I was cleaning out a shed I have in my backyard and found this steering wheel which I did not know I even had. I can't remember where it came from. I guess it's been in the shed for more than 10 years since the box it was in said Misc/2006.
Anyway I cleaned it up and thought it might be a good idea????? to install it in my "LUMPED" Jag.
I am looking at installing it the way ALYN did his by using the center of an old series 3 steering wheel which I have already acquired.
The issue will be the horn button. The wheel looks like a Momo but upon cleaning I discovered the following. "Made in Italy by TC"
I looked at the Momo horn buttons and found out there were two sizes.
Small = 55mm and Large = 58mm.
The hole in the center of the steering wheel I have measures 2 1/4 inches = 56.11 mm.
I emailed TC racing in Tennessee and I am awaiting a response from them.
I don't even know if they are the manufacturers. I spoke to a rep from OG racing and sent him a picture of the steering wheel and he responded that the wheel is not a Momo since the bolt pattern does not match up with a Momo wheel. He referred me to the TC racing website.
In the meantime does anyone have any info re this steering wheel?
Attached are some pics of the wheel.

 

looks like a GRANT steering wheel.

 

Jose: it is not. Like I said it is made in Italy by TC. Pep Boys are the retailers for Grant wheels in my neighborhood and they confirmed that it is not their wheel. Also before anyone asks why I don't want to buy a hub, its like most members say. It brings the steering wheel too far out from the stalks.

 

with the kind of deep offset it has, it's going to be very far out from the stalks anyway. You need a "flat offset" with the XJ-6 and any other Jaguar for that matter.

 

@ Jose:It only looks deep in the picture. It is two inches deep. Also most Grant wheels are either 3 or 5 bolts, not six.

 

I am also going to the JY to look at an 1989 XJS for the rims. I will look at the steering wheel on that and purchase it if its what I want. I understand that the spline is the same.

 

I had a Personal wheel that was very similar, possibly identical. Personal is now corporately related to Nardi. Mine had as an available option a "crash pad" that covered the centre, held affixed by the horn button.

 

I love my Grant Signature wheel.. it is just the correct size. Someday a tilt steering column to place it downward in the exact spot...!!

Easy to install and the horn is just a wire around the center rod that clips onto the center horn button for ease of removal/install. It has their kit to make it fit.

 

It is probably purposely made slightly different so you have to buy their hubs.

Personally, I'd sell it and buy a Moto-Lita

 

Had one and sold it due to the rivets that got so hot you could not touch the wheel. They have their own boss kits as well.. most aftermarket wheels need a "kit". Series 1 splines are different from the later cars...

 

After doing some research, my steering wheel was made in Italy by Tazio Corse. That's what the TC stands for.
If I can't get a horn button to fit--------no one is able to tell me, even though I provided them with dimensions of the center hole and bolt holes. I will have to dump the wheel and go with something else.
Bolt holes are in the 1st pic.
Center hole is 2 1/4 inches or 56.11mm.
2 inch dish.
If anyone with a Momo wheel and horn button could post the horn button dimensions, I would greatly appreciate it.
These are the dimensions for Momo horn buttons.
Momo large: 58 mm
Momo small: 55mm

 

FWIW I just measured two Personal buttons and they are both 54.7 mm. I have two Nardi's in service, and I think they are slightly larger; I didn't remove them but they are advertised on Ebay UK as being 55 mm. They all have springs in them BTW which are supposed to provide a firm fit in the hub.

 

pic of my Moto-Lita wheel 9 bolts on hub, about 1-1/2" deep, hand stiched leather.

very comfortable ,feels just right for me!

 

You don't have to buy a laminated wheel. You can get a solid one like what you see in an E-type.

 

I was finally able to locate the proper horn button for my TAZIO CORSE steering wheel.
Fortunately, there is a dealer in the US (South Carolina)and they informed me that TAZIO CORSE has a company called TECNIQ that makes accessories for their wheels in Italy. I gave them the specs and my horn button is on it's way to me.