Does anybody happen to know if the steering wheel from a Series 1 E-'Type
(1961-1967) also fits the MK 2 saloon? Or anything else, come to that?
It's highly likely as Mr Lyons standardised across the range as far as
possible to keep costs down. The central aperture is 2.25in.

TIA

GeoffMacK

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Geoff Mackenzie"
saying something like:

Does anybody happen to know if the steering wheel from a Series 1 E-'Type
(1961-1967) also fits the MK 2 saloon? Or anything else, come to that?
It's highly likely as Mr Lyons standardised across the range as far as
possible to keep costs down. The central aperture is 2.25in.

Acutally it does yes, it also fits the jag mk10 even the first xj6





"Geoff Mackenzie" wrote in message
...
Does anybody happen to know if the steering wheel from a Series 1 E-'Type
(1961-1967) also fits the MK 2 saloon? Or anything else, come to that?
It's highly likely as Mr Lyons standardised across the range as far as
possible to keep costs down. The central aperture is 2.25in.

TIA

GeoffMacK

Mike Dean wrote:

Does anybody happen to know if the steering wheel from a Series 1 E-'Type
(1961-1967) also fits the MK 2 saloon? Or anything else, come to that?

Fits all the way up to the XJ40.

It's highly likely as Mr Lyons standardised across the range as far as
possible to keep costs down. The central aperture is 2.25in.

There are different bosses available for different cars. For the cars
with auto-cancelling indicators you need to remove a small plastic
"thingy" from the old steering wheel and add it to the back of the
E-type steering wheel.

Which reminds me, I have an old E-type Motolita steering wheel that I
must get around to flogging.

"Steve Firth" wrote in message
...
Mike Dean wrote:

Does anybody happen to know if the steering wheel from a Series 1
E-'Type
(1961-1967) also fits the MK 2 saloon? Or anything else, come to that?

Fits all the way up to the XJ40.

It's highly likely as Mr Lyons standardised across the range as far as
possible to keep costs down. The central aperture is 2.25in.

There are different bosses available for different cars. For the cars
with auto-cancelling indicators you need to remove a small plastic
"thingy" from the old steering wheel and add it to the back of the
E-type steering wheel.

Which reminds me, I have an old E-type Motolita steering wheel that I
must get around to flogging.

Recommend you do! Mine was a MotoLita from an E-Type which I didn't
ultimately fit (had the original refurbed instead) and it made £72 on eBay.
Not even the original part - had MotoLita engraved on it, whereas the
correct one - which may well have been made by MotoLita, I don't know -
didn't.

GMacK

Geoff Mackenzie wrote:

Recommend you do! Mine was a MotoLita from an E-Type which I didn't
ultimately fit (had the original refurbed instead) and it made £72 on eBay.
Not even the original part - had MotoLita engraved on it, whereas the
correct one - which may well have been made by MotoLita, I don't know -
didn't.

GMacK

Hmm sounds good. I don't live too far from Thruxton and Motolita's
workshop - if they are still going, haven't been out that way for some
time. So I have a ready supply of "classic" steering wheels.

I'm trying to remember, I thought the price new was less than £72? Or is
it a very long time since I was last there?

"Steve Firth" wrote in message
...
Geoff Mackenzie wrote:

Recommend you do! Mine was a MotoLita from an E-Type which I didn't
ultimately fit (had the original refurbed instead) and it made £72 on
eBay.
Not even the original part - had MotoLita engraved on it, whereas the
correct one - which may well have been made by MotoLita, I don't know -
didn't.

GMacK

Hmm sounds good. I don't live too far from Thruxton and Motolita's
workshop - if they are still going, haven't been out that way for some
time. So I have a ready supply of "classic" steering wheels.

I'm trying to remember, I thought the price new was less than £72? Or is
it a very long time since I was last there?


It is indeed a long time! This exact model is £144, probably plus VAT.

GMacK

Geoff Mackenzie wrote:


It is indeed a long time! This exact model is £144, probably plus VAT.

Well, blow me down. And checking the Motolita website the one I have is
valued at £196. Ebay here we come.