Is there a universal or another manufacturers boss which fits on the 340 which is relatively cheap?

AFAIK the boss almost always needs to be from the same manufacturer as the steering wheel. The bolt patterns vary widely from make to make ...

Cheers

Tom

Tom bailey wrote:Is there a universal or another manufacturers boss which fits on the 340 which is relatively cheap?

Old style Pug 205 boss fits and operates safely. standard momo, omp, sparko, mountney pcd pattern.
But they dont retain horn or inc canx functions.
Do a forum search for modding method.

trabitom99 wrote:AFAIK the boss almost always needs to be from the same manufacturer as the steering wheel. The bolt patterns vary widely from make to make ...

Mega fail, Tom

In Germany, boss and wheel have to be from the same manufacturer though, otherwise MOT fail (same with non-cancelling indicators). They're pretty tough on stuff like that unfortunately

Tom

^^ that IS a bit extreme.
Surely the big question should be 'are thet safe to use and secure?'
Not
'Are they from the same manufacturer?'

There was a big article about steering wheels and bosses recently in a German classic car mag, and their message was "make sure boss and wheel are the same make or TÜV fail". Their line of thinking is, if they're not from the same manufacturer then they won't have been thoroughly tested in thousands of miles of desert pistes to make sure both parts work in perfect harmony with each other.

Or something along those lines.

Whenever you go to your English or Dutch MOT man, and are annoyed about this that or the other, just think of your poor forum collegues over in Germany-land. Home-made side exhaust? A spoiler, steering wheel, lowering kit without a manufacturers' certificate of roadworthyness? T5 engine swap? No chance Things like the PPC "road legal tank-engined Rover SD-1" are just wishful thinking here.

Having said that, the Swiss are a whole lot worse, so I'm told.

Tom

trabitom99 wrote:
Whenever you go to your English or Dutch MOT man, and are annoyed about this that or the other, just think of your poor forum collegues over in Germany-land. Home-made side exhaust? A spoiler, steering wheel, lowering kit without a manufacturers' certificate of roadworthyness? T5 engine swap? No chance


Tom

Youre right Tom.
Its my DUTY to go side exit.
And I should exersize my right to do a backstreet 2.3 turbo swap.
If not for myself, but for all the poor oppressed people still stug behind the David Hasslehoff wall in Eastern Germany.

I'll do it Tom.
For you.
And for FREEDOM!.



Seriously.
Im doing it.
AND my boss doesnt match my wheel.
Take THAT Angela Merkel.

When you say a early boss as in which year?

Tom bailey wrote:When you say a early boss as in which year?

Dont know the specifics Tom.
At a guess, i'd say the early years when 300 production was running.
So eighties as opposed to nineties and later.
Dont know for sure when the 205 model changes occured though.

just a thought if i lose the horn won't that be a MOT failure?

Tom bailey wrote:just a thought if i lose the horn won't that be a MOT failure?

Yup.
Youd have to mod it to keep the horn function.

anyone know of a volvo boss to fit mounteny etc going cheap?

hi, i have an unused astrali boss for 340/360s change of plan means no longer needed will sell for what i bought it off vnd. £20 +postage if your interested? mountney classic wheels fit aswell as astrali but an adaptor plates are availible to take new patteren momo etc.

Alex

il have it however i have one slight problem well 2 actually 1.i cnt pay by cheque or anything (im 16) and i cant ask my parents to pay by cheque because they dont kno i own a car lol