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im sure its the other way around i.e. early model doesnt have the plastic which goes out to the spokes & the later model plastic follows the 3 spokes

unless my 89 gtr & my aust delivered 91 gtr both had late model wheels as both had the plastic backing around the boss which didnt go out to the spokes...can anyone confirm?

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  • 9 months later...

this is mine on a early model car, although the wheel was bought 2nd hand of ebay, it does have plastic spoke at the back, not sure if that qualifies for an early or late model but i do have hicas light coming on after 10mins or so

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ok, this is another pic i found thats different in few respects to the one i posted above, there are more screws around the centre hole and the slots are positioned at 11 and 5 whereas the above one is positioned 12 and 6, no plastic spokes either

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alright, can confirm with 99% accuracy that all wheels with slots at 12 and 6 with plastic spokes are latter models and all early model wheels with 11 and 5 are without plastic spokes, so far, i have found latter model wheels listed on cars dated 1992 november

thats means my early model car has an latter model steering wheel installed, hence the hicas light, swap anyone?? :P

Edited by BWRGTR

My 1989 was the opposite (black covered spokes on the rear), unless the wheel I got with it was its second. In any case, it has the plastic covered boss wheel now which is mint, it's lighter anyway.

  • 7 months later...

Just about to do this.

Have a late 92 GTR.

Issue I think I have is that I have BOSS kit for an aftermarket steering wheel.

I haven't taken it off yet but

Question: Will it still have one of these or will I need to buy one ? and if so which one as there is 2 different types :(

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Steering wheel looks like this one below (late or early model ?)

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and I have a Hicas lock bar fitted (light comes on frequently) so I will disconnect the small plug - yeah ?

Still a bit concerned that once I take off the boss I'll be missing this :(

The white plastic hicas clock spring thingy

Richard,

This is the steering wheel position sensor, you don't need or want to remove this. You posted a picture further up in this thread of a steering wheel, and a steering wheel colum. (white gauge cluster in the background) Is this your car??

If so, all you need to do is remove the horn button from the steering wheel, connect the plug (which is for the horn), ensure front wheels are straight, and put steering wheel on straight. Apply washer, tighten up nut which holds steering in place. Apply horn, done. I recommend applying a little grease or CRC/WD-40 to the tapered part of the steering wheel to aid in getting the steering wheel off a bit easier in future.

Is there any reason why you think that the steering wheel will not go straight on?? It looks like it will to me if the pics above are of your car.

Hi Scott- no thats not my GTR.

That's some earlier in the thread but was used to illustrait for my questions.

Mine actually has a BOSS kit on it.

I'll try get some pics this weekend after i remove the aftermarket steering wheel.

I figure the person who put the BOSS kit on removed the Hicas clock spring (in white in the pics).

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Maybe he didn't. Wont know till I pull it apart to check.

Was being lazy. I didn't want to undo the 15 or so allen key bolts to find out I need the thing above in the pic.

Cheers

R

My bad, the pics posted above of the steering wheel and colum were from BWRGTR.

When you pull off your steering wheel boss, the steering wheel sensor should still be in place, mine was. The reason a HICAS boss is used, is so that the steering wheel sensor still works with an aftermarket steering wheel.

Good luck

Edited by Waxhead

for those keen on thier R32 GTR. Up for sale for the next hour is this. On Import Monster.

Looks to be $300 or less deliverd to your door.

Steering Wheel

Damn it, if I didn't have a full credit card I need to pay off and rego on the 32 due I would so buy this

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