Geo Member 55 Member For: 17y 2m 29d Location: Melbourne Posted 01/05/08 10:52 PM Share Posted 01/05/08 10:52 PM Hi all,Thinking of buying an FPV steering wheel from ebay for my BFII XR for $500. Is this price reasonable or a ripoff? Does anyone know what they are worth to buy new from Ford, I've heard people say they are worth $900, others say $1600, WTF ? I've seen some people say they got theirs for only $250 on ebay but I cant find a new one on there for less than $500!Lastly is it even worth buying one to replace the leather wrapped XR steering wheel, how much better is the FPV one in comparison? (Only info I could find searching the forums is about them wearing quickly, something I hadnt considered as my current XR one is still mint after a year!)So what do you reckon, is this a worthwhile upgrade or a waste of money really?Appreciate any help as I need to let the guy know by the end of today, the fpv wheel I'm talking about looks like this one minus the logo on the bottom left: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 11m 3d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 01/05/08 11:09 PM Share Posted 01/05/08 11:09 PM The "sports wheel" is a great option and heaps better than the stock or Momo wheels. They are chunky with a great feel.You can get them cheaper than $500, but it was a $1100 option in the early days. I think they are now stock on the FPVs.The only difference between a FPV and a XR sports wheel is a little silver FPV badge, which I do not think comes on the newer ones anyway.As fof fitment, most dealers will do it for $50, or if you have a clue, you can do it yourself with the right Torx bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 21y 11m 17d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 01/05/08 11:55 PM Share Posted 01/05/08 11:55 PM 1)Disconnect the battery for at least 10 minutes before removing air bag module! The rest is straightforward.5 hungee is a bit dear, I thought they would have come down by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m 23d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 02/05/08 12:09 AM Share Posted 02/05/08 12:09 AM Still worth every cent though It just feels wrong getting in something with the standard skinny wheel after you've had a sports/fpv for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 7m 22d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 02/05/08 12:15 AM Share Posted 02/05/08 12:15 AM Meh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m 23d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 02/05/08 12:24 AM Share Posted 02/05/08 12:24 AM Feeling inadequate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 7m 22d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 02/05/08 12:27 AM Share Posted 02/05/08 12:27 AM Nah just, Meh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Monty Member 513 Member For: 17y 6m 25d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 02/05/08 12:31 AM Share Posted 02/05/08 12:31 AM Ive got one with the FPV badge, very chunky and feels just right in my hands, my wife loves it too. (no dirty conntotations please).I believer they are quite expensive from ford (with the FPV badge) but the sports xr wheel is essentially the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ2CME Formerly XR6NA Member 3,512 Member For: 19y 1m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 02/05/08 12:38 AM Share Posted 02/05/08 12:38 AM Still worth every cent though It just feels wrong getting in something with the standard skinny wheel after you've had a sports/fpv for a while.I upgraded to one of these wheels too. I bought mine off ebay for $500 as well. that's the cheapest I could find. Definately feels soooooo much better than the standard XR wheel.I tried to get it through ford and I believe you are right with the price now that they are around the $1600 mark. Maybe Pat could verify this for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty32 Legendary member!! Donating Members 1,739 Member For: 17y 11m 26d Gender: Male Location: Dianella, West Oz Posted 02/05/08 01:19 AM Share Posted 02/05/08 01:19 AM I bought one new from another forum member for $500. Absolutely love it and I would say that it is a worthwhile upgrade... Feel a lot nicer than the normal wheel.I suppose its an individual thing on whether they are worth the money - depends what else you can put the money towards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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