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steering wheel!

Post by MURDOCK » Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:03 pm

Bring back the old wheel or at least something similar,it just looks sooooooooo kool!!!!!!
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Re: steering wheel!

Post by Lexicon » Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:07 pm

The wheel may look cool but it's a big no-no from a safety standpoint not to mention it doesn't work well as far as being practical goes.

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Re: steering wheel!

Post by BlueChaos » Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:12 pm

Strange. Is the knight logo upside down on this one?
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Re: steering wheel!

Post by Lexicon » Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:17 pm

BlueChaos wrote:Strange. Is the knight logo upside down on this one?

It wasn't put on properly. It's about 90 degrees from where it should be oriented.

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Re: steering wheel!

Post by Diddy1_98 » Sun Jan 25, 2009 2:31 pm

The one in the pilot was close but people complained about the 'brand' name on it! That seems to be par for the new series.

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Re: steering wheel!

Post by Lost Knight » Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:05 pm

It makes no sense from a storyline standpoint. The original steering wheel was meant to resemble the cockpit of an airplane based on Wilton Knight's previous work. Charles Graiman built the Knight 3000 and had nothing to do with building aircrafts, so there'd be no reason he'd make his vehicle resemble one.
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Re: steering wheel!

Post by Sky_Blue_Civic » Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:23 pm

There is a number of reasons for this, and one of them is for safety,it's probably for ergonomic reasons as well,and also KI3T could switch drivers in case of an emergency.
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Re: steering wheel!

Post by knightprobe89 » Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:17 am

bring back the momo steering wheel from the 2hr pilot episode, that would be much better then the crappy stock steering wheel they are using, a cool steering wheel is a must!!!!!!
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Re: steering wheel!

Post by knightprobe89 » Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:21 am

Lexicon wrote:The wheel may look cool but it's a big no-no from a safety standpoint not to mention it doesn't work well as far as being practical goes.
actually that's not true, i had a knight 2000 replica with the gullwing steering wheel and i had no problems driving it. and also hasselhoff had no problems driving with it for 4 seasons in the original knight rider series, so why would there be a problem with a similar updated type of steering wheel.
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Re: steering wheel!

Post by knightroostr » Mon Jan 26, 2009 1:19 am

actually the reason that the steering wheel is such a problem is because it is illegal. it must be a complete circle to conform with the transportion saftey people. there were alot of problems with people wanting steering wheels like that shortly after the show aired and they found out that it was illegal to have it on a car because it is considered unsafe. you can only grasp it on two points at a time instead of multiple points at anytime.

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Re: steering wheel!

Post by Solid Snake » Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:14 am

Fyi, the steering wheel used in the series is not stock! It is also a Momo, just a different type.
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Re: steering wheel!

Post by BlueChaos » Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:52 am

After "Fast and Furious" airs later this year, let's see if GST will decide to update KITT for (hopefully) the second season.

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Re: steering wheel!

Post by t.b.77b » Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:03 pm

knightprobe89 wrote:
Lexicon wrote:The wheel may look cool but it's a big no-no from a safety standpoint not to mention it doesn't work well as far as being practical goes.
actually that's not true, i had a knight 2000 replica with the gullwing steering wheel and i had no problems driving it. and also hasselhoff had no problems driving with it for 4 seasons in the original knight rider series, so why would there be a problem with a similar updated type of steering wheel.
I think they mean the airbag and padding part of the safety not the drivability part of the safety.
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Re: steering wheel!

Post by lunchmeat » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:23 am

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knightprobe89 wrote:
Lexicon wrote:The wheel may look cool but it's a big no-no from a safety standpoint not to mention it doesn't work well as far as being practical goes.
actually that's not true, i had a knight 2000 replica with the gullwing steering wheel and i had no problems driving it. and also hasselhoff had no problems driving with it for 4 seasons in the original knight rider series, so why would there be a problem with a similar updated type of steering wheel.
I think they mean the airbag and padding part of the safety not the drivability part of the safety.
If you had a gullwing steering wheel like the Knight 2000, wouldn't you have to have a smaller steering ratio to match? Most cars have more than a 12:1 ratio - this means that, in most cars, you have to make 2.5 full revolutions of the steering wheel before the steering locks in one direction. So from lock to lock, you've got to turn the steering wheel quite a bit. With a conventional steering wheel, this isn't a (major) problem because you have multiple points of contact, facilitating hand-over-hand steering or any other technique that involves shuffling your hands. But with a gullwing steering wheel, quick steering changes would be more difficult. Not impossible, by any means, but definitely more difficult. (This would be why stunt KR cars were fitted with a standard wheel instead of the gullwing wheel.)

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Re: steering wheel!

Post by Knight007 » Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:11 am

:dash: It sure looks good. cant they make a change in the 2nd sesoun???? :?: :dash4:

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Post by cazman101 » Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:42 am

I don't see why they couldn't go with a funkier design for the steering wheel. It doesn't matter what shape the steering wheel is because according to the show the onboard computer will prevent the car from crashing. So the driver could be using a joystick. I would prefer a better looking dash and a funkier steering wheel.

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Re: steering wheel!

Post by Kal-el4 » Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:49 pm

here's my modded momo wheel from the 08 pilot that I made so it looked like KI2T's old steering wheel
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Re: steering wheel!

Post by bucksanass1 » Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:18 pm

I've seen your wheel and like it alot :D 8) :good: :dash:

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Re: steering wheel!

Post by Kal-el4 » Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:23 pm

bucksanass1 wrote:I've seen your wheel and like it alot :D 8) :good: :dash:
thanks, but so far, my KI2T concept is still just that; a concept

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Re: steering wheel!

Post by knightprobe89 » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:48 am

the pilot steering wheel is awesome, they should have kept using it for the series! :good: :good: :good: :good:
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Re: steering wheel!

Post by Knight007 » Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:40 am

Kal-el4 wrote:here's my modded momo wheel from the 08 pilot that I made so it looked like KI2T's old steering wheel
try to update this picture with the latest FLAG logo, the one that had been shown in the last episod of KR08. it should look good. Image :kitt:

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Re: steering wheel!

Post by Kaine » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:25 am

Knight007 wrote:
Kal-el4 wrote:here's my modded momo wheel from the 08 pilot that I made so it looked like KI2T's old steering wheel
try to update this picture with the latest FLAG logo, the one that had been shown in the last episod of KR08. it should look good. Image :kitt:
the Knight's head would be the right logo for the steering wheel, as it is the logo of Knight Industries, the corporation that designed and build KITT.
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Re: steering wheel!

Post by PHOENIXZERO » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:24 pm

Diddy1_98 wrote:The one in the pilot was close but people complained about the 'brand' name on it! That seems to be par for the new series.
We complained from the promos but the BDP removed the MOMO name from it. After that they complaints pretty much stopped.
bucksanass1 wrote:I've seen your wheel and like it alot :D 8) :good: :dash:
I would hope so because if you some how didn't see the big attached picture I'd have to suggest seeing an Optometrist. :P
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knightprobe89 wrote:
Lexicon wrote:The wheel may look cool but it's a big no-no from a safety standpoint not to mention it doesn't work well as far as being practical goes.
actually that's not true, i had a knight 2000 replica with the gullwing steering wheel and i had no problems driving it. and also hasselhoff had no problems driving with it for 4 seasons in the original knight rider series, so why would there be a problem with a similar updated type of steering wheel.
I think they mean the airbag and padding part of the safety not the drivability part of the safety.

I'm pretty sure air bags have nothing to do with it since I don't recall cars having them in 1982. Even today padding and air bags aren't mandatory... Or at least I don't think they are. But it's certainly the drivability issue as "proper" placement on a steering wheel is supposed to be at 10 and 2 o'clock. The K2000 gullwing pretty much only allows for 9 and 3..

On the other hand, it's television and unless they just have more restrictions now I don't see why a TV show has to completely comply with that.... Then again it could always be a Ford mandate. :roll: Personally I didn't mind the MOMO wheel once we saw it in the BDP since they removed the MOMO tag in the middle.
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Re: steering wheel!

Post by stelios_z28 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:55 am

Solid Snake wrote:Fyi, the steering wheel used in the series is not stock! It is also a Momo, just a different type.
i think that the new one is an isotta wheel not a momo!

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Re: steering wheel!

Post by NN11 » Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:48 am

should have used the steering wheel from the pilot and add more buttons on it

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