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    Information about WRC steering wheels?

    Hi. Do you know where can I find information about WRC cars steering wheels (recent years)? I would need to know: what original brands and models are used, diameters of the rims, detailed pictures of the button plates and even 3D models... Thank you.

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    Here is a replica of the Sparco rim Ford had in the MK7 Fiesta. http://www.thrustmaster.com/products...parco-r383-mod

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    I thought the Fiesta steering wheel is an OMP model. Here you can see the logo:

    https://i.ytimg.com/vi/L-gFkNx8FLA/maxresdefault.jpg

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    Official steering wheel, don`t know, but i dont`t think so, because both (or all of them even) manufacture similar steering wheels, that panel is added by theirselves and their official partner is Sparco.

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    A few wrc steering wheels in this - ALS = anti-lag system, road = road engine map etc

    https://youtu.be/L-gFkNx8FLA wrc steering wheels

    https://www.ompracing.com/en_gb/car-...ng-wheels.html

    https://www.sparco-official.com/en/r...cessories.html

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    Toyota has only one knob on their steering wheel, Road/Stage (probably ALS, this is what you see them reach for after Flying Finish), whereas others have 2-3, for diff settings (and lights)?

    There's a quote from Østberg in Wales 2017 "I was supposed to turn the lights off, but I turned the engine off"

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    Yesterday I got the following information from a friend in a Spanish forum (thanks Grancab):

    Modern WRC cars use carbon fiber rims (low weight, low inertia...), which are quite expensive, by the way. They are all covered in suede, for better grip.
    The preferred diameter is 32 or 33 cm (35 cm was mostly used in the past).
    Toyota and Ford have the OMP 320 Carbon S (https://www.ompracing.com/en_gb/car-...n-s-44901.html)
    Citroen uses custom steering wheels made by Reverie (https://www.reverie.ltd.uk/racing-steering-wheels.php)
    Hyundai prefers a more basic metallic rim by Sabelt.
    The different button boxes and plates can be seen in the video you posted above (which I already knew), most of them in front of the steering wheel, except for the Toyota driven by Latvala. Hyundai uses a membrane-based plate with flat buttons instead of traditional pushbuttons.

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    All Hyundai cars (WRC, R5, TCR) use steering wheel switch panels made by Czech company - Tremondi. WRC with 4 rotary knobs, R5 and TCR same panels, with two rotary knobs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elaphe View Post
    The different button boxes and plates can be seen in the video you posted above (which I already knew), most of them in front of the steering wheel, except for the Toyota driven by Latvala.
    Interesting. Latvala does not have anything on his wheel?

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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    Interesting. Latvala does not have anything on his wheel?

    I understand that the button box / plate is behind the wheel, not in front of it.

    https://motorsport.nextgen-auto.com/...ecarlo/019.jpg

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