Question about the '12 steering wheel - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

CLEAN · 03-23-2012, 09:15 AM

Last night I attended the Dallas Auto Show, and got my first, in person look at the new wheel. It seemed to be a smaller diameter unit compared to the one in our '10, but I'm wondering if the column itself, the squarish housing behind the wheel where the key cylinder is, has shrunk as well for '12? The reason I ask is that in our '10, I was constantly banging my knee on the bottom of the column, and to get out of the car, I had to raise the wheel and column to clear my legs. Last night, I got in and out of 2 different cars, and having everything set in my preferred driving position, I could get in and out without having to move the wheel out of the way. I already had a headroom issue w/ the sunroof that was in our '10, which is easily remedied by not getting a sunroof, but if they've changed the column as well as the wheel, then that solves my biggest gripe w/ the driving position. I understand that everyone fits differently, I'm not knocking the car, I'm just saying it didn't fit "me" very well.

I'm liking the new interior touches for '12, certainly an improvement.

MMC · 03-23-2012, 10:16 AM

You know the wheel is telescopic as well right? May be a matter of moving the wheel in or out as well as up and down. I don't know the answer to your wheel size question.

v6sonoma · 03-23-2012, 10:22 AM

Pretty sure the only change was the wheel itself.

The Stig · 03-23-2012, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by v6sonoma

Pretty sure the only change was the wheel itself.

this. Though I haven't check part numbers to confirm that.

Parag · 03-23-2012, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by v6sonoma

Pretty sure the only change was the wheel itself.

yeah you can swap the wheels around without issue

CLEAN · 03-23-2012, 02:51 PM

Yeah, it wasn't a telescoping issue, it was how low the column hung on my '10. In any event, the new wheel is a nice improvement.

Revo1 · 03-23-2012, 07:45 PM

The rumors you've heard are true... It is in fact, hideously boring

ven · 03-24-2012, 01:27 AM

It would've been nice if gm left that ugly gold bow tie off of the wheel, and the whole car! Oh well, more to paint

1WILDSScmrg · 03-24-2012, 01:41 AM

^^^ LMAO ^^^ I totally agree!!!

Caspers2SSRS · 03-24-2012, 09:02 AM

I'm assuming by your inferences that you no longer own the 10'. The only change in the interior steering components for 12' was the wheel itself..........and you state that your knees had more clearance in the 12' with the same seating settings..............I must ask, have you lost weight or something...........there has to be a logical explanation to your having more room. I'm 6'5" and my weight varies upwards to nearly 300 lbs...........and I have no issues with my knees knocking or headroom. Oh! I have a sunroof.........

CLEAN · 03-24-2012, 09:59 AM

We sold the '10 about a year ago, in no small part because of the fit issue. I'm 6'00", 200. One difference was that we had a 1SS and we were sitting in 2SS's at the auto show. My understanding is that the only differences in the seats are the cloth vs leather, nothing in the seat structure itself. But I'm wondering if they've changed the amount of seat travel up and down since ours was built, because I had a sunroof too, and would hit my head on the roof on moderate bumps, and I seem to remember the seat being bottomed out. It was at that seat setting that I also was having the knee hitting the steering wheel/column issue. I wonder if there wasn't something wrong w/ my seat, and it wasn't going all the way down for some reason. The passenger seat didn't adjust up or down, so I couldn't compare it to that.

10BlkSS · 03-24-2012, 11:35 AM

The new wheel looks like something that could be shared with the tahoe, malibu, etc...

03-23-2012, 09:15 AM	#1
CLEAN Drives: '19 Stingray '22 MB GLC 300 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 447	Question about the '12 steering wheel Last night I attended the Dallas Auto Show, and got my first, in person look at the new wheel. It seemed to be a smaller diameter unit compared to the one in our '10, but I'm wondering if the column itself, the squarish housing behind the wheel where the key cylinder is, has shrunk as well for '12? The reason I ask is that in our '10, I was constantly banging my knee on the bottom of the column, and to get out of the car, I had to raise the wheel and column to clear my legs. Last night, I got in and out of 2 different cars, and having everything set in my preferred driving position, I could get in and out without having to move the wheel out of the way. I already had a headroom issue w/ the sunroof that was in our '10, which is easily remedied by not getting a sunroof, but if they've changed the column as well as the wheel, then that solves my biggest gripe w/ the driving position. I understand that everyone fits differently, I'm not knocking the car, I'm just saying it didn't fit "me" very well. I'm liking the new interior touches for '12, certainly an improvement. __________________ "Ever since we got the Camaro, everything seems better" -My 6 year old daughter

03-23-2012, 10:16 AM	#2
MMC Drives: CGM 2SS/RS, 1987 & 2014 Silverado Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Spencerport, NY Posts: 1,012	You know the wheel is telescopic as well right? May be a matter of moving the wheel in or out as well as up and down. I don't know the answer to your wheel size question. __________________

03-23-2012, 10:22 AM	#3
v6sonoma Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 8,108 View My Garage	Pretty sure the only change was the wheel itself. __________________ Mods: BBK Intake, BBK LT's and High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat-back exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter, SLP skip-shift eliminator. 7/1/09 Placed order for IOM/IO int/ SS/RS 6M 9/26/09 Took delivery!

03-23-2012, 02:51 PM	#6
CLEAN Drives: '19 Stingray '22 MB GLC 300 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 447	Yeah, it wasn't a telescoping issue, it was how low the column hung on my '10. In any event, the new wheel is a nice improvement. __________________ "Ever since we got the Camaro, everything seems better" -My 6 year old daughter

03-23-2012, 07:45 PM	#7
Revo1 Don't Like it? Suggit. Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 14,832 View My Garage	The rumors you've heard are true... It is in fact, hideously boring __________________ "Tops off, tach up baby- loud and proud!" A Camaro lover from day one- 1996 3.8 V6 Camaro, to 1996 5.7 LT1 Camaro Z28, to the sold 2002 5.7 LS1 Camaro SS, and NOW, a [I]6.2 L99 VR 2SS/RS: XS Power stainless full exhaust, Airaid CAI, BMR drop springs and sways, custom tune by Cal Speed- 411rwhp

03-24-2012, 01:27 AM	#8
ven Drives: 2012 1ls camaro all black (so far) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: cali Posts: 47 View My Garage	It would've been nice if gm left that ugly gold bow tie off of the wheel, and the whole car! Oh well, more to paint __________________ KEEP CALM AND CHIVE ON!

03-24-2012, 01:41 AM	#9
1WILDSScmrg Drives: 2010 Camaro SS inferno orange Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 193 View My Garage	^^^ LMAO ^^^ I totally agree!!!

03-24-2012, 09:02 AM	#10
Caspers2SSRS Caspers2SSRS Drives: Summit White 2010 2SS/RS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere north of a midlife crisis. Posts: 2,865	I'm assuming by your inferences that you no longer own the 10'. The only change in the interior steering components for 12' was the wheel itself..........and you state that your knees had more clearance in the 12' with the same seating settings..............I must ask, have you lost weight or something...........there has to be a logical explanation to your having more room. I'm 6'5" and my weight varies upwards to nearly 300 lbs...........and I have no issues with my knees knocking or headroom. Oh! I have a sunroof.........

03-24-2012, 09:59 AM	#11
CLEAN Drives: '19 Stingray '22 MB GLC 300 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 447	We sold the '10 about a year ago, in no small part because of the fit issue. I'm 6'00", 200. One difference was that we had a 1SS and we were sitting in 2SS's at the auto show. My understanding is that the only differences in the seats are the cloth vs leather, nothing in the seat structure itself. But I'm wondering if they've changed the amount of seat travel up and down since ours was built, because I had a sunroof too, and would hit my head on the roof on moderate bumps, and I seem to remember the seat being bottomed out. It was at that seat setting that I also was having the knee hitting the steering wheel/column issue. I wonder if there wasn't something wrong w/ my seat, and it wasn't going all the way down for some reason. The passenger seat didn't adjust up or down, so I couldn't compare it to that. __________________ "Ever since we got the Camaro, everything seems better" -My 6 year old daughter

03-24-2012, 11:35 AM	#12
10BlkSS Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Grand Island NY Posts: 248	The new wheel looks like something that could be shared with the tahoe, malibu, etc... __________________ Maxima SE (Traded) Camaro SS Hummer H3

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