Steering wheel adapter

[davegtst]

Just tought i would let you all know. I've been having trouble trying to find an adapter to gp from the Personal/Nardi steering wheel boss on the esprit to a Momo bolt pattern. I found this on ebay and it is alot cheaper than anything else i could find, fits perfectly too.

[rogerch]

Not the same thing but does anyone know where I can get a quick release adapter from. I am so sick and tired of having to take the steering wheel off every time I want stick my head up under the dash!

Roger

[martynv]

Not the same thing but does anyone know where I can get a quick release adapter from. I am so sick and tired of having to take the steering wheel off every time I want stick my head up under the dash!

Roger

PaulC tried this a while back and you can see the results on LEW here . The problem is without power steering the load on the locating pins is really high and soon causes wear. I've got a removable steering wheel on the Elise and even that seems to have worn a bit and there's no load on an Elise steering wheel at all, heaven knows why power steering would ever be needed on an Elise .

I'm sure I've seen a removable boss on Mike Ring's Sport 350, but that will of course have power steering on it though.

Martyn

Edited January 9, 2009 by martynv

[Paul C]

A proper splined motorsport one would be fine, have seen them on esprits, might require

column work to get the splined shaft, but that ain't going to wear like the alloy face kit from

snap off.

[russellbosier]

Dave, didn't you have to open up the centre hole from the 55mm(quoted) to 60mm. I used a similar adaptor with 55mm centre hole but I had to open this up to fit the boss.

[davegtst]

I did have to file the lip around the centre of the original boss but other than that it bolts straight on.

[Newts]

so it fitted the nardi hub and momo wheel ?

The decription isnt the best

[davegtst]

I thought it was pretty good. The esprit steering wheel boss is a Nardi bolt pattern and the steering wheel i fitted is Momo with a different bolt pattern, better?

[Newts]

Super thanks Dave, just ordered one, as you say a bargain price

This about a third of the price for the ones from the states including the carraige costs

At the Autosport show Works Bell had a stand who are the company that make the ones for sale on ebay usa. It was manned by 3 japs and I asked them if they had one with them, pointed to it in their catalogue,

no, no, was the reply,

do you have a uk distributor ?

no, no, contact head office was the reply.

so what are doing you here ?

no, no, was the repy !!

Lost I think !

Colin

[Quicker]

I used this one (e-bay) to do both the Nardi-to-Momo conversion and to give me the quick-release.

Here's pics of the install

[Mysterae]

Just tought i would let you all know. I've been having trouble trying to find an adapter to gp from the Personal/Nardi steering wheel boss on the esprit to a Momo bolt pattern. I found this on ebay and it is alot cheaper than anything else i could find, fits perfectly too.

Hi Dave, that ebay link has expired, any pointers to another boss for '90SE on ebay or elsewhere? I want to fit a Momo type wheel.

Many thanks.

I was being an idiot and didn't scroll down to see the actual item! doh

I looked around ebay and can't see anything simillar so I have email the seller of the original to see when he will have more in stock.

If anyone has any pointers to an alternative source I would be greatful. I need to change my minging wheel!

[Mysterae]

Had a reply from the seller of the original adaptor. Sadly he doesn't have any more and is looking for an alternative.

As it's cheaper to buy in bulk, I thought I'd gauge interest in these.

Would anybody else be interested in an adaptor to change their steering wheel easily?

[set]

I've just fitted one of these Quick Release spacer to my 1990 Turbo SE - mainly to give me more legroom, and it's great.