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actually, after seeing the picture, the steering COLUMN seems to be angled to the right as you are sitting in the driver's seat. So you may be correct that the angle is off.

I don't know if this is an effect of the camera, but the growler emblem should be centered between the two gauges, the speedo and the tachometer, assuming you are taking a picture on-center.

I think it's just the picture. The base under the gauges/wood looks correct. There is only one place the top of column mounting bracket can go.

Orlando St.R wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 12:35 pm Wandering briefly off topic, as we so often do, the Varamatic steering box has two marks to line up to centre the steering box when you are aligning the front wheels. This is important because of the variable ratio of the rack, so away from dead ahead, the ratio increases and you don't want your dead ahead position at the wheels to be where the ratio increases. You then level the steering wheel afterwards using the same marks.

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Good catch Orlando. For those lucky enough to have the Varamatic. Drove one the other day. It really is a better experience. I think you were very wise to fit.

jaguar&mg wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 9:09 am Are these Mark 2/S-Type wheels like-for-like, or have I asked for the wrong thing? I may just be being paranoid, and of course it is difficult to tell from photos.

According to the parts manual the part number for the Mk2, S Type and 420 steering wheel is the same being C18758 so it does not matter which model of car it came from.
Your photo angle and the wide angle lens do make the position of the steering wheel look a little off centre. Is there a chance you can post a picture of the wheel taken from the back seat in a straight ahead position please. This should give us a better view. As has been said the wheel can only really go in one place as there is a connecting bracket under the dash and this cannot be moved. There is I think only one hole in the floor that the steering column can go through so as long as these align the steering wheel should be straight. From the driver's seat you should be able to see both the Tacho and Speedo clearly through the upper section of the steering wheel.

Thank you for all the help. I think I’m beginning to believe that it is not possible for it to be in the wrong position, so here is the best photo I have at the moment (taken from the back seat) – bearing in mind, of course, that I am nowhere near the car at the moment and I’m not the person taking the pictures!

Looking at it again, as I upload it, it continues to look as if it is off centre.

it looks more correct in that new picture. Take some measurements: Left spoke to speedo, right spoke to tachometer, see how much difference there is.

are you missing the hard vinyl left shoe / clutch pedal carpet protector ?

Looks fine to me.

RHD cars don't have tunnel carpet protectors if we understand one another. Only under the heels.

I have a Red one but LHD. Can be used RHD.

what is the material called? It is some kind of hard vinyl. Linoleum-like. My factory-floor mats have it too.

It's a heavy Vynide. RHD cars don't need them. They have a little more pedal space & your accelerator foot leans against the vinyl kick panel.

Even on LHD cars they are only really needed with Automatics with the wider tunnel.

Vynide? never heard of it. Found something similar a Woolies:

https://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/product/ ... inyl-cream