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United States 1994 Defender 90 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green
RDX Steerign Wheels
Anyone had experiance with them and the steering wheel boss....Available on ebay?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RDX-SLIMLINE-Ste...5aec8f9a1d

I like the idea of the reduced boss height but I am not liking their steering wheel. It says it should fit other steering wheels then they say dont ask them if other will fit.
I think the whole add is a liittle on the patronising side but maybe thats just me!!
Rolling with laughter

Anyway any advice or thoughts most welcome.
Post #205144 25th Jan 2013 8:42am
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I bought the boss without the wheel and I have to say it feels well made. I bought another one off ebay beforehand and it was junk in comparison so I sent it back. With this one even the bezel that fits on the front is made of metal unlike the other one i got off ebay that was made of plastic.
I have a Momo steering wheel attached to it and it fits fine. The only thing I don't like about it is the centre piece with the RDX plastered all over it. I did have a Landrover centre piece that I bought from someone on here but it doesn't really fit very well at all.
So all in all I think it is a good quality boss even if it is more expensive than others out there. 2.2 2012 110 utility Orkney Grey
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Post #205156 25th Jan 2013 9:26am
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jayaway44 wrote:
I bought the boss without the wheel and I have to say it feels well made. I bought another one off ebay beforehand and it was junk in comparison so I sent it back. With this one even the bezel that fits on the front is made of metal unlike the other one i got off ebay that was made of plastic.
I have a Momo steering wheel attached to it and it fits fine. The only thing I don't like about it is the centre piece with the RDX plastered all over it. I did have a Landrover centre piece that I bought from someone on here but it doesn't really fit very well at all.
So all in all I think it is a good quality boss even if it is more expensive than others out there.


Thanks mate will buy the boss and then decide on a steering wheel i like. Thumbs Up
Post #205163 25th Jan 2013 9:50am
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I have run smaller steering-wheels on my 90 for 14-years now and really like them.

After removing the original LR wheel I Initially used a 14-inch leather & alloy Mountney wheel on Mountney "Classic" boss and that was fine. It was comfortable, well padded and the boss wasn't too deep. Kept that set-up for about 7-years.
I then changed to a 12-inch Raid leather & alloy wheel using a Mountney "6-hole pattern" boss and Snap-Off adaptor. The smaller wheel was very nice to drive with but the combination of Mountney boss and Snap-Off adaptor put the stalks just out of fingertip reach however I lived with it for about 6-years before deciding that I wanted to bring the wheel closer to the stalks again.
Last year I removed (and sold before anyone asks!) the Snap-Off adaptor and had the boss shortened by a local engineering shop so although I am still runiing the Raid 12-inch wheel it is as close to the stalks as the original wheel and much easier to live with. ONE LIFE, GET IT!
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Saw one of these fitted to a 90 i tuned the other day, looks very well made especially for something from Bolt on Bits Shocked Like the idea of the reduced boss, still i might get an even smaller one made soon Cool CSK Automotive
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Post #218137 11th Mar 2013 9:27pm
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Litch



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Just dug out these old photos of my wheels which show the difference between the wheel and the stalks.
The first photo was taken in 2004 and is the 14-inch Mountney wheel using a "Classic" boss.
The second photo is a couple of years later and shows the 12-inch Raid wheel fitted with a Mountney "6-hole" pattern boss and Snap-Off adpater. Note the distance between the wheel and the stalks however the 12-inch wheel was easy to carry around (fitted inside my small back-pack enabling me to always carry it with me when parked up).
I will try to dig out a photo of the shortened boss which I currently use, it pushes the same 12-inch wheel right up to the stalks meaning even my wife can easily reach them now.


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Post #218152 11th Mar 2013 9:52pm
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