Cheap 320/300mm steering wheel needed

[OwenK]

I'm borrowing a family member's MX5 for the weekend in a few months for a trip to France - however, the problem is that I'm 6'5" and as such my legs are so long that my knees sit either side of the standard steering wheel - and therefore the door won't close! I need to find a smaller steering wheel so I can actually get in the blasted thing and wondered if somebody here might have one kicking about that I can buy cheaply. I've had a look on some MX5 owners clubs but can see nothing for sale at the moment - and eBay doesn't seem to have anything except brand new ones, which will cost me nigh £100 including the boss - which is a bit too much for just one weekend away.

Does anybody have anything about? Doesn't have to be pretty, just functional, and ideally the boss too.

Thanks in advance

[MrV]

Theres a few like these

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-Steering-Wheel-...


That come in at about £45 including the shipping from the States.

[MX-5 Lazza]

What year of MX5 is it? If it's a 2001+ then it might be easier to fit a lower seat rather than a smaller steering wheel

[skinny]

ebay - i got a brand new leather momo 320mm wheel for about 40 quid, retailed for £120

[1st_petrolhead]

I have a MK2.5 and find the all in one seat/headrest seats sit higher that the MK2 seats with detachable headrest

Any suggestions about how to make seat lower

I have a spare 300mm Momo and was thinking of fitting but I would think its too small and will obstruct the dials too much?

Edited by 1st_petrolhead on Monday 15th June 21:10

[smiles1]

I had exactly the same problem in my mk1, so I took some of the stuffing out of the seat base so that I sit slightly lower, and I purchased a 300mm steering wheel off ebay (not perfect, but functional )

I was watching this one incase you're interested. Should be cheap enough

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

[MX-5 Lazza]

Swapping the steering wheel in a Mk2.5 is a bit trickier as it has an airbag.
I got by the seat-height problem by fitting Elise seats

[smiles1]

Did you use elise seat frames or altered the mx5 frames?

[MX-5 Lazza]

Elise frames don't fit. I used the MX5 frames without altering them. I just had to get inventive with the mounting. It's pretty simple though.