What were these steering wheels from.....was it the RS16i????

If so, why were some 3 spoke and some 4 spoke??

 

Think the four spokes were standard in the RS16's, the three's a optional extra


























probably wrong though

 

the 4 spokes were an rs option available off the shelf from proper main dealers ... at least thats where the one I have came from. (1990)

 

see wrong again

 

 

There are also different diameters of wheel.

I bought one without seeing it and it was the thinner one

 

any pics of these?
I got a leather 3 spoke wheel next to me now.

 

The thinner diameter one that i have.




The thicker one.

 

How much is a 4 spoke effort ??

 

Get Doo to post up his pictures of them. He has about a million of them

 

Dan I have one available!!!! Tony has it on his car ATM...

 

I know Damo, I saw it and thought it looked really nice. Rabies had one on his dashboard at Central Day for 200 sheets, is that about right for this wheel ? I'm guessing you can' get them new ??

 

Well when Tonys car comes back you can try it out see what you think of it

 

the 4 spoke came on rs16i's as std, there are also other types of 4 spoke rs wheels which were fitted to mk1 & mk2 escorts these have slightly different dish of the spokes and the wheel rim is a bit thinner and obviously different bosses, the 3 spoke ones were an optional extra for the s1's and s2's according to my 80's ford optional extras catalouge

brand new rs16i ones can be found and usually go for around Ł150-Ł200 in the box

quickie on here and the rsoc bb used to be able to get them for this price from germany if my memory serves me correct

 

sorry but that cant be correct, my RS1600i had a 3 spoke item as shown (rs centre cap but no horn push)



And as I said the 4 spoke item (with horn push) came from a main dealer off the shelf in the early 90's (RS Option)



Horn push centres would only be on MK4 models and non horn push would be on MK3 models for obvious reasons

 

sorry to say that RS 16OOi came standerd with these 4 spoke steering without the horn push

 

so what we are saying is, ford made a 3 and 4 spoke RS steering wheel, both were availabe for the mk3 (without horn) then they continued to be available when the mk 4 was released (with horn push)..

 

thats about right mate

 

Sounds about right Damo..............we got there in the end

 

Damo,

I think it looks the nut's m8

 

the 4 spoke came as standard on the english rs16i and the 3 spoke came standard on the german rs16i, then you could buy either from ford
Bryan

 

Damo,

Spoke to the guy that i bought the wheel off of and it came off an RS 1600i

What he cant tell me is if it was original or if an earlier owner had changed it out

 

you could all so get a wooden RS 4 spoke steering wheels and gearnob.

 

well if youve got a spare 250 quid their is a brand new one on ebay!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

on that note i actually want one, 4 spoke with horn button so if anyone has one for a reasonable price please pm me!

 

i have one on my car and think they are the best wheels out there.

 

The wheels themselves (both three and four spoke) are universal items - only the bosses are different. They have the same 8 hole bolt on boss style that you see on Momo wheels etc...

From what I remember, 4 spoke wheels were standard on RS1600i's and came with a non horn push boss. They also had "nobbles" on the back of the wheel at 3 and 9 o'clock (for grip)

The three spoke rims DID come in two different thcknesses, and were options from the Ford RS Options catalogue. These were availabel for the S1 and the 3dr Sierra (bosses), and later when the Saff Cos came along and the S2, Ford carried on the wheels and updated the bosses accordingly (for hornpush bosses)

Bosses were also available for mk3 Fiesta's swell - other marques aswell possibly, but I only know of the mk3+4 Escort, mk1+2 Sierra and Mk3 Fiesta for 100% definite (I have had a boss for a Mk3 Escort (4spoke wheel), bought a 3spoke that came fitted with a boss for a mk3 Fiesta, and my mate had a 4spoke on a S2 with hornpush boss, and have seen pics of both Mk1 and Mk2 Sierra's wearing them with Ford bosses)

 

4 spoke is standard on an English 16i

If you look tho the wheel and the boss have separate part numbers

 

I have a 3 spoke thinner one in mine, it has horn push

if that helps in anyway

 

The 6 bolt fixing has a different PCD to the momo etc steering wheels.

There was also an earlier version of the wheels that fixed to the boss via 6 countersunk M5 bolts, as opposed to the usual M6 - a friend of mine had one on his Mk1 Escort (genuine wheel and boss). Bosses were also available for Mk2 Escorts, Capris (same spline as the Mk1 Escort, but longer shroud), earlier Fiestas - probably also Cortinas and Granadas, but I've never seen one.

 

Jon - both my three spoke and 4 spoke, and my pals 4spoke all had 8-bolt fixings, not 6

And I did say the same 8-bolt STYLE, as I wouldn't know if they were the same PCD as I nevr tried it with a Momo boss

 

Brand new 4 spoke if you've got a spare 300 notes.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ESCORT-COSWORT...QQcmdZViewItem


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