Changing steering wheel.

[Sittingonthedockofthe BAY]

Want to change my old chipped steering wheel for one of those wooden ones.Was looking on midlandwheels.com boss kit £30 steering wheels from £90 what size do i really need 14" 15" ?? and what tips are there for changing these over tools ect many thx Rowan.

 

[uber cool]

Don't go to small, I had an after market steering wheel, in the end changed back to standard, parking was a nightmare trying to turn a tiny wheel.

 

[uber cool]

Oh, and the tip for changing it, use a puller and leave the nut on a few threads. I have in the past been pulling on a steering wheel so hard it flew off and smacked me in the face and nearly knocked me out

 

[Doris]

Oh, and the tip for changing it, use a puller and leave the nut on a few threads. I have in the past been pulling on a steering wheel so hard it flew off and smacked me in the face and nearly knocked me out

:lol: good tip!

 

[Loxy]

17inch wood rim here:
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was thinking of getting one myself.

 

[Sittingonthedockofthe BAY]

17" looks good value with the boss,easy to replace ??

 

[Loxy]

17" looks good value with the boss,easy to replace ??

The fitting bit is I am lead to believe very easy, its getting the old one off that can be a PITA.

 

[Tiki-Al]

i bought one of those from 56 havent fitted it yet! but i took the old one off today and it was a bitch! like u say leave the bolt on a few turns. I had to heat the area up a little and spray some wd40 in there then you need two of you to leaver it off. I used a dirty great lump hammer and gave it a few whacks from underneath and it came off in the end.

 

[Loxy]

i bought one of those from 56 havent fitted it yet! but i took the old one off today and it was a bitch! like u say leave the bolt on a few turns. I had to heat the area up a little and spray some wd40 in there then you need two of you to leaver it off. I used a dirty great lump hammer and gave it a few whacks from underneath and it came off in the end.

I take it you are liking the quality of this wheel then?

 

[Tiki-Al]

I take it you are liking the quality of this wheel then?[/quote]

Yep, it's real nice and im pretty sure it will fit, i'll add pics once done.

 

[froggy]

Does the boss come with a horn plate?

 

[BigG]

Had to remove my wheel a couple of weeks ago to fit a new indicator cancelling thingy, couldnt get it to move, old boy next door told me to put the nut back on 2 or three turns, pull up on the wheel and hit the nut with a hammer. Came off straight away :shock:
Those 17" wheels look good, ive got a lovely grant wheel but cant get a boss for an earlybay, only splits or lates