Nosing around on eBay USA and ran across this Nardi Steering
wheel. Seller claims to not have any knowledge of Jaguars
and just lists what he took it off of. He claims to be a
wrecking yard scavenger and states he found it in a wrecking
yard on a 1977 XJ12. Anyway, here is a TinyURL to the auction.
I have no knowledge of who this is and what he is selling.
This posting is for information only!!! I just recall many
have stated that they like Nardi steering wheels. I happen
to have one on Old Red my Series I and have grown to like it.ā
Gordon S. Tompkins ('73 XJ6, '85 XJ6 & '03 S-Type)
Springville, CA, United States
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Looks like it has the hub as wellā¦ real āplusā as they can be hard to
find. IMHO Nardi is creme de la creme of steering wheels
Cheers
Doug Dwyer
Longview Washington USA
1995 XJRFrom: āGSTompkinsā gstompkins@ocsnet.net
Nosing around on eBay USA and ran across this Nardi Steering
wheel. Seller claims to not have any knowledge of Jaguars
and just lists what he took it off of. He claims to be a
wrecking yard scavenger and states he found it in a wrecking
yard on a 1977 XJ12. Anyway, here is a TinyURL to the auction.
In reply to a message from Doug Dwyer sent Sat 28 Aug 2010:
The only caveat is that it appears to be the smaller
diameter. I like the one thatās about an inch biggerājust
clears your view of the clocks on an S1, but may not be a
concern on the S2.
Agreed that the hub is whatās hard to find at a good price.ā
The original message included these comments:
Looks like it has the hub as wellā¦ real āāplusāā as they can be hard to
find. IMHO Nardi is creme de la creme of steering wheels
Nosing around on eBay USA and ran across this Nardi Steering
wheel. Seller claims to not have any knowledge of Jaguars
and just lists what he took it off of. He claims to be a
wrecking yard scavenger and states he found it in a wrecking
yard on a 1977 XJ12. Anyway, here is a TinyURL to the auction.
In reply to a message from Robert Wilkinson sent Sat 28 Aug 2010:
The Nardi steering wheel in Old Red measures 15 1/4āā outside
diameter. I agree with Robert that it seems to be a perfect
fit to the car with a clear view to all gauges on the dash.
I am only 5ā 8āā tall but I can not see where a taller person
would have anything blocked in their line of sight with that
wheel. This seller claims this wheel is 14.5āā in diameter.
If that is true that would only be 3/8āā smaller on the
radius. I donāt think that 3/8āā would be any different in
sight lines on a Series I dash. I also took a look on my
Series III and I canāt see where it would obstruct anything
on that dash.
I seem to recall there were two different hubs listed for
the Nardi steering wheel on the XJ6/12 cars, one for earlier
cars and one for later cars. Unfortunately, I donāt remember
when the change happened. If someone is interested in this
wheel I strongly suggest that they do some research to see
if a hub off of a 1977 will fit your car.ā
The original message included these comments:
The only caveat is that it appears to be the smaller
diameter. I like the one thatās about an inch biggerājust
clears your view of the clocks on an S1, but may not be a
concern on the S2.
Agreed that the hub is whatās hard to find at a good price.
In reply to a message from GSTompkins sent Sat 28 Aug 2010:
According to the web site at Crowderās Customizing the break
was 1975. It list an adapter for cars 1968-1975 and another
adapter for cars 1975-1987. Not sure what the difference is
or if there really is a difference. They donāt list a
different part number or a price difference. They do have a
different internal SKU number. I just recall there have been
discussions here before and the hub change was pointed out.
Perhaps an archive search might come up with something, I
didnāt look because I am not interested in buying.
I seem to recall there were two different hubs listed for
the Nardi steering wheel on the XJ6/12 cars, one for earlier
cars and one for later cars. Unfortunately, I donāt remember
when the change happened. If someone is interested in this
wheel I strongly suggest that they do some research to see
if a hub off of a 1977 will fit your car.
In reply to a message from GSTompkins sent Sat 28 Aug 2010:
Right. The early hub is harder to find; the late is easy.
This difference (which I think is in the splined shaft)
means that some of the later factory wheels (XJS sports for
example) arenāt suitable for our S1s.
Regarding diameters, you evidently have the 390 mm (15.4
inches) while the one for sale is probably the 360 mm (14.2
inches). Thereās also a 330 mm (13 inches).
I think the smaller wheels begin to look a little āāhot roddy.āāā
The original message included these comments:
was 1975. It list an adapter for cars 1968-1975 and another
adapter for cars 1975-1987. Not sure what the difference is
or if there really is a difference. They donāt list a
In reply to a message from Robert Wilkinson sent Sat 28 Aug 2010:
i have the nardi on my car, if you want to enter it in jag
shows they will take points!!! also the placement of the
wheel puts the indicator switch harder to reach!!!ā
Darren B 83 xj6 brg 69k miles
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In reply to a message from Robert Wilkinson sent Sat 28 Aug 2010:
hmmmm this is my second reply to this topic, not sure
where the first one wentā¦ if it shows up I apologize for
replying twice.
I have the Nardi wheel on my car, and love it! keep in mind
though, if you intend to show your car at jcna shows, they
will deduct points for it not being original! also, it has
a different depth to the original and puts the turns signal
switch a bit further way from the wheel!
In reply to a message from darrenmb1968 sent Sun 29 Aug 2010:
Rightāthe adapter spaces the wheel about 2 inches away from
the turn signal switchāa PITA.
There are two things that help a bit. If you have access to
a lathe, you can reduce the thickness of the adapter by
about 3/8 in. Also, you can straighten the bend in the
āāstalkāā of the signal switch, allowing it to angle back into
closer proximity to the wheel.ā
The original message included these comments:
I have the nardi on my car, if you want to enter it in jag
shows they will take points!!! also the placement of the
wheel puts the indicator switch harder to reach!!!
In reply to a message from Robert Wilkinson sent Sun 29 Aug 2010:
I also have a Nardi in my XJC. Here is a pic http://picasaweb.google.com/ericf318/MyJaguarXJCCoup#5253209063269649458
I cant claim credit, it was on when I bought the car.
Interestingly though it is a black body and not a
chrome/polish one. I have so far seem no other black one
(?).I actually prefer it this way (tastes and colorsā¦).
The horn push has a Nardi emblem and not a Jaguar one like
the one that is for sale.
I also find that it is positioned too high and far away from
the controls even with the steering column positioned at its
lowest and had been contemplating shaving the boss. Now I
got used to itā¦
In reply to a message from Eric318 sent Tue 31 Aug 2010:
mine too has the black stripe instead of chromed, if you
look through my pics there is a photo of itā
Darren B 83 xj6 brg 69k miles
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In reply to a message from Eric318 sent Tue 31 Aug 2010:
oops, never mind I was looking at the stripe through the
ring, not the spokesā¦ my mistakeā
Darren B 83 xj6 brg 69k miles
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In reply to a message from darrenmb1968 sent Wed 1 Sep 2010:
The eBay one went for $300. I was expecting more. Some time
ago there was one for sale for ā¦ $2,000! I suspect that
one did not shift.ā
1975 XJ6C - LHD
Sunnyvale, United States
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Nice, used, garden variety Nardis can be had for much less ā¦without
the hub ! New ones are about $500 as I recall, plus another $200 or
so for the hub, if Nardi still offers a Jaguar hub, that is.
Some cars had unique Nardi wheels as OEM fit and those can be terribly
expensive.
Cheers
Doug Dwyer
Longview Washington USA
1995 XJRFrom: āEric318ā ericf318@gmail.com
The eBay one went for $300. I was expecting more. Some time
ago there was one for sale for ā¦ $2,000! I suspect that
one did not shift.
In reply to a message from Doug Dwyer sent Sat 4 Sep 2010:
Has anyone ever seen an after-market steering wheel hub
that actually fits the telescopic column in a SIII properly?
Iāve looked and looked and Iāve never been able to find one
for sale anywhere.
I bought several months ago a beautiful polished fully-
wooden (steel-reinforced, of course) four-spoke Nardi wheel
along with a hub that was supposed to fit, yet it mounts
quite much the same as the one in the XJC photograph above.
An awful shame, because I was looking for months and months
before this one popped up. I suppose it doesnāt matter
anyhow since I still have not done a single thing to
getting it back on the road since removing the old engine.
Iām just far too busy!
I did see one (not for sale and without any contact
addresses) a month or so ago in a Google image search
purely by accident and I havenāt been able to find it since.ā
Michael - 1985 Jaguar Sovereign 4.2 Series III
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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In reply to a message from mthirlwell sent Sat 4 Sep 2010:
Personally I prefer a Momo to a Nardi. When I purchased my Momo
Zebrano I also got the hub so it would fit on my 86 VDP properly.
It fit the hub alright, but I was not happy with the distance my
hands/fingers were from the āāstalksāā nor how close the wheel was to
me. The hub was very tall. So I found a broken Jaguar steering
wheel in a wrecking yard. I cut the center section out of this used
wheel (knowing for sure now that the spline count/size would be
correct)and drilled/tapped some new holes that would accept the
Momo 6 screws pattern. I re used the big nut to hold the modified
hub to the steering shaft. I cut and used the portion of the Momo
hub adaptor that the steering wheel itself attaches to. The horn
button attaches to this portion of the hub adaptor which, after
cutting, ended up being just the top of the adaptor, so now
the ''distance āā was back to the stock position - but this is where
the hub button connects to. Now the Momo wheel sits exactly where
the stock one used to be and the horn button is functional. I just
used the hub adaptor for the horn button feature. Just a little
surgery on an old hub - a bit of drilling and tapping. Perfect.ā
Alyn
Seattle WA, United States
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In reply to a message from mthirlwell sent Sat 4 Sep 2010:
Personally I prefer a Momo to a Nardi. When I purchased my Momo
Zebrano I also got the hub so it would fit on my 86 VDP properly.
It fit the hub alright, but I was not happy with the distance my
hands/fingers were from the āāstalksāā nor how close the wheel was to
me. The hub was very tall. So I found a broken Jaguar steering
wheel in a wrecking yard. I cut the center section out of this used
wheel (knowing for sure now that the spline count/size would be
correct)and drilled/tapped some new holes that would accept the
Momo 6 screws pattern. I re used the big nut to hold the modified
hub to the steering shaft. I cut and used the portion of the Momo
hub adaptor that the steering wheel itself attaches to. The horn
button attaches to this portion of the hub adaptor which, after
cutting, ended up being just the top of the adaptor, so now
the ''distance āā was back to the stock position - but this is where
the hub button connects to. Now the Momo wheel sits exactly where
the stock one used to be and the horn button is functional. I just
used the hub adaptor for the horn button feature. Just a little
surgery on an old hub - a bit of drilling and tapping. Perfect.
In reply to a message from Mike Kennedy sent Sun 5 Sep 2010:
There are some pictures of the interior of my car showing the Momo
wheel installed in the photo albums section. I just posted some new
ones last week. IIRC I bought the adaptor on Ebay. It was about 5
inches tall and even with the tele steering wheel fully āādownāā it
was still kind of awkward. The old Jag hub from the wrecking yard
was cut down, (I just wanted the center section with the splines
and big nut) and is now the same width as the āāfootprintāā (hate
that term)of the base of the Momo hub adaptor section. This piece
is now just the top of the adaptor that holds the horn button. It
is sandwiched in between the actual Momo steering wheel base and
the old Jag hub with the 6 sccrews passing through it. This allows
me to remove the āāheightāā of the adaptor and use only the top
section of the adaptor Soā¦ each of the screws goes through the
steering wheel base, then through the modified Momo adaptor, and
into the screw holes I drilled and tapped into the old Jag hub.
Hope that helps. Its as solid as a stock factory unit. No wiggling
and is straight, flush and tight - no rocking or anything weird
like that.ā
The original message included these comments:
That sounds quite interesting, Alyn. Did you take any pictures of your work
or the finished installation? Where did you get the Momo hub?
New ones are about $500 as I recall, plus another $200 or