New steering wheel

[Tim-s]

So the postman delivered this today. 
I think it looks a great steering wheel. 
just couldn’t get along with the OMP Double D that was in there. 
So it will be up for soon. 
 

[Carl Warren]

What size did you go for Tim ? 

Im trying to choose a wheel atm, finding it hard. Running an aim dash with buttons on the wheel, make the visibility poor with smaller steering wheels. 

[Tim-s]

39 minutes ago, Carl Warren said:

What size did you go for Tim ? 

Im trying to choose a wheel atm, finding it hard. Running an aim dash with buttons on the wheel, make the visibility poor with smaller steering wheels. 

Hi Carl 

I went for the 300mm in the end. 
more to do with seeing the guages in the dash and for a slight ease on turning  

 

[Naranja_Al]

I run a Dash2Pro and my steering wheel is a 280mm Momo with 4 FREEWheel buttons, I also use a 40mm spacer on my Go-Race quick release column. The key for me was getting the correct FREEWheel button template.

 

My car has a standard floor with Tillet B6 seats mounted on runners & I can see all of my dash and warning lights.

 

 

 

[Tim-s]

Looks great @Naranja_Al

I have a 40mm B&G spacer. 
Got the Turbo seats with lowered floors. 

[SteveB21]

Hi @Naranja_Al - I'm planning on adding 4 FREEWheel buttons with a 280mm wheel like yours - do you find the clearance between the inside of the wheel and the button plate is OK?  

[Naranja_Al]

1 hour ago, SteveB21 said:

clearance between the inside of the wheel and the button plate is OK?

It is a fantastic, I fitted an 8-way system but I currently only use 5 of the ways. My 5th is a centre press horn.

 

Clearance is fine. The only time I really notice the plate behind is when am manoeuvring and I occasionally catch the battery pack area behind the middle spoke.

 

 

[Andrzej]

How works this BT transsmision (if I understant correctly how buttons connects with central unit under dash) - does it 100% times (every time with no one exeption) pair correctly ? my experience with std everyday BT units (phone, speaker etc) is that not many, but sometimes connection is lost, or took long time etc. 

 

Also is the reaction so immediate as "by wire" ? 
 

Central horn is what I really miss in my road Westfield, in emergency situations my hand automaticly goes in the centre of wheel and there is ....silence ...no button (I havbe mounted horn on dash to have quick release steering wheel) . There are solutions with spiral shape wire but his ia additional connection to disconnect and plug every time wheel is off..

 

So this solution is tempting ! , just on the side of expensive upgrades , esp adding taxes/duties to EU... 😕 

 

But for horn, indicators and possible indicator turn-off ( cant use to remember to turn of mine ...) seems lika a great solution. 

 

Or and as in Your @Naranja_Al example - start button on wheel! wow like in Ferrari and Alfa   .  But seriously seems also security option - take steering wheel with me and thief have some troubles to  start engine.  Also like the simplicity of Your design - not too many butons, not many colours , just those what really needed on steering wheel. 

 

On the other hand I really like this old - school look of my dash with plenty of  gauges, buttons, switches I have currently on dash , functionaly thi s freewheel would be upgrade, but  ... fighting with this

 

 

[Kit Car Electronics and Essex AO]

1 hour ago, Andrzej said:

How works this BT transsmision (if I understant correctly how buttons connects with central unit under dash) - does it 100% times (every time with no one exeption) pair correctly ? my experience with std everyday BT units (phone, speaker etc) is that not many, but sometimes connection is lost, or took long time etc. 

 

Also is the reaction so immediate as "by wire" ? 
 

Central horn is what I really miss in my road Westfield, in emergency situations my hand automaticly goes in the centre of wheel and there is ....silence ...no button (I havbe mounted horn on dash to have quick release steering wheel) . There are solutions with spiral shape wire but his ia additional connection to disconnect and plug every time wheel is off..

 

So this solution is tempting ! , just on the side of expensive upgrades , esp adding taxes/duties to EU... 😕 

 

But for horn, indicators and possible indicator turn-off ( cant use to remember to turn of mine ...) seems lika a great solution. 

 

Or and as in Your @Naranja_Al example - start button on wheel! wow like in Ferrari and Alfa   .  But seriously seems also security option - take steering wheel with me and thief have some troubles to  start engine.  Also like the simplicity of Your design - not too many butons, not many colours , just those what really needed on steering wheel. 

 

On the other hand I really like this old - school look of my dash with plenty of  gauges, buttons, switches I have currently on dash , functionaly thi s freewheel would be upgrade, but  ... fighting with this

 

 

There's no pairing, it's a secure 2 way radio transmission, not Bluetooth which is unreliable as you say. 

Response time is around 10ms - fast enough to be useful for paddleshift and to appear immediate... We ship to Europe regularly with a zero tariff rate, so you'd buy without VAT and pay local sales tax instead. (there's a 10% WSCC discount too) 🙂 Happy to answer any questions

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

I was an early adopter of Freewheel and my transmitter is still on it's original battery (well past it's shelf expiry date) having been in use for just under 9 years and 37,000 great miles.