New wheel for the TR what do you think
New wheel for the TR what do you think
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hilly10

Original Poster:

7,540 posts

257 months

Friday 22nd February 2019
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Fitted the new Moto Lita Steering Wheel today I think it suits the car very well


ruhall

578 posts

175 months

Friday 22nd February 2019
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Looks good, I'm a big fan of that style of Mota Lita wheel, suits the car.

hilly10

Original Poster:

7,540 posts

257 months

Friday 22nd February 2019
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I did ponder going the wooden path but then you clash with the timber dash plus much prefer the feel of leather

TR4man

5,526 posts

203 months

Friday 22nd February 2019
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Slightly off on a tangent, what seats are those?

hilly10

Original Poster:

7,540 posts

257 months

Saturday 23rd February 2019
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Mk1 MX5 so much more comfortable especially for my back.




Edited by hilly10 on Saturday 23 February 10:56

EXKAY120

540 posts

146 months

Saturday 23rd February 2019
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Wooden looks ok also, i like both...

Yertis

19,707 posts

295 months

Saturday 23rd February 2019
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I’ve had the Motalita leather one on mine the last twenty years or so, it still looks great, although I realised recently that it needed a polish.


Those are TR5 seats, using while the TR6 jobbies are being retrimmed. I find the reclining TR6 seats very comfortable - the TR5 seats are torture.

EXKAY120

540 posts

146 months

Saturday 23rd February 2019
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My TR5 seats (as in the photo above) are very comfortable i find

rog007

5,828 posts

253 months

Saturday 23rd February 2019
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Don’t have a TR myself, but just wanted to say it looks lovely.

Andy Meads

320 posts

232 months

Saturday 23rd February 2019
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The car looks lovely. I chose the same wheel for my MG.

GT6 Jonsey

882 posts

151 months

Saturday 23rd February 2019
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EXKAY120 said:
My TR5 seats (as in the photo above) are very comfortable i find
The black ones above are 4a seats or at least the covers are nerd

Edited by GT6 Jonsey on Saturday 23 February 09:33

GT6 Jonsey

882 posts

151 months

Saturday 23rd February 2019
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Black ones

Monkeylegend

29,138 posts

260 months

Saturday 23rd February 2019
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It's a nice wheel but to my mind it is a bit too "thick", looks a bit too modern for my liking.

I had the wood rim in mine, I think that suits the cars from that era.

I still have a wood rim wheel from my S series TVR on my garage wall and every time I look at it I think what it would look like on my SL.

Alas electronics and air bags.

hilly10

Original Poster:

7,540 posts

257 months

Saturday 23rd February 2019
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Monkeylegend said:
It's a nice wheel but to my mind it is a bit too "thick", looks a bit too modern for my liking.

I had the wood rim in mine, I think that suits the cars from that era.

I still have a wood rim wheel from my S series TVR on my garage wall and every time I look at it I think what it would look like on my SL.

Alas electronics and air bags.
It is a tad thicker but i just feel more comfortable with it, and as the car as other modern mods its no big deal

Monkeylegend

29,138 posts

260 months

Saturday 23rd February 2019
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hilly10 said:
Monkeylegend said:
It's a nice wheel but to my mind it is a bit too "thick", looks a bit too modern for my liking.

I had the wood rim in mine, I think that suits the cars from that era.

I still have a wood rim wheel from my S series TVR on my garage wall and every time I look at it I think what it would look like on my SL.

Alas electronics and air bags.
It is a tad thicker but i just feel more comfortable with it, and as the car as other modern mods its no big deal
It's your car, as long as you are happy that's all that matters. We all have different preferences.

cardigankid

8,879 posts

241 months

Sunday 24th February 2019
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Looks great. I had A TR4A then a TR5 and that same wheel in both and it looked good. The original TR6 wheel was black leather covered of course and not that different.

TR4man

5,526 posts

203 months

Sunday 24th February 2019
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I had a wood rim Motolita on my TR4 which despite it feeling nice to the touch always bugged me that it was a slightly different shade to the dashboard. In retrospect, I should have gone for the leather.


Yertis

19,707 posts

295 months

Monday 25th February 2019
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GT6 Jonsey said:
The black ones above are 4a seats or at least the covers are nerd

Edited by GT6 Jonsey on Saturday 23 February 09:33
Are they? Happy to be corrected, I just borrowed them. Too ‘sit up straight’ for me, at 6’, The reclining versions in the 6 I find very comfortable.


Edited by Yertis on Monday 25th February 06:43

CharlieAlphaMike

1,232 posts

134 months

Monday 25th February 2019
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When I owned my TR6 some years ago, it was fitted with a leather Moto Lita steering wheel but I changed it for an OEM. I searched everywhere for one (in good condition) before finding one at the Beaulieu Autojumble. The original suited the car so much better than any other wheel IMHO.

Monkeylegend

29,138 posts

260 months

Monday 25th February 2019
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CharlieAlphaMike said:
When I owned my TR6 some years ago, it was fitted with a leather Moto Lita steering wheel but I changed it for an OEM. I searched everywhere for one (in good condition) before finding one at the Beaulieu Autojumble. The original suited the car so much better than any other wheel IMHO.
yes

You can have nice steering wheels and nice cars but the two don't always mix.