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Old 04-30-07, 07:24 PM
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Angry Kicking the steering wheel column

how many of you rub/kick the steering wheel column while changing from accelerator to brake pedal?

I do this at least half of the time...and its bugging the helll out of me.

Lexus is the only manufacturer that I know of that does not cover its steering wheel column.
Old 04-30-07, 07:43 PM
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Cant you raise the steering wheel?
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I'm sorry but when I read this I laughed!

You can't be serious? Move the chair back, adjust your seating.... I sit relatively close to my steering wheel and I'm tall for a female at 5'9 and have NO issues. = /
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Originally Posted by IS_Mine
I'm sorry but when I read this I laughed!

You can't be serious? Move the chair back, adjust your seating.... I sit relatively close to my steering wheel and I'm tall for a female at 5'9 and have NO issues. = /
Old 04-30-07, 08:09 PM
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too much...
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Originally Posted by kkfoto
how many of you rub/kick the steering wheel column while changing from accelerator to brake pedal?

I do this at least half of the time...and its bugging the helll out of me.

Lexus is the only manufacturer that I know of that does not cover its steering wheel column.
Instead of going mad, have you looked for a solution?

Different steering wheel position? Your own seat position? Knee pads? There's always a solution to the problem...
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
Instead of going mad, have you looked for a solution?

Different steering wheel position? Your own seat position? Knee pads? There's always a solution to the problem...
lol @ knee pads .
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nope never happened to me, I actually found my perfect steering wheel and seat position
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ROFL... yeah I think you should adjust your settings accordingly. I have not had a problem at all, are you pushing your seat in so much your knee goes through the column? If its all the way back maybe you should have thought of a SUV then...
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No problems here man....
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I'm 6'1 and don't have that issue.
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if you don't really need that leg, you can always just cut it off
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Originally Posted by IS_Mine
I'm sorry but when I read this I laughed!

You can't be serious? Move the chair back, adjust your seating.... I sit relatively close to my steering wheel and I'm tall for a female at 5'9 and have NO issues. = /
+1 , like any other car.
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Do what Shaq did: http://sr1.clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=279072 .
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no issue here.

did u even go for a test drive before you brought the car?


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