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Alan.F
26-01-09, 10:14 PM
This guy has over a 100 of these bought one for my 180 look great and feel great slightly thicker then the standard one

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rover-400-414-416-420-45-MG-ZS-Leather-Steering-Wheel_W0QQitemZ110335879807QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_C arsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item11033587980 7&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A13 18
RudeDogg1
26-01-09, 10:20 PM
do they fit as standard? or do u need some kind of adapter?
Stephen
26-01-09, 10:24 PM
Bought one! £15 :happy:
Nor
27-01-09, 01:19 AM
Are they not the same as the ones in the 180?
dave87
27-01-09, 02:13 AM
just bought one for £15 aswell. Is it zs wheels or mg tf ones. My guess is tf am I right?
Alan.F
27-01-09, 07:07 AM
They fit straight on with no mods fitted one to mine on Sunday
Alan.F
27-01-09, 07:17 AM
Are they not the same as the ones in the 180?

I think the mk2 has these but the mk1 doesn't well mine didbt anyway
p_b82
27-01-09, 08:50 AM
Well he did not acept £15 anymore so i got it for £20.

Thanks for the heads up, been looking for a nice leather wheel for a while now :)
Alan.F
27-01-09, 09:09 PM
Well he did not acept £15 anymore so i got it for £20.

Thanks for the heads up, been looking for a nice leather wheel for a while now :)

This is what they look like its not mine but my mates

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk68/ZSCentral/Chris/IMG_3836.jpg
RudeDogg1
27-01-09, 10:03 PM
They fit straight on with no mods fitted one to mine on Sunday

How easy is it?
TjP
27-01-09, 10:22 PM
Those are tidy. Slightly different to the standard wheel that was in my mk2, in the way that those ones there have swellings for your thumbs, my old one didnt. Got Smokeys old TF wheel now though and the shape is very similar to that picture. Very easy to fit.
Alan.F
28-01-09, 06:56 AM
How easy is it?

Really easy m8 just disconnect the battery for 20mins then un do the 2 torques bolts on the back and remove the airbag then its just like changing a normal steering wheel
skyblueads
28-01-09, 08:42 AM
I've bought one, what size is the main steering wheel bolt? 20 minutes to let the charge in the airbag go, I pressume?
p_b82
28-01-09, 10:04 AM
mine turned up this morning while i was in the shower

Haynes does not say what the size of the bolt is, but it mentions 10mins for SRS to loose its charge.. 20mins seems like a cunning plan tho :)
MikeMant
28-01-09, 04:55 PM
Why do i feel the urge to buy one ready for when i get my zs??
vinny1979
28-01-09, 04:58 PM
good man lol. 24 or 32mm?? i cant remember
Stephen
28-01-09, 04:59 PM
mine came too.

Same size as the original but much better feel to it.

Now on the lookout for an MG Airbag.
Stephen
Nor
28-01-09, 05:08 PM
It looks exactly the same as the wheel in my mk ZS, but the one in my car now has gone all shiny really and doesn't feel like a grippy leather wheel. Have those new ones got a nice grippy feel to them?
p_b82
28-01-09, 05:09 PM
all my airbags needs re-doing next year anyway, so will refit the old module for now and get the lot done in 2010...

yeah it is a lot less slippery than the plastic one i have on atm...

admittedly my testing has been holdng it in my hands and pretending, as my car is no where near me to swap them over :D
Alan.F
28-01-09, 08:28 PM
It looks exactly the same as the wheel in my mk ZS, but the one in my car now has gone all shiny really and doesn't feel like a grippy leather wheel. Have those new ones got a nice grippy feel to them?

They feel a lot better better m8 i feel as though i have a better grip on the car
shroonie29
28-01-09, 08:31 PM
all my airbags needs re-doing next year anyway, so will refit the old module for now and get the lot done in 2010...

yeah it is a lot less slippery than the plastic one i have on atm...

admittedly my testing has been holdng it in my hands and pretending, as my car is no where near me to swap them over :D

Why do the airbags need doing?They are 15 years for replacement,unless you have a fault.

Shroon
RudeDogg1
28-01-09, 08:56 PM
Really easy m8 just disconnect the battery for 20mins then un do the 2 torques bolts on the back and remove the airbag then its just like changing a normal steering wheel

lol never changed 1
XPCobra
28-01-09, 08:56 PM
iirc its either 15mm 17mm or 19mm

24mm and 32mm? its not a hub nut :P

Oh and bought one too last nite :)
afcbadam
28-01-09, 08:57 PM
just brought mine £20 was accepted!
p_b82
28-01-09, 09:50 PM
Why do the airbags need doing?They are 15 years for replacement,unless you have a fault.

Shroon

Really i thought it was 7 years... well that is one job less next year then :)

EDIT
Ah yes i misread the haynes book of lies... bonus :D
shroonie29
28-01-09, 10:01 PM
Really i thought it was 7 years... well that is one job less next year then :)

EDIT
Ah yes i misread the haynes book of lies... bonus :D

Glad that's sorted then :)

Shroon
XPCobra
29-01-09, 04:28 PM
just brought mine £20 was accepted!

£20 is the lowest he/she will go, tried £19 lol
afcbadam
30-01-09, 08:23 PM
just fitted mine. what an improvement took 30 mins to swap over including the 20 mins letting the airbag discharge. thanks smc trading!
Craig
30-01-09, 08:24 PM
£20 is the lowest he/she will go, tried £19 lol

Yeah, I tried 15 16 17 18 and 19 lol I cant make an offer now lol

Bought another tf wheel for a tenner though :D
afcbadam
30-01-09, 08:31 PM
iirc its either 15mm 17mm or 19mm

24mm and 32mm? its not a hub nut :P

Oh and bought one too last nite :)

mine was 19mm
RudeDogg1
30-01-09, 09:25 PM
these dont need adapters then?
Craig
30-01-09, 09:27 PM
straight fit mate
skyblueads
30-01-09, 09:50 PM
Mine should be here soon, bit worried about the airbag giving me one in the face though. :yikes: Is it really as simple as everyone says, and how does the airbag go back into the new wheel?
Craig
30-01-09, 09:59 PM
so simple mate.

Park the car with the roadwheels dead ahead, Discon battery for 20 mins just to be safe and let the airbag charge dissipate. undo the 2 torx bolts torx 30 or 35 iirc. Lift off the bag. gently prise off the yellow connector, remove the black plug, careful to keep the rotary coupler in the same position. Undo the 19mm bolt for the wheel, sometimes easier to loosen it off a couple of turns then pull the wheel till it frees, saves getting a wheel in the face :D

Then reverse the steps and roberts your mothers brother
skyblueads
30-01-09, 10:10 PM
Hopefully it'll be simple then. Fingers crossed!
afcbadam
30-01-09, 10:12 PM
it honestly took me no more than 10 mins once the airbag charge had gone
TjP
30-01-09, 10:14 PM
I managed to fit a TF wheel on my own mate and Im a complete nutcase. I will admit I handled the airbag like a case of high explosives though :pirate:
MikeMant
31-01-09, 11:10 AM
I take it the orignal air bags fit on the new wheel?? If so im gonna buy one lol
afcbadam
31-01-09, 11:59 AM
I take it the orignal air bags fit on the new wheel?? If so im gonna buy one lol

yep take the air bag off then the old wheel, put the new wheel on then the origional airbag back on. no modifications needed, no extra parts its as easy as having a wank
XPCobra
31-01-09, 05:19 PM
Fitted mine today, should of been fitted form the factory
RudeDogg1
31-01-09, 05:28 PM
yep take the air bag off then the old wheel, put the new wheel on then the origional airbag back on. no modifications needed, no extra parts its as easy as having a wank

o in that case ill be a dab hand :rb: lol
MikeMant
01-02-09, 09:51 AM
yep take the air bag off then the old wheel, put the new wheel on then the origional airbag back on. no modifications needed, no extra parts its as easy as having a wank

Cool im tempted to buy one ready for when i get mine :king:
Fudgepacker
01-02-09, 10:05 AM
lol that looks like what i got on my MK2
skyblueads
05-02-09, 04:53 PM
Which end of the yellow plug do I undo? I've tried to unplug the end in the wheel but it won't budge and I'm s****ing myself it's gonna go off. Should I undo the end on the back of the airbag? HELP!
steetee
05-02-09, 04:54 PM
Whats the lowest price this guy will go for including postage?

Cheers
p_b82
05-02-09, 06:09 PM
i think it is £20 offer + postage now.

try lower as you may get lucky tho ;)
markus250
06-02-09, 05:25 AM
I got mine fitted too! When i popped the plug back into the rear of the airbag it made a loud click as it went in...i shat myself!! :laugh:
skyblueads
06-02-09, 08:15 AM
I was bricking it! I know nothing should go wrong, but at the end of the day it could kill me!
john180
06-02-09, 12:03 PM
just ordered me one of these!! they look spot on :D
Craig
06-02-09, 12:10 PM
I was bricking it! I know nothing should go wrong, but at the end of the day it could kill me!

I was like that 1st time I fitted a new wheel too. Only takes me 10 minutes now, not including the time for the bag to dissipate
skyblueads
06-02-09, 12:21 PM
I'm gonna have to take mine off again as it's not quite right, so practice should calm my nerves!
john180
09-02-09, 02:15 PM
just got mine today! very fast delivery!!

feels loads better than standard one - a bit thicker and has little finger grooves along the back of it.