Thnx. No need to justify or defend.
Price sounds fine. 
Scott
www.turbovans.com 
and appreciate the details about driver height and instrument visibility.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
John Bange
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 9:12 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: FS: leather wrapped steering wheel for vanagon

> hi..im asking $100 for the leather wrapped steering wheel because i spend
> my
> time modifying the steering wheel itself to fit the vanagon and provide
> you
> with mounting hardware...since the steering wheels are from
> mk1/mk2 golfs or jettas, the OD is slightly smaller.  not much,  maybe an
> inch
> at the most.   this does not pose a problem with handling or steering, but
> if
> you are extremely tall, it may obscure the tops of the gauges depending on
> where your seat is positioned.   i am 6ft tall, and with the golf/jetta
> steering
> wheel installed in my van, it doesnt bother me, but everyone is different.
>
>
I had a steering wheel such as this, and it was NICE. I am, unfortunately,
6'2" and it eclipsed the tops of the tach and speedo, so I had to go with
the $$$ VWSA wheel. The modification on these is a bit tricky. $100 is well
worth it.

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John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"