How about ..... ??

[JVaughan]

A TVR Cerbera Steering wheel, cowl etc on a Wedge ?

[tweety]

Worth a try, been wondering whether to try spraying the cowl on mine, maybe I'll get a spare to give it a go on....

Cheers, Al.

[Oz2]

Mine had holes drilled in it from old mods/switches for who knows what, it also had a big hole in the bottom from the bonnet release from its original application.
I cut plastic to fit these holes and plastic welded them in (panel beaters often have plastic welders) filled and shaped it then had a sprayer prime and paint it black. It came out really well and is as good as it was when I did it.
Worth the effort as it would have been hard to find a replacement here.
Adam

[PHJayV8]

Didn't the wedge have different cowls depending on age and model etc? SD1 or Ford? Did wedges ever have cruise control? (come on now, stop laughing....) some had headlamp washers mind

[GV]

Careful... You may end getting accused by the Wedge police for defacement. I'd say go for it....

[Danny Hoffman]

Cruise was an option I believe.

I'm pretty sure the cowling on mine is off a Morris Marina

[JVaughan]

400's had ford units

[RCK974X]

Early wedges had TR7 left hand drive columns, cowls and stalks, which I think match Morris Marina and some other BL cars too. The clamp mechanism on the stalks tends to break, and it's not easy to fix.

Later ones appear to be Ford Sierra or Escort (?) from photos I've seen, not sure.

I reckon several alternates would fit, Ford, Triumph, BL, there isn't any special magic about the way the column is fixed into the car, you could probably even use an exhaust 'U' clamp to do the job.... so whatever looks good...

[mrzigazaga]

Mine has the TR7 cowling with a left hand key position..Here are some ford units..

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ford+indicator+st...

[Wedg1e]

RCK974X said:

Later ones appear to be Ford Sierra or Escort (?) from photos I've seen, not sure.

Rover SD1 in the main, then Mk3 Granada for the very late cars - the stubby stalks are a bit of a giveaway.

[Wedg1e]

Danny Hoffman said:

Cruise was an option I believe.

You're the only person I've ever heard (read) say that! If it was an option it must have had little interest. I know from fitting cruise to mine that it would have taken a few bob extra to implement, not least because the SD1 V8's speedo was electronic and the drive gear for the cable speedo was replaced by a pulse generator in the gearbox. I had to have a special split speedo cable made and use the pulse generator from a hotwire car to tell the cruise what to do, whilst retaining the original speedo.

[RCK974X]

Wedg1e said:

Rover SD1 in the main, then Mk3 Granada for the very late cars - the stubby stalks are a bit of a giveaway.

OOPS !! I got confused with the 'S' series pics...

Anyway, I still reckon a few different columns will fit with little hassle...

Cruise controls - I remember there was an aftermarket version which used 4 magnets attached to propshaft with wire, with a separate pickup. Yeah, a long time ago, but that would save a split speedo cable at least.

Edited by RCK974X on Tuesday 6th August 03:33

[Wedg1e]

RCK974X said:

Cruise controls - I remember there was an aftermarket version which used 4 magnets attached to propshaft with wire, with a separate pickup. Yeah, a long time ago, but that would save a split speedo cable at least.

Actually, the early Dana cruise system used on the Rover SD1 used magnets on the propshaft so it would have been feasible for TVR to go that route. The later Hella system tied-in to the SD1's electronic dash, sharing the pulse train that fed the speedo.
The RangeRover of the same era shared most of the components of the SD1 Hella system but had the switches in the steering wheel rather than on the extra column stalk.
Both variants are speed-limited to about 125MPH

[Danny Hoffman]

Wedg1e said:

You're the only person I've ever heard (read) say that!

Maybe I imagined it, I think it might have mentioned a while ago on here when Andy was asking about headlamp washers or an old road test.

[adam quantrill]

I've got cruise control on the Jeep, and being american, it's limited to 65mph.

Needless to say, I've never had the urge to use it (except once in town, to try it, and that was just plain scary...)

[Danny Hoffman]

adam quantrill said:

I've got cruise control on the Jeep, Needless to say, I've never had the urge to use it

I find it handy when driving through motorway roadworks with average speed cameras

[adam quantrill]

I prefer turning the lights on and off alternately, and changing lanes, especially if I happen to be going past the scameras, plus hiding behind big lorries is another trick.... ;^)