dan__wright
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| posted on 14/1/09 at 01:28 PM |
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sva: steering wheel edge radius
is it acceptable to use edge trim on the steering wheel edges or does it have to be a pad?
Thanks.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 14/1/09 at 01:31 PM |
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best to use the donor one for the SVA if you can or still have it. Think its the usual 2mm radius with no holes or slots. Many folk have made their
own center pad
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 14/1/09 at 01:38 PM |
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Mr Whippy is completely right (of course).
Also a lot of people are failing SVA at the minute as their steering wheel is "not type approved" I'm not sure what this means
exactly but in practice it means you need to use a common car manufacturers wheel (such as the sierra one). So your radii and gaps may be okay, but
it'll still give you a fail.
Craig
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nick205
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| posted on 14/1/09 at 01:45 PM |
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Using the mahoooooooosive Sierra weel also increases the area of dash which becomes exempt from the radius test.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 14/1/09 at 02:46 PM |
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U need a crash pad on it. Muchos easier to use the sierra one unless you cant get your knees under it
Dan
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dan__wright
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| posted on 14/1/09 at 02:54 PM |
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its for my retest and the only fail regarding the wheel was the edges, nothing about type approval or crash pads.
exempt area is not a problem, have everything in the area apart from main switches which are sva friendly
i don't have the sierra one but even if i did i wouldn't be able to get in the car or get to the paddle shift.
Thanks.
[Edited on 14/1/09 by dan__wright]
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 14/1/09 at 03:19 PM |
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I think the answers simple really. If the edges are too sharp (most metal spoke ones are) then you are best to simply fit the donors wheel. I
can't see any pictures of what you've fitted btw
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JeffHs
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| posted on 14/1/09 at 03:41 PM |
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I fixed my edges by making a centre pad out of 5 mm ali and I radiused the edges. I fitted the Sierra rubber centre complete with Ford badge. Pad is
held on with countersunk socket screws. It looks good and it hasn't fallen off and it cost nothing but my time.
I would have used the Sierra wheel for SVA but I binned it years ago!
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dogwood
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| posted on 14/1/09 at 03:43 PM |
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As already said. It does depend on the test centre.
Gillingham will fail you if you do not have a standard Sierra wheel fitted.
Had it from the horses mouth today.
David
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 14/1/09 at 04:29 PM |
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I asked the tester at Manchester if it was acceptable to use rubber trim and he said no. It had to be something that was permanent.
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