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[jamiewandsmurray]

Hi everyone, i recently purchased a Mk1 austin steering wheel as im wanting to 'retro-fy' my 1980 Austin Mini 1000, I did some research beforehand as it is apparently easy to change as it supposedly should just 'drop in'.

 

My question is, my car had little to no interior when i purchased it a couple of weeks ago. No dashboard, no steering coloumn surround etc.. there are wires everywhere. What steering column surround do i need, a mk1 or mk3? Its currently just the big 'pipe' with a steering wheel on the end, a load of wires and then the ignition key bit.

 

Sorry for lack of technical terminology, but hopefully you know what im saying!

[jamiewandsmurray]

Also while im here, i have some mk2 lights waiting to be fitted, do i need to remove the petrol tank to fit the left hand side or is it possible to do it leaving it in?

[Vinmin]

you will need a Mk3 steering cowl. the Mk1 had the ignition in the dash next to the light & wiper switches. It is possible to change the light with the petrol tank in but best to pull it out of the way slightly (doesn't have to be completely removed)

[jamiewandsmurray]

Cool, thanks for your help

[62S]

The choice of steering column cowl depends on what indicator/wiper stalk set up you are going for.

 

If going for a single stalk you can't use a Mk 1 cowl (unless you open out the indicator arm aperture) because it isn't designed for the indicator stalk to move fore and aft.

[jamiewandsmurray]

Im just wanting to literally swap the steering wheel and cover up the wires, not interested in messing about with indicators/ignition so i think i'll just use a mk3 cowl for now. Thanks for the advice!