Steering Boss for Exige S2?

[niall1717]

Joe at Castle Lotus in Stanstead says he doesn't think there is a boss which brings the wheel closer to the driver, either on airbag or non-airbag models. Is he right? I am tall and this is how I have made more knee room for myself in small cars in the past. Thanks.

[21TonyK]

I'm sure there are several. Speak to any of the independent online Lotus suppliers and they'll probably have a number of options. I have a 40mm spacer on my non-airbag car which came from elise parts.

[niall1717]

Well that's good to know. I have asked elise Parts to elaborate so thanks for the heads-up. I would prefer to keep the airbag wheel if I go that route but if it's a non-airbag car I guess I could even get an aftermarket deep-dish wheel to create a couple of extra inches. Thanks for the reply.

[Jez O]

I used the budget one in this link with an OMP Superquadro wheel. It was a fair bit closer to me and did the job nicely. Only suitable with certain (non-airbag I assum)wheels.

http://www.reverie.ltd.uk/product_list.php?group=A...

[niall1717]

That's excellent, thanks Jez. How much closer would you say the wheel is on this longer boss?

[Jez O]

Not sure really, but there was (I've since sold the car) a noticeable increase in room between the wheel rim and the indicator stalks, whilst still being within reach. The standard exige wheel is quite 'dished' which means the standard boss can be quite short- my OMP wheel was flat which is why I needed the spacer.