[PGA2B]

This was delivered yesterday.

I was like a kid at Christmas. Hardly slept last night in anticipation of the install.

Here she is installed.

IMHO - This is the way it should come from the factory.

Absolutely love it! Has great feel.

Got it from Vladi.

 

[kittyboy]

That's way cool! Was it difficult to remove and replace? Looking at drawings it appears all kinds of stuff is packed into that area.

 

[CTS_Kenny]

Once again in my Borat voice VERY NICE!! Love it! These wheels are great addition imo! Congrats PGB2! To answer Kittyboys question No it’s not hard at all to install. 50T torque and an Allen wrench to pop out the airbag. Now the LEd like mine was a little tricky but got it done after a little help here.
Nit sure why this is in bold. Musta hit something. 🤷🏼

 

[PGA2B]

That's way cool! Was it difficult to remove and replace? Looking at drawings it appears all kinds of stuff is packed into that area.

Not hard at all. My car must have built on a Friday because the Steering Wheel bolt was not tight at all. Just like my crank bolt wasn't tight either when I did my lower pulley WTF! Loose Crank Bolt ... LOL I had a giant breaker bar ready to give it the business and it came right out. Used blue Loctite and tightened it down to 35 lb ft when I installed it.

In all took about 20 minutes to do.

Took her for a drive and ran through all the buttons and everything works as it should.

As I said, really happy with the outcome. I not a big Carbon fan. But I will be doing the 3 piece front splitter and fogs at some point.

@CTS_Kenny - My clips didn't come off the plugs. Just pulled up on them.

 

[kittyboy]

With as many high curbs as I seem to hit, I think a splitter would most likely not last me too long.

 

[Sbchris]

Wheel looks factory+++ and love the no carbon look.

Does he do full alcantara setups?


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[CTS_Kenny]

Wheel looks factory+++ and love the no carbon look.

Does he do full alcantara setups?


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YES he does. Anyway you want it, he’ll do it! PBGA2 wil verify.

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[PGA2B]

With as many high curbs as I seem to hit, I think a splitter would most likely not last me too long.

The ones I am going to do are just factory Carbon wrapped like the old KPE ones. Not the big ass one piece like the V3. I'd tear that thing off.

 

[PGA2B]

Wheel looks factory+++ and love the no carbon look.

Does he do full alcantara setups?


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YEPPERS!!!

 

[CTS_Kenny]

Those Alcantara wheels(OEM) are prone to wear out and get pretty ugly due to natural oils on our hands. Seen way too many ugly ones. That’s why I just went with half leather half Alcantara. Choose wisely Sbchris!

 

[RocketSled]

GM was, for a time anyway, offering a free 1-time replacement of the V Alcantara wheel and Shifter knob I think....

 

[SimplyDreamin]

Very nice. Are these steering wheels DOT spec?

I’ve replaced my steering wheel before, and there was a yellowish connector in there that didn’t disconnect well, and I would be worried disconnecting another time or two.

Maybe I’ll look into this one, depending on cost, and if it’s legit for a crash or anything.


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[PGA2B]

Mine looks just like my stock wheel frame. It also had a GM part sticker on it.

Not saying it couldn't be a China fake but looked identical to my stock frame and construction.

I didn't have any issues unplugging/plugging any of the 8 connectors.

Mine was just under $600 all in.

 

[brad.herren]

I may have missed it but what brand is the steering wheel? It looks really good!

 

[CTS_Kenny]

Mine looks just like my stock wheel frame. It also had a GM part sticker on it.

Not saying it couldn't be a China fake but looked identical to my stock frame and construction.

I didn't have any issues unplugging/plugging any of the 8 connectors.

Mine was just under $600 all in.

Agreed. Looked like to me they took a stock OEM frame and worked around it. I was looking for some difference, but couldn't find any myself.

 

[CTS_Kenny]

I may have missed it but what brand is the steering wheel? It looks really good!

No brand. I believe they're custom made. Well made imo

 

[PGA2B]

They are custom made. Well made imo

Agreed. I got mine from Vladi on CTS-V Vs the Universe FB page.

 

[Jman23]

This was delivered yesterday.

I was like a kid at Christmas. Hardly slept last night in anticipation of the install.

Here she is installed.

IMHO - This is the way it should come from the factory.

Absolutely love it! Has great feel.

Got it from Vladi.

What website did you order it I’m trying to get that one it looks more factory stock than my current one

also I wanna replace my buttons on the steering wheel n get the lower piece but het the Big V8 logo on the piece

will it be compatible with my cts luxury trim 3.0L sedan plug n play

 

[PGA2B]

Got it from Vladi. Streetdrivenperformance.net on the CTSV vs the Universe Facebook page.

Should work with a standard CTS. I reused my stock buttons and paddle shifters. Check with Vladi.

 

[Lol]

This was delivered yesterday.

I was like a kid at Christmas. Hardly slept last night in anticipation of the install.

Here she is installed.

IMHO - This is the way it should come from the factory.

Absolutely love it! Has great feel.

Got it from Vladi.

Off topic. Where did you get those floor mats? Wheel looks great. I’ve dealt with Vladi plenty, great dude