Rob James
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posted on 17/1/05 at 02:20 PM |
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Mountney Steering Wheel
Hi All I Have a Sierra steering column with a Mountney wheel is it SVA complient
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Hellfire
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posted on 17/1/05 at 02:27 PM |
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Probably not... you need 2.5mm radii all over it unless it is padded.
Best put the Sierra wheel back on as it gives you a larger wheel zone on dashboard and is well SVA compliant... you can always change it back easy
enough.
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RoadkillUK
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posted on 17/1/05 at 06:34 PM |
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We kept the Sierra one on for the SVA test and changed it to the Mountney soon after passing (well as soon as we got it home really)
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
Latest Picture (14 Sept 2014)
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bob
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posted on 17/1/05 at 06:58 PM |
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I had to seriously cover mine,in hindsight i would have stuck with the sierra wheel which would have probably saved me having to bodge/make the rubber
vinyl dash cover too.
Rescued attachment MK Indy build pics 166.jpg
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Lightning
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posted on 17/1/05 at 09:59 PM |
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I did the same as Bob
But I was told I need not have bothered.
Twas suprised at that. I agree with Hellfire the radii are not sufficient.
Probably depends on the tester.
Watch that you can get you hands around the wheel though and that your knees are not in the way if you use the Sierra one as Barrie failed on that.
Steve
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Mark Allanson
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posted on 17/1/05 at 10:03 PM |
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I think that one is an exeter specific thing?
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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ned
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posted on 18/1/05 at 09:58 AM |
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I remember speaking to someone who had simply used a dremel type tool to radius the metal spokes in steering wheel and he passed with the wheel
unpadded.
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Baldrick
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posted on 18/1/05 at 05:21 PM |
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Mine passed SVA in Glasgow with Mountney wheel fitted, no extra padding nor fettling. I thought it was holes in the spokes they didn't like..
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Guinness
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posted on 18/1/05 at 06:45 PM |
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Europa Spares do a Crash Pad for £12 which is listed as being SVA compliant.
Europa Spares[img][/img]
Cheers
Mike
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vintagebuilder
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posted on 19/1/05 at 09:44 AM |
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In the Europa catalogue they advertise an SVA compliant wheel in a number of different diameters.
David
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zetec
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posted on 19/1/05 at 04:28 PM |
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Or you could borrow my lucky Mountney steering wheel pad, same as the one in the picture. Been used to pass 4 SVAs now so must be lucky! I can post it
off if you want to let me have your address, post it back when done.
" I only registered to look at the pictures, now I'm stuck with this username for the rest of my life!"
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craig1410
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posted on 1/4/06 at 10:36 PM |
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Sorry to resurrect an old thread.
My plan for SVA is to take my dremmel to the wheel and radius the edges as best I can since I think this will improve the wheel anyway. I'm not
planning on using the area behind my dash anyway so no benefit in the increased coverage of the Sierra wheel.
My question is whether the pozidrive screws which secure the wheel to the boss are likely to cause a problem for SVA? I could fill them with body
filller and paint them if necessary.
I'll be taking my Sierra wheel to SVA as a backup of course...
Cheers,
Craig.
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