Alternative steering wheel?

[kas279n]

I'm finding that the original 3-spoke steering wheel, beautiful as it is, is making my hands ache on long journeys. I know lots of you have made changes to your cars, have you any advice on a replacement steering wheel for my traveller which would make long journeys easier on my hands?

Kathryn

[bmcecosse]

If you fit a smaller wheel - the steering will be heavier. If it's the thin-ness of the rim that's the problem - wear leather gloves, preferably of the string-back variety! You could of course fit a steering wheel cover - used to be v popular back in the day - proper leather one with lace up fitting of course! Not a furry pink one, please!

[d_harris]

Steering wheel swap is very straightforward, you just need to make sure you get the correct boss.

Mini boss is the same

Quick ebay search reveals

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/mountney-steering ... dZViewItem

[kas279n]

Thanks both - will try gloves to start with - it is the thin-ness that is causing the problem, and possibly a cover. If that doesn't work, I'll swap the wheel, but I'd rather keep it as Moggie as possible.

... I won't go for pink and fluffy, it simply wouldn't go with the red interior!

Thanks again

Kathryn

[ASL642]

I've changed ours for Mountney. The large steering wheels make my shoulders ache as well as hands I have a red interior and have a red suede wheel, which unfortunately they don't do any longer, but they do a black/red one.

[kas279n]

Lou, where did you get your's? Red & black sounds good.

Kathryn