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steering wheel and gear knob upgrade

Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 7:33 am
by steven123
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Re: steering wheel and gear knob upgrade

Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 8:16 am
by davew
steering wheel looks nice , what model is it off and is it a straight swap.

Re: steering wheel and gear knob upgrade

Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 9:56 am
by gumby6371
Very nice, I particularly like your...hang on, how can I put this....gear selection lever :cheesy:

Re: steering wheel and gear knob upgrade

Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 11:10 am
by steve_earwig
Nice knob dude! :cheesy:

Re: steering wheel and gear knob upgrade

Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 6:11 pm
by steven123
st. wheel from 1007, straight swop (apart that re-trimmed in black as they are all navy blue :?: ) and looks like airbag will connect just fine as connector exact same but just in case to avoid explosions :supafrisk: have fitted resistors. gear knob is ford c/s max really better quality then pug's

Re: steering wheel and gear knob upgrade

Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 8:08 pm
by GingerMagic
Hmmm, maybe a suitable knob for Eric?

Pug 6 speed knobs are hard to find - this looks lovely and blends in too....

Re: steering wheel and gear knob upgrade

Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 9:05 pm
by Waxman
Really clever, neat mods - like this

> goes on the hunt for Steering wheel < :supafrisk:

Re: steering wheel and gear knob upgrade

Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 9:48 pm
by Sonia406
GingerMagic wrote:Hmmm, maybe a suitable knob for Eric?

Pug 6 speed knobs are hard to find - this looks lovely and blends in too....
And me? My knob is really worn and needs replacing...
Saw someone on facebook do the 1007 wheel upgrade... Personally I'm not keen, but I do like that knob. :lol:

Re: steering wheel and gear knob upgrade

Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 10:34 pm
by Doggy
I like the wheel, but not so keen on the knob.

Have you fiited a 6-speed box, steven?

Re: steering wheel and gear knob upgrade

Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 7:36 am
by steven123
Doggy wrote:I like the wheel, but not so keen on the knob.

Have you fiited a 6-speed box, steven?
not yet but started with the knob :grin: got the gearbox 20MB04 and waiting when the clutch goes so will do all in one go

No free advertising please.

Re: steering wheel and gear knob upgrade

Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 8:57 am
by Doggy
steven123 wrote:
Doggy wrote:I like the wheel, but not so keen on the knob.

Have you fiited a 6-speed box, steven?
not yet but started with the knob :grin: got the gearbox 20MB04 and waiting when the clutch goes so will do all in one go

No free advertising please.
Makes sense, but the sooner you fit the 'box, the sooner you get the benefits....
Here's another way of looking at it - if the new clutch / flywheel will last longer than your period of ownership and you're definitely going to do it anyway, you don't really gain anything from waiting

Re: steering wheel and gear knob upgrade

Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 2:47 pm
by Sonia406
Doggy wrote:
steven123 wrote:
Doggy wrote:I like the wheel, but not so keen on the knob.

Have you fiited a 6-speed box, steven?
not yet but started with the knob :grin: got the gearbox 20MB04 and waiting when the clutch goes so will do all in one go

No free advertising please.
Makes sense, but the sooner you fit the 'box, the sooner you get the benefits....
Here's another way of looking at it - if the new clutch / flywheel will last longer than your period of ownership and you're definitely going to do it anyway, you don't really gain anything from waiting
This might be totally inappropriate, but Eric may I ask about your knob? Being a 6 speed gearbox, do you have push up reverse like on my standard Exec? Just interested in the lay out of your gear selections, also - who fitted the gearbox for you and how much did you get the box for? I'm interested in doing it for fuel economy reasons.

Re: steering wheel and gear knob upgrade

Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 9:52 am
by Doggy

Re: steering wheel and gear knob upgrade

Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 8:57 pm
by steven123
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you don't really gain anything from waiting[/quote] yes I know but have to wait anyway winter creeping in so ideally will have to be in the later spring. Were are you based doggy? Would you be able/interested to do conversion? It will be done in the garage anyway so I would rather pay someone who knows what he's doing. Cheers

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Re: steering wheel and gear knob upgrade

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:45 am
by Doggy
I didn't do it myself - managed to persuaded our resident guru, jasper5, (who's in Accrington). 300 mle round trip for me, but well worth it. 8)