Steering Wheel

[Lurch]

This has probably come up before, but is there anywhere I can get a wood steering as was originally fitted. I assume they are branded 'Personal' as is my leather one. A web search has proved fruitless so far. If not, anyone fancy selling me thiers?

[s3davep]

Don't fit one, mine has a personal wood wheel fitted from new, a thoughly overated experience. I only keep the slippy slidey thing because its original, i am looking for a leather replacement to use on it, and keep the wood unit to look nice when not being driven

Regards

Dave

[Podie]

Never had this "slippy slidey" experience with my wooden wheel... maybe you lot have just got clammy hands!

[M@H]

I dont think they had a wooden wheel as standard.. (?)
mine was like this:



Cheers,
Matt.

[s3davep]

Sorry just can't get to grips with wooden steering wheels, i think they are at their best on early MG's and the like, but at the end of the day just a "personal" (Ha Ha) observation.

Regards (probably with clammy hands)

Dave

[Rower]

I agree, no problem with mine , try Leven technology they have a nice one. In my experience leather gets dirty and should you get sweaty palms the resultant dirt ends up all over them and watever light colored clothes you are wearing !

[s3davep]

My wheel was fitted as an option as was the wooden gearknob (thankfully replaced) from new so you are correct in saying it was not standard.

Dave

[shnozz]

AFAIK the leather ones as shown in Matt's photo were the original (although I have seen different bosses so that some cars have only 5 screw points). Any wooden wheel was either specced at purchase or bought aftermarket.

Mine had a wood wheel and personally I preferred the feel of the leather so I bought a replacement one and recently (last week) sold the old wood one.

a pic of the old wood one

and the replacement "original"

personal choice as someone said earlier in the thread.

[M@H]

Regarding the "personal" comments: the Personal wheels are the MOMO Personal range (with a little crown over the word "Personal". These are standard fitments to the Chim and Griff however are retro fitted into S's sometimes. Lurch, it sounds like you've got one of these..!?

Cheers,
Matt.


>> Edited by M@H on Thursday 17th July 10:12

[lordb]

leather does it everytime!! (nudge nudge)......I just cant help it.

[shpub]

Wood was optional. Leather was standard fit. Had both but would n't touch a wooden wheel again. Very slippy indeed.

Steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk

[Roy C]

The original wheels (as in M@H and Shnozz's pics) were MotoLita (Thruxton). www.motolita.com/

[s3davep]

Shnozz, your wooden wheel is not like mine as mine has three spokes and a smaller boss. I would post a picture here but don't know how, please enlighten me.

Dave

[Podie]

Never yet had my hands slip on the wooden wheel. I've got a wooden dash, wheel and gearknob... looks "traditional" and never had any issues...

[Podie]

Never yet had my hands slip on the wooden wheel. I've got a wooden dash, wheel and gearknob... looks "traditional" and never had any issues...

[M@H]

Podie said:

Never yet had my hands slip on the wooden wheel. I've got a wooden dash, wheel and gearknob... looks "traditional" and never had any issues...

you've obviously not had a "brown trouser" moment on track yet then

Cheers,
Matt.

[shnozz]

s3davep said:

Shnozz, your wooden wheel is not like mine as mine has three spokes and a smaller boss. I would post a picture here but don't know how, please enlighten me. Dave

mine is a moto-lita boss (the 9 screws as against your 5) - yours is the Momo Personal wheel.....

I have seen early and late cars with either so I think it was a typical TVR "lets fit whatever is lying closer to us at the time" thing.

erm, I am a bit of a technophobe so probably not the best person to describe how to post pics

[M@H]

shnozz said:

s3davep said: Shnozz, your wooden wheel is not like mine as mine has three spokes and a smaller boss. I would post a picture here but don't know how, please enlighten me. Dave mine is a moto-lita boss (the 9 screws as against your 5) - yours is the Momo Personal wheel.....

No it isn't I'm afriad.. All MOMO wheels have a 2 3/4" diameter six bolt hole mounting pattern, so 5 bolts ain't a MOMO.. now I'm really really confused. !!

Matt.

Edited to add, or was the 5 a guess ?


>> Edited by M@H on Thursday 17th July 10:45

[shnozz]

sorry matt - was quoting your earlier post - dont know myself as only ever had the moto-lita

i though the other S fitted wheels were the same as those fitted to other tivs, ie the personal 5 screw fitting...

[M@H]

No probs... you can get a Boss that takes the MOMO wheel and fit it to the S.. I'm guessing that Lurch has 6 bolts on his wheel not 5, that all in which case its the MOMO, and theres no pointin him tracking down a wood wheel without the correct Boss to retro-fit it too.

Cheers
Matt.


>> Edited by M@H on Thursday 17th July 10:47