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Renegade:
Oh... a MUST have for your car - wheel spinner knob:
You can see examples here:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/Steering-Wheels-Knobs-/74723/i.html
http://compare.ebay.com.au/like/130758461228?ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes
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They make sharp turns fast & almost instant.
If you don't have one... GET one! It might take a little bit to get used to, but you will LOVE it!
Edvard:
I always thought those "suicide knobs" were illegal. Something about moonshiners using them to do be able to do trick turns and evade the authorities. The local after-market dealer had a box of them on the counter and a friend of mine asked about it. The guy at the counter said "because you got a tractor... right?" ;)
Apparently, they aren't as illegal as some would have me believe, and are even required in some states if you have a disability. See here:
http://www.suicideknob.net/state_laws.html
...Except in my home state of Washington, where it's a "possible violation" >:(
I would also add to the list one of these doodads that plug into the cigarette lighter and transmits whatever's plugged into it to your FM radio:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_n_feature_keywords_6?rh=n%3A172282%2Cn%3A%21493964%2Cn%3A172623%2Cn%3A172630%2Cn%3A290438%2Cn%3A13981621%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A2885733011&bbn=13981621&ie=UTF8&qid=1362240292&rnid=2885686011
Handy if your car stereo still sports a cassette deck... :-[
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cranioscopical:
Oh... a MUST have for your car - wheel spinner knob:
They make sharp turns fast & almost instant.
If you don't have one... GET one! It might take a little bit to get used to, but you will LOVE it!
-Renegade (March 02, 2013, 04:33 AM)
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I have something like this on my tractor.
I don't do a lot of high-speed turns on that (it tends to tear up the yard a bit when there's no ice around ;)) but the spinner facilitates reversing trailers into tight spots.
techidave:
I always thought those "suicide knobs" were illegal. S
-Edvard (March 02, 2013, 10:04 AM)
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they were outlawed in Kansas years ago. But they served a purpose before power steering became popular. I noticed your picture even had the button that you could press to lower the know so that you couldn't use it. I think everyone has had the knob slam into their hand on the rebound.
Edvard:
Couldn't find anything in the Kansas laws against them, but then again, tl;dr:
http://kslegislature.org/li/b2013_14/statute/008_000_0000_chapter/
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