How can make a adaptive steering wheel?

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#1

Im making a car and I want it to be realistic in first person so im deciding to make a Steering Wheel rotate to the angle your turning. I ran into a problem where how could I get the right angle from you turning on a seat, or in general a steering wheel. I dont want to use CFrame since its choppy so what can I use to rotate the steering wheel. Thanks.

What I have so far

function steeringWheel()
	local wheel = script.Parent.SteeringWheel
	if script.Parent.Steer > 0 then
		wheel.Orientation = Vector3.new(-30, 125.26, 35.26)
	elseif script.Parent.Steer < 0 then
		wheel.Orientation = Vector3.new(-30, -125.26, -35.26)
	else
		wheel.Orientation = Vector3.new(-45, -180, 0)
	end
end

script.Parent.Changed:Connect(steeringWheel)
Help with Steering Wheel
#2

You actually would probably want to use CFrames, specifically in the C0 or C1 properties of either a Weld or Motor6D. The effect would not be choppy if you integrated it into the RunService via either RenderStepped or BindToRenderStep. Otherwise you could have a slower iterating loop which grabs the current turning direction and utilizes the TweenService to reach its target rotation

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#3

I’ve used a HingeConstraint | Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub & set the ActuatorType to Servo and they work perfectly.
Just script the HingeConstraint to set the TargetAngle when you steer.
Have a look here.
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#4

Hah! Yes I completely forgot about all the Constraints. @Scottifly 's solution is better

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