Steering wheel - Page 2

Rob Bell · 15th November 2006, 08:36

I am not sure that I'd bother buying another steering wheel - unless of course you wanted a wood-effect or different colour. To put cruise into a standard wheel is actually very simple (and I am presuming that the Rover wheel is almost identical in construction to the MG wheel shown below)

The self tapping holes in the wheel centres are already there - all you need do is cut a slot for the switch to fit in the rear cover. To get the template for the shape, use the ICE control: take a bit of card, draw around the profile of the slot, and transfer this to the other side, and then get brave with a craft knife and an electric drill!

This will certainly be my approach when I eventually track down a cruise control loom!

baxlin · 15th November 2006, 12:38

The reason I changed mine was that the car's done 110000 miles, and the steering wheel was very shiny. Found one on ebay for £14 that had been replaced by a wooden one, when almost new. Also replaced the pedal rubbers for the same reason.

JP53 · 15th November 2006, 19:57

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Originally Posted by Rob Bell

I am not sure that I'd bother buying another steering wheel - unless of course you wanted a wood-effect or different colour. To put cruise into a standard wheel is actually very simple (and I am presuming that the Rover wheel is almost identical in construction to the MG wheel shown below)

The self tapping holes in the wheel centres are already there - all you need do is cut a slot for the switch to fit in the rear cover. To get the template for the shape, use the ICE control: take a bit of card, draw around the profile of the slot, and transfer this to the other side, and then get brave with a craft knife and an electric drill!

This will certainly be my approach when I eventually track down a cruise control loom!

Thanks Rob and a great picture!

Mike · 15th November 2006, 20:32

Another how to there

How's the loom hunt going Rob?

Mike

crofts · 16th November 2006, 02:16

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Originally Posted by Neil Coupland

Ah.. It looks like two of us are after a Black Ash wheel. Best of luck mate!

Is there a black ash or is it the black oak (with black leather) you are after.
If so best of british rover have black / black wheels on ebay at present.
Item 320047381013. Buy now £164.95 post free. ends 10.22 on 16 Nov.
Think they said they have 5 avail.

Rob Bell · 16th November 2006, 14:30

Thanks John

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Originally Posted by Mike

Another how to there

How's the loom hunt going Rob?

Mike

I've found a car (Andy pointed me in the right direction). Unfortunately for me, it's near Sheffield. But it will have the control loom, because it has cruise control fitted! Unfortunately, the guy breaking it won't remove the loom for me right now, as it isn't worth the labour time to disassemble the dash.

Hurumph.

Two options:
1. Wait until the car has been stripped of its dashboard and then ask him again to remove the loom where there is rather less work to do.
2. Go up there myself and take the loom out.

I offered to do this last week end - the last week end for about 4 weeks that I am able to do this due to work commitments, and predictably, the guy was away that weekend.

Frustrating is not the right word!!! So it looks like option 1 for the foreseeable future then.

I don't suppose there is a club member in the area (Chesterfield) who wouldn't mind a bit of a brain teaser task with a set of spanners and wire snippers?

yorky · 16th November 2006, 15:18

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Originally Posted by pondweed

do you want to dispose of your leather one?! after rob bell's marvellous online identification of a cruise control plug (yippee) I now need to purchase all the relevant bits! anyone got a grey wheel with cruise buttons....

Ive got a grey wheel with the cruise cutout if that's what your looking for. It came off the R75 when I had the wooden rimmed one put on

YORKY

GreyGhost · 22nd November 2006, 21:17

SMC have some black Oak steering wheels available.

In the Wanted and for sale section.

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...read.php?t=977

15th November 2006, 12:38	#12
baxlin This is my second home Volvo C70 Convertible and JZR 3 wheeler Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tring, Herts Posts: 3,961 Thanks: 124 Thanked 173 Times in 124 Posts	New wheel The reason I changed mine was that the car's done 110000 miles, and the steering wheel was very shiny. Found one on ebay for £14 that had been replaced by a wooden one, when almost new. Also replaced the pedal rubbers for the same reason.

15th November 2006, 20:32	#14
Mike This is my second home Rover 75 V8 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,448 Thanks: 0 Thanked 206 Times in 32 Posts	Another how to there How's the loom hunt going Rob? Mike __________________ Mike [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

22nd November 2006, 21:17	#18
GreyGhost Banned 180+ Sport Auto Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bedford Middle Level Posts: 17,787 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 5 Posts	SMC Steering wheels available SMC have some black Oak steering wheels available. In the Wanted and for sale section. http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...read.php?t=977

15th November 2006, 08:36	#11
Rob Bell Gets stuck in ZT-T CDTi + Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 561 Thanks: 7 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts	I am not sure that I'd bother buying another steering wheel - unless of course you wanted a wood-effect or different colour. To put cruise into a standard wheel is actually very simple (and I am presuming that the Rover wheel is almost identical in construction to the MG wheel shown below) The self tapping holes in the wheel centres are already there - all you need do is cut a slot for the switch to fit in the rear cover. To get the template for the shape, use the ICE control: take a bit of card, draw around the profile of the slot, and transfer this to the other side, and then get brave with a craft knife and an electric drill! This will certainly be my approach when I eventually track down a cruise control loom!