Steering Wheel Repair/Replace - Page 2

Adam2003 · 3rd August 2020, 23:14

The cars not with me right now, it’s having some work done in the garage.

So here’s the only photo I have where you can see where the wheel is worn, the previous owner (I bought the car recently) had a cover that had seen better days covering the wheel. If you zoom in you can see where it is worn. What would you suggest, a repair or replacement?

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Richard1973 · 4th August 2020, 05:34

The airbag removal is a straightforward process. The two holes you can see in the back of the wheel are where the airbag is held from via two torx bolts. The electrical connector is a bit fiddly to unclip and the airbag is in your hand.
There is a thread on here about how to swap the badge but it is quite involved and fiddly. In the end I elected not to.
Despite my reluctance to post, I got my wheel and airbag (separately) from ebay and the airbag was delivered. There is a black mk2 one on there now if you look.

Adam2003 · 4th August 2020, 11:08

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Originally Posted by Richard1973

The airbag removal is a straightforward process. The two holes you can see in the back of the wheel are where the airbag is held from via two torx bolts. The electrical connector is a bit fiddly to unclip and the airbag is in your hand.
There is a thread on here about how to swap the badge but it is quite involved and fiddly. In the end I elected not to.
Despite my reluctance to post, I got my wheel and airbag (separately) from ebay and the airbag was delivered. There is a black mk2 one on there now if you look.

Okay thank you Richard.

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suzublu · 4th August 2020, 11:21

You can re-dye your wheel, just get some smokestone leather dye and refurb it

Mike Trident · 4th August 2020, 15:06

Its actually not that difficult to change the badge, mine now sports a Rover 45 badge

3rd August 2020, 23:14	#11
Adam2003 Avid contributor Rover 75 Connoisseur Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Nottingham Posts: 206 Thanks: 111 Thanked 79 Times in 34 Posts	Steering Wheel Repair/Replace The cars not with me right now, it’s having some work done in the garage. So here’s the only photo I have where you can see where the wheel is worn, the previous owner (I bought the car recently) had a cover that had seen better days covering the wheel. If you zoom in you can see where it is worn. What would you suggest, a repair or replacement? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

4th August 2020, 15:06	#15
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4th August 2020, 05:34	#12
Richard1973 Loves to post Rover 75 Saloon CDTi Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Mansfield Posts: 287 Thanks: 18 Thanked 69 Times in 52 Posts	The airbag removal is a straightforward process. The two holes you can see in the back of the wheel are where the airbag is held from via two torx bolts. The electrical connector is a bit fiddly to unclip and the airbag is in your hand. There is a thread on here about how to swap the badge but it is quite involved and fiddly. In the end I elected not to. Despite my reluctance to post, I got my wheel and airbag (separately) from ebay and the airbag was delivered. There is a black mk2 one on there now if you look.

4th August 2020, 11:21	#14
suzublu This is my second home rover 75 1.8 vvc club se wedgwood blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seaton Carew Posts: 26,920 Thanks: 65 Thanked 7,142 Times in 4,642 Posts	You can re-dye your wheel, just get some smokestone leather dye and refurb it