Hi Phil,

The only VW steering wheels I have tried thus far are from mid-80's A2 (Mark
II?)  Golfs and GTI's. The splines will fit fine but they do not have the
coneshaped cavity just below the splines (don't know the technical term). As
a consequence, the steering wheel sits about 5mm-7mm above the plastic cover
of the steering column. This leaves a gap which dirt and dust can get to
unless you place some kind of cover. And in addition to that, you have to
bend the horn contacts upwards or they will not connect with the brass horn
contact ring under the steering wheel. I used this arrangement satisfactorily
until I got tired of looking at that gap.

I did not check to see if the later Golf steering wheels will fit as I did
not have one available. They may have the aforementioned "cavity" which is
supposed to sit of the shoulder of the column.

BTW, my 87 Vanagon has powersteering. I would imagine that the increased
steering effort on non-power vans (caused by a smaller steering wheel) may be
less than acceptable. Alas, I have not tried tried any aftermarket wheels
yet. However, I have always used Momo wheels and hub adapters on my other
vehicles w/o any fitment problems.

BenT
San Francisco