RX7 steering wheel

[freshtiva]

Put my new RX7 wheel in the b6 car this morning. Bolts right on. Did discover a difference in the older steering columns and the newer ones. The combination switch mounts about a 1/4 of an inch lower on the older festys. This is my first image shack picture after I maxed out my photobucket account.

[Sparky]

Those RX-7 steering wheels sure do look good on a Festy, eh?

[wybnrml]

Can you still use the horn when you use those steering wheels?

[freshtiva]

Can you still use the horn when you use those steering wheels?

Yes just take off the old wheel and bolt the RX7 wheel on. Horn, blinker canceler, same as the festiva. Even the same diameter. Nice soft feel to the RX wheel. I did try to honk at a friend today and reached for the horn button on the steering wheel spoke where it is on the festiva wheel. Missed my chance by the time I figured it out.

[thered56]

^^ haha funny

Looks good though! ;-)

[challe1]

nice...

[JPT]

What year RX7?

[BP-Festiva]

I also did this swap in my festiva, its nice except for the aforementioned wiper stalk and blinker stalk interference, and the horn works.

[Stivadiva]

I really like the open design. So do you keep the Mazda insignia even though it is in a Ford Festiva or is it the whole idea of having a Mazda steering wheel?

[anomoly40]

Stivadiva, the Festiva is mazda design.

[Stivadiva]

Yeah, I know that Mazda parts were interchangeable with the Festiva and that it was an import. I think you missed the point of my question, but that's okay. The RX7 steering wheel is very cool looking.

[freshtiva]

I really like the open design. So do you keep the Mazda insignia even though it is in a Ford Festiva or is it the whole idea of having a Mazda steering wheel?

I wanted the Mazda insignia since the car has an engine from a Mazda in it now.

[freshtiva]

What year RX7?

I dont know.

[anomoly40]

Looks like a first gen so '79-85.

[Pu241]

Stivadiva, the Festiva is mazda design.

She's aware of the festiva linage.
Just a note: she had 17 Festivas in her yard at one time, in various states of disrepair.