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New round steering wheel retrofit
- Thread starter moojimmy
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I noticed the website Shop now showing Out of Stock. I wonder when they re-stock it would be the new round steering wheels.
I retrofitted the round wheel on my S when it was first offered. I greatly prefer the round steering wheel. However, unfortunately the horn button is still a button. I'm sure there is a million threads, but IMHO one of the stupidest design/ergo ideas to not use the center of the wheel. I don't use my horn often, so the button is not muscle memory like the turn indicators. I can recall (2) very close calls that were way too close, because I couldn't find the horn when I needed it.
No luck here with the new 2024 wheel. I asked since they swapped my wheel out due to weak heating.
Anyone with the wheel....does it feel "lighter" to you than the yoke? Steering resistance is quite weak on my car despite the mode I put the car in (comfort, standard, sport). It all feels the same. Techs told me that they tried another palladium with the wheel and it felt the same. But I've had a loaner S and X with Yokes, and have driven several Ys and 3s...and they all have far more resistance from steering on the sport setting than my 23 MSP does. Hell the standard settings on those cars provide more resistance than mine on sport. It's really bee frustrating.
Anyone with the wheel....does it feel "lighter" to you than the yoke? Steering resistance is quite weak on my car despite the mode I put the car in (comfort, standard, sport). It all feels the same. Techs told me that they tried another palladium with the wheel and it felt the same. But I've had a loaner S and X with Yokes, and have driven several Ys and 3s...and they all have far more resistance from steering on the sport setting than my 23 MSP does. Hell the standard settings on those cars provide more resistance than mine on sport. It's really bee frustrating.
Tc911
Member
What in the hell? lol. They can’t transfer the bag? Those part numbers are quite different than mine. The button horn is dangerous. I’ve had a few issues where I hit the airbag forgetting about the button.
Nope. The old bag doesn't have the horn symbol on it, which is a NHTSA requirement.
Tessellation
Member
Agreed - it's dangerous. I once had to use the horn while making a U-turn (with the yoke); it was a near-miss accident!
Seems Tesla has aligned with the NHTSA that drivers expect the horn to be in the center. They should go a step further and offer a free retrofit option to a wheel or yoke (at owner's preference) with the center horn.
Some of us paid $700 to go from the yoke to steering wheel, installation and new airbag included. Might have been some sales tax in there but $700 was the price in the online store.
Bruce.
PS. I got to keep the old yoke minus the airbag.
Tc911
Member
I would pay $700 without batting an eye. Over $2,200 is a non starter…
ithinkmac
Member
I have an appointment this Friday for the same turn signal issue after replacing yoke with wheel last year. Confirmed that they have wheel with horn in stock.
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