{"id":12906,"date":"2021-11-03T19:33:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T23:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/auto\/?p=12906"},"modified":"2021-11-03T19:33:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T23:33:43","slug":"tesla-owner-install-regular-steering-wheel-model-s-plaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=12906","title":{"rendered":"Tesla owner manages to install regular steering wheel on Model S Plaid"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Tesla Model S Plaid owner has successfully removed the \u2018yoke\u2019 steering wheel and replaced it with a regular Model 3 steering \u2013 the stalks and all. <\/p>\n

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When Tesla unveiled the new Model S with the \u201cyoke\u201d butterfly steering wheel, it was controversial. Some were worried about the actual shape of the wheel being problematic, while others were concerned about the lack of drive stalk to choose the drive mode.<\/p>\n

As for the former,\u00a0we thought that the automaker wouldn\u2019t risk bringing the controversial yoke steering wheel to market without a non-linear steering curve enabled by a steer-by-wire system \u2013 especially knowing that\u00a0Tesla has been developing a steer-by-wire system<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, as Tesla started deliveries of the new Model S Plaid last month, we were surprised to see that the wheel had a normal 14.0:1 steering ratio, and it is proving to be\u00a0impractical at lower speeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CEO Elon Musk later confirmed that Tesla is indeed working on\u00a0progressive steering, but it\u2019s still years away<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Musk confirmed that Tesla doesn\u2019t plan to offer a regular steering wheel as an option with or without stalks. <\/p>\n

By confirming that, the CEO basically created an aftermarket for wheel retrofits on the Model S Plaid and all other Tesla vehicles using the new steering wheel, like the new Model X and upcoming Roadster and Cybertruck.<\/p>\n

Early Model S Plaid owner Ryan Huber is one of the first to take on the project of replacing the yoke wheel with a regular one, and he recently completed his retrofit:<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen I started on this project, I planned to make everything, including the Model 3 wheel, work. Over the time I\u2019ve had the car, I\u2019d grown accustomed the yoke, minus the haptic controls, which remain awful (even in the new version). I planned to set the car up as Yoke + stalks for my normal config, and to toss the round wheel on for fun, rarely. But then I got the controls on the round wheel working, and I\u2019m not going back to the Yoke.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The tinkerer has even managed to make the Model 3 wheel\u2019s scrolls work with the Model S software:<\/p>\n

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