steering wheel further into the interior, Yaris 3dr 2009-2011

[cali yaris]

vadr45, you can lower the wheel more than the stock position with a few washers under the bolts that hold up the steering column. This will not affect your tilt function, just lowers the wheel a bit.

You can use spacers, up to a point, under your seat brackets. Anything more than about 1/2" will cause the angle to be wrong and the brackets can't be bolts down (note the front bolts go into the floor at an angle).

hope that helps --

[vadr45]

Originally Posted by cali yaris

vadr45, you can lower the wheel more than the stock position with a few washers under the bolts that hold up the steering column. This will not affect your tilt function, just lowers the wheel a bit.
You can use spacers, up to a point, under your seat brackets. Anything more than about 1/2" will cause the angle to be wrong and the brackets can't be bolts down (note the front bolts go into the floor at an angle).
hope that helps --

Garm:

You always are helpful. I already have the steering wheel lowered to the maximum and I don't know if I will have space for my knees if I lower it further, but it's worth exploring.

If I were to raise the seat up 1/2" and lower the wheel somewhat, it might well have the effect of (in essence) extending the wheel toward the driver. And I would be better able to drive with my knees on those occasions when I'm feeling totally irresponsible!

Well, Ot tO - do we have a solution in your view?

[Ot_tO]

Thanks to all!

To move the seat more back isn't the solution for me.
Then the steering whell is more far for my arms.

To adjust the steering wheel more down isn't the solution for me.
The steering wheel is now already on my legs.

I will sticky with an airbag.
So an sport steering whell without airbag isn't the solution for me.

As I installed a sport steering wheel in my previous car (also a small car ), I pulled out the cable for the horn from the old and pushed in to the new push-button of the new sport steering wheel.
This was a long cable.

I don't understand why I couldn't do this with one, two more cables for the airbag...

Ohh... - I think I must live with the short steering rod...

If I compare with an other car, I can adjust the steering wheel so much to the interior that I could drive with my nose...