New Steering wheel in Puma

[MADDOG]

Anyone fitted a new steering wheel to there new defender, if so please could you send some pic :cool:

the original one in my opinion is to big and very well um plasticy

[Didge]

I'd like to know how to get the bugger off!

[LR D4]

Maddog howz the fishing....... Get on Defender2 - Index (http://www.defender2.net/forum/) and do search heaps of guys on there with after market steering wheels.

[MADDOG]

Maddog howz the fishing....... Get on Defender2 - Index (http://www.defender2.net/forum/) and do search heaps of guys on there with after market steering wheels.

Hey mate, not been fishing since that day, trouble with the back again :(

cheers, always forget about the other forum doh!

[grabber4k]

Anyone fitted a new steering wheel to there new defender, if so please could you send some pic :cool:

the original one in my opinion is to big and very well um plasticy
Yep, you're right there MADDOG. I put a smaller one on my old '96 130. It worked like a dream. Trouble with the Puma is the air bag.......Unless we discard that item, then I really dont know how to help. Unless we use a Disco wheel?

[Naks]

Trouble with the Puma is the air bag......

eh? Airbag in a Defender? You must be kidding, right? :eek:

[BigJon]

Trouble with the Puma is the air bag.......


:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:

[Scouse]

The current Defnders do have an airbag but it is a state of the art design which is triggered wirelessly.

If you do fit an aftermarket steering wheel, simply sit the airbag on top of the dash & it will work just the same. If you fit it in the centre of the dash, both the driver & passenger will be covered equally well.

[dullbird]

Lets hope the wireless Airbag is not activated by the cetral locking and immobiliser system..you may find your self out bush with NO AIRBAG:eek:

[JohnR]

The current Defnders do have an airbag but it is a state of the art design which is triggered wirelessly.

If you do fit an aftermarket steering wheel, simply sit the airbag on top of the dash & it will work just the same. If you fit it in the centre of the dash, both the driver & passenger will be covered equally well.

What The????? I want what your smoking :eek: It's the whole reason they are not sold in the USA, because they do not meet their safety standards.

Cheers,

[clean32]

no plastic, and small enough you can still drive with handcuffs on

[dullbird]

Clean: nice..I want one!!! do you think they get hot in summer...

JohnR: you make me laugh:lol2:...especially asking scouse if he is joking!!!

of course he knows about the defender airbag...my faulty airbag on my puma was apparently caused by the misalignment of my rear door.

[dullbird]

Does anyone know whether the Puma shares the same splines as other landrovers? perhaps you could loook into trying a discovery wheel....I like the size of my D1 wheel if I had the option i would put it in the 90...

Ian doesn't want to he likes the big wheels, he likes the idea of driving a tractor I think:D

[Didge]

My Def has an airbag but only when I convince her I won't try anything dangerous and then do :)

[LR D4]

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[dmdigital]

Does anyone know whether the Puma shares the same splines as other landrovers? perhaps you could loook into trying a discovery wheel....I like the size of my D1 wheel if I had the option i would put it in the 90...

Ian doesn't want to he likes the big wheels, he likes the idea of driving a tractor I think:D
The answer yes and no. There are 3 wheel spline types with the Defenders - from memory. I think the Puma shares one of these. I know it's not the same as the one on my 300Tdi.

http://www.web-rover.co.uk/nav.php?p=articles/steeringwheels

Actually sounds like there's potentially 4 variants.

[clean32]

Does anyone know whether the Puma shares the same splines as other landrovers? perhaps you could loook into trying a discovery wheel....I like the size of my D1 wheel if I had the option i would put it in the 90...

Ian doesn't want to he likes the big wheels, he likes the idea of driving a tractor I think:D

puma has a big wheel, try a county, i still havent sorted that out, would be nice to be able to close the window one day

[dullbird]

I think the one in the 90 is bigger then the Puma the hole top half of it shakes on tick over:lol2: and its fat too!!..it's like steerig the car with a mountain bike tyre:D