. Still, anything lacking an "I Drive" deserves a couple of pats on the back.

So if it's a sport/gt you're for removing otherwise useful buttons like voice command and volume/track buttons (I know you don't like cruise control, so I won't even mention that nuisance)? 

May I ask you if you remove the stereo in you cars to save weight?  You could save 20Lb of amps, headunits and speakers, or more.  If so, then I agree, you don't need those fancy buttons.  That's a performance upgrade alright, but...


What I would like to have, just for the fun factor, was a neutral button on the steering wheel, so that you could play with the gas pedal without the brake light dance at a stop.  The custom button idea is great.

Some brands to have the luxury of aftermarket steering wheels, like the BMW.  You can find one from Hartge:



And Momo (both with airbags, the Hartge, with stereo controls too)




Much better than the Nismo offering.

I don't know why is it so difficult.  The airbag is just a bag with a canister of CO2 right?  The electronics are not on the steering wheel itself, you just need a wire to connect that.  The stereo controls are pretty simple, you just need a service manual to understand what you need.  A custom made one for the Japanese makers is lacking, finished in suede, with programmable buttons and what not would be great!

Okay then.  


Couldn't agree more, on both points!

Not ergonomic, so no.   I like minimalist, not ridiculist, lol.

This works, the Gembella wheel for the Porsche 911 w/ PDK