whats up with them steering wheels

[DecoyOctopus]

ive noticed that those nardi steering wheels have become really popular. but why? theyre so ugly i know theyre expensive italian crap or whtever but it dont look right in a integra or a 240.

1) its huge like a semi truck steering wheel
2) its wooden....it dont match shit else in the car.
3) it has chrome spokes...again it dont match shit else in the car
4) it looks like it was made for older classic cars

so wtf?

[The BUCKY]

nardi makes alot more that wood. and theya re really nice to drive with

[ATL_EG]

because its wood grain, chrome and expensive it's perceived to be "ballin"
















no lie if i had the $$$ id rockone

[9ussy]

they are! really nice to drive with!! looks good too.. different people have different taste..

[DecoyOctopus]

it looks so goofy. im not doubting their quality or anything but i just dont think they mix well with modern cars. and i dont understand how much nicer it would drive i guess it would make it easier to turn if you dont have power steering but otheriwse it porbably makes it too easy and too cumbersome to turn.

[Shibby]

they're comfortable and sturdy.

[Sport1.3]

i agree, they are ugly on anything older than a 70's car

[Ran]

it looks so goofy. im not doubting their quality or anything but i just dont think they mix well with modern cars. and i dont understand how much nicer it would drive i guess it would make it easier to turn if you dont have power steering but otheriwse it porbably makes it too easy and too cumbersome to turn.

I feel you on this one. I'll take a good MOMO or Sparco anyday.

[alpine_aw11]

I feel you on this one. I'll take a good MOMO or Sparco anyday.

I was thinking about getting a Sparco, but now it's down to one of these.

[DC2NR]

Eh ... Everyone has their own taste. I mean I hate the taste of fish .. but not everyone does.

[Deke]

i agree, they are ugly on anything older than a 70's car

My thoughts exactly. Wood has no place on any car interior newer than 1980 (Jeep Grand Wagoneers excluded).

[DecoyOctopus]

My thoughts exactly. Wood has no place on any car interior newer than 1980 (Jeep Grand Wagoneers excluded).

i disagree...wood looks nice when it matches other trim parts of the car. i just dont like how large and thin those nardi wheels are, it dont match simply because large thin steering wheels without airbags and thin chrome spokes dont look like they belong on a modern car. if you look at older cars from the 80z and back all their steering wheels were large thin and they looked like they belonged in their time period.

[wantboost]

i have one lol, it is so out of place with my sparco bucket but i like it better than the 19yo one that it came with . didn't pay much for it so......


what do you drive?

[EJ25RUN]

Nardi makes quality stuff that is why.

As a Miata owner, you should now that Mazda went to Nardi in 1999 for a streering wheel and shift knob to put in the 10th Anniversary Model.

[VooDooXII]

You're referring to this one, right?



I agree with you there...they don't seem to fit on modern cars. Only thing I can give an answer for is the large radius, which makes for easier leverage.

[DecoyOctopus]

Nardi makes quality stuff that is why.

As a Miata owner, you should now that Mazda went to Nardi in 1999 for a streering wheel and shift knob to put in the 10th Anniversary Model.

yea i have them but its no different than the steering wheel in the protoge and even a few miatas had the exact same looking steering wheel only without the nardi torino badging. now i diddnt say they were of poor quality or anything i just think they large wooden ones look ugly in moderin cars. my steering wheel looks like it belongs in my car. its the same color and texture and everything as the rest of the car.

[DecoyOctopus]

heres an example...im not sure what sort of car it is (i think lexus im guessing by the gauges) in but its obvious its a modern car.

pictured there its out of place
http://www.charlescharlescharles.com...ior/nardi1.jpg

pictured here in a older european car it seems at home
http://www.triumphspitfire.com/image...TillinoInt.jpg

[DecoyOctopus]

what do you drive?

03 miata, i have a nardi wheel but its pretty discrete. it dont stand out. this isnt my car but its exactly how the interior looks.


http://www.autobytel.com/images/carP..._interior1.jpg

[Mr. Clean]

i love my nardi... i've been through 3... first 2 were 350mm which were indeed like semi-truck wheels, now i have a 330mm and it is amazing. i like the big wheel too, though. it made it very easy to drive and still was 230498234x lighter than a factory wheel. im not too big on the wood grain and it only works in certain cars... mine is one that it would not, so i went with the leather black face. i've had a polished face that was really nice too.

/random rant, i'm bored and felt like contributing and posting a pic haha

[VooDooXII]

With the black leather and finish, it works a lot better in that car.

[southside]

I was thinking about getting a Sparco, but now it's down to one of these.

You better pray you dont park in the sun.And the woodgrain if it wasnt so big I'd get one.But I like 280mm steering wheels

[Stormhammer]

they're nice, but wood =/= inside a honda

[cactusEG]

You're referring to this one, right?



I agree with you there...they don't seem to fit on modern cars. Only thing I can give an answer for is the large radius, which makes for easier leverage.

Always thought they were ugly. Unless there luxury cars cars, with wood grain trim in the interior...

[VooDooXII]

Nah...I couldn't even put one on a new Jaguar.

[industrial_1]

Doesn't Nardi OEM for a lot of makes?

This one isn't too bad.


I kind of agree about the wood but then again i kind of don't. Depends on the car.

[VooDooXII]

Okay, I think it's just the metal and wood that looks out of place

[DecoyOctopus]

yea man its the wood and chrome. that one looks straight still kinda big tho or maybe its just an illusion cuz its thin.