Izumi steering wheel?

[SylusMk2]

well i thought my car was all original but the steering wheel always had me a little suspicious.....never seen it before and the factory wheel is an ugly 80s gm truck looking one........what is the name of this wheel? are they hard to find? and why would an old lady put this in the car?

[Dr_Snooz]

Not sure about the wheel, but I'm reasonably confident that your shift knob is not original. LOL

[lostscotiaguy]

Not sure about the wheel, but I'm reasonably confident that your shift knob is not original. LOL

I like that sweet woodgrain trim and that tape deck.

[SylusMk2]

I like that sweet woodgrain trim and that tape deck.

bad ass right?....that radio comes in and sounds great i dont think i wanna replace it

[cruzetheskye]

Need we link the video of us playing with the radio?

[SylusMk2]

no.... please no lol

[Cthulhu]

I'm 95% sure that is a rare JDM Faux wood-grain Izumi Steering wheel. I'd kill to trade with you, that thing is amazing. I'm not sure if that is stock or not.. doubtful really

[lostforawhile]

the wheel looks like it's out of an N600 or a Z600 it would be nice to know they fit

[lostforawhile]

[79cord]

I'd say period aftermarket.
I don't think there were other 'JDM' Accord wheels apart from the basic black plastic (& metal spoke), 3-spoke Civic 4&5 door wheels that were fitted to the most basic Accord in Japan, complete with rubber floor mats & 4-speed transmission.

The Accord shares the Civics steering shaft splines that Honda kept for decades.
The older Honda's S600-800, N360-600 & Z360-600 had a different spline pattern & even more delicate wheels. That N600 picture shows a fairly generic Grant steering wheel dosen't it?

[lostforawhile]

I'd say period aftermarket.
I don't think there were other 'JDM' Accord wheels apart from the basic black plastic (& metal spoke), 3-spoke Civic 4&5 door wheels that were fitted to the most basic Accord in Japan, complete with rubber floor mats & 4-speed transmission.

The Accord shares the Civics steering shaft splines that Honda kept for decades.
The older Honda's S600-800, N360-600 & Z360-600 had a different spline pattern & even more delicate wheels. That N600 picture shows a fairly generic Grant steering wheel dosen't it?

I think thats factory I've seen several factory ones like that with the center cap, I think there were several different styles

[SylusMk2]

so would you say it was a Rare steering wheel possibly a factory option?

[79cord]

SylusMk2 Izumi wheel has an unlikely logo for Honda but probably would be rare in its own right & does look good.

Just for fun; other early Honda wheel pictures I know of.

The N360/600 horn button is original, here's their normal wheel:


And the N360/600 Deluxe wheel I have a home; VERY thin plastic fake wood rim:

Honda Z360/600 wheel, showing how delicate they are.

Recognizable from most early Accord & Civic w/shop manual covers.

Classic Honda S600 wheel, later were plastic fake wood.


Civic 2/3 door Wheel '76?-79, normally black plastic rim but there was a wood grained version available upon Japanese Civic RS models:


Civic 4/5door Wheel, normally black plastic rim but there was a wood grained version available upon Deluxe USA editions:


Obviously we all know the original Accord wheel, that was colour matched in later years for upper spec. models.

[79cord]

Just stumbled upon this image on a Datsun 510 site:

http://datsun510.com/photopost/showp...heels&cat=3142
as OE supplier of the 510 SSS steering wheel and displayed in their '72 Datsun accessories catalog.
...

So definitely a period Japanese supplier of steering wheels, OE & aftermarket. Though I've never seen Steering wheels in Honda accessories catalogs.


And on a distraction of this thread some interesting early Honda technical/brochure renderings..http://www.cartype.com/pages/3779/hisashi_saito

[79cord]

This looks familiar; knew I'd seen it somewhere..
Mitsubishi Celeste/ Lancer Hatchback / Plymouth Arrow



So they obviously had other variations including solid, without the holes.

[SylusMk2]

mine is that plastic fake wood. the wheel is cool but i just dont like the horn button lol,is there any way to swap it out? i was thinking maybe i can use a mugen button