Steering Wheel

[Stefan]

I would really like a new steering wheel for my TD. It has one of those 80 dollar amazon ones that is too small to even read the gauges. I really liked the banjoed style wheels I have seen on some people’s TDs. To those who know, are they VW steering wheels? Are they the orginal TD steering wheels? Is there need for an adapter if you buy an original?

Thanks,

-S

[Paul Mossberg]

There are many sources for VW banjo steering wheels. Just Google that phrase.

You should need an adaptor if your TDr has a VW steering column.

A word of caution, measure carefully. Most VW wheels are over 15 inch diameter. Make sure you have the lap and leg room.

The included adaptors vary by year of the VW.

Here’s one example to get you started:

https://www.jbugs.com/product/79-4064.html?utm_content=shopping&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0_WyBhDMARIsAL1Vz8t-91xkuUC-VGXJUVXyi3www3oya385kZLkWyEqkMfOsH2oQ2ut3IQaAlNUEALw_wcB

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

If you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)

[edward ericson]

The wheel Paul linked is a Flat4. Good stuff; I put one on my Spyder. Also looks not dissimilar to the original TD wheel.

Here’s another source for something like it: https://www.amazon.com/MOTAFAR-Steering-Compatible-Speedster-Varnish-black/dp/B0BS3Q1JWP/ref=asc_df_B0BS3Q1JWP/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693605349091&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10725414206078081387&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007858&hvtargid=pla-2086443029710&mcid=f08aa555f8373d8cb31900899f8bae99&gad_source=1&th=1

I like even better the Brooklands Bluemels banjo wheels you see a lot on MGs, Morgans and Jags of the era. 4×5 wires, 17 inches diameter in the original size. These were also made as knock-offs and I found one (long ago) that bolted up to my Grant 3-bolt adaptor.

If I run across a source for one I’ll post it here.

Also: Grant itself makes a Banjo wheel. 

Remember, whatever you get, you want no dish—or as little as possible. A lot of wheels these days have a 2-3 inch dish and that ain’t gonna leave room for your chest.

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