do all turbo cars have reach and height adjustable steering columns

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do all turbo cars have reach and height adjustable steering columns

Post by jasongtr »

as i have only ever had NAs (import and Uks) i have only seen height adjustable ones, but this rev2 turbo i breaking has a reach adjuster on it, is it rare or do they all have that, i assume it will fit into a car that doesnt have it as im thinking of putting it in my V6
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Re: do all turbo cars have reach and height adjustable steering columns

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All have height but only the GT (or it could have been an option I guess) has reach.

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Mine's a GTS and it only has height adjust.
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cool well ill def be having that for the V6 then
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Pretty sure it's a revision thing. Rev 1 and 2 have height and reach adjustment, rev 3 onwards only have height. Not sure if this applies to UK cars though, might just be JDM.
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poss a jdm thing then as my rev1 didnt have it and that was a uk car
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I think mine has reach too (JDM GTS - Rev 2) so you could be right Patrick (although I can't remember as I never drive mine....)
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Re: do all turbo cars have reach and height adjustable steering columns

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My rev1 UK NA only had the `tilt` for the angle of the wheel, and my rev1 Turbo (GT spec) has the `tilt` and `telescopic` steering column. Dunno if it was standard on the GT probably was.
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Re: do all turbo cars have reach and height adjustable steering columns

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My rev1 na has both
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Both my turbos have both :) they are rev1 and 2
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Re: do all turbo cars have reach and height adjustable steering columns

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My rev2 GTS had height and reach. My rev3 GTS has height only.
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Re: do all turbo cars have reach and height adjustable steering columns

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Rogue is right, just a rev1/2 thing. Rev3+ drivers have extendable arms as standard instead.
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Re: do all turbo cars have reach and height adjustable steering columns

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coo, well hopefully its just off with one and on with the other - but i doubt it will be that easy
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Re: do all turbo cars have reach and height adjustable steering columns

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My rev 3 GT turbo only has height also.
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Post by planted1 »

Remember if swapping from a non reach adjustable to a reach adjustable
column, you will also need the indicator storks wiring loom as its about
6 inches longer than the non reach unit.
This is to compensate for the extended reach of the column

4 bolts and one nut and bolt(on the spline)
hold the entire column on,very easy to replace,bout 30 mins .

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Re: do all turbo cars have reach and height adjustable steering columns

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cool ill whip it off and stick it in the boot of the v6 - you never know that car might even get back on the road some day
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Re: do all turbo cars have reach and height adjustable steering columns

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rev 3 uk had both, rev 2 tubby only has height, also, tubby doesn't have a dimmer for the clocks :thumleft:
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Re: do all turbo cars have reach and height adjustable steering columns

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my rev2 glimited import has both. but both our uk rev1 and rev2 cars only have height.
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Re: do all turbo cars have reach and height adjustable steering columns

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I've only ever seen it on early imports.
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Re: do all turbo cars have reach and height adjustable steering columns

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rev2 turbo - both reach and height here.
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