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The only thing that I really dislike about my lovely roadster 100 is the steering column shroud. i know there have been some posts about this before.. There seem to be two types, a small ugly rectangular one, and a larger very ugly ill-fitting oval type, which I have..how Morgan can produce a beautifully crafted cockpit and stick these in is beyond belief!
Woodwork is my other pastime, so my alternative to having it covered in leather, which would leave me with a slightly less ugly ill-fitting leather shroud (and seriously out of pocket) was to play around in my workshop with some American walnut.

It was a slightly fiddly job to get a good fit, but I'm quite pleased with the result. I couldn't find any wood to match the dash, but the colour works well with the leather wheel (which I find more comfortable to use than the standard wood rim version).

Before;


After:

Very smart. I like that. Well worth the effort.

Very smart Richard

There is an option on the Motolita steering boss's as well. I have this style, part # B71J



although accept you lose the crush impact effect.

You can get some fancy 'dips' that coat contoured plastic (I think someone on TM had the hood pull done) assume you could coat this too

A worthwhile job as the black plastic shroud isn't the most attractive of designs.

I did something similar to expose the steering column ribs, fabricated a plastic closure plate with internal stiffeners all superglued together and reinforced with fibreglass resin. Sprayed to match the car colour.

And very good it looks too Chris . It really complements the car

Both solutions on this thread look fab. I assume MMC simply used the "ugly" ones for cheapness / parts-bin convenience, or do they serve any useful purpose like preventing/minimising reflections on the screen ?

There is a very nice stalk solution from this German parts manufacturer:http://www.mk-holztechnik.de

Yes, the original shroud solution is a shocker.

http://www.mk-holztechnik.de/englisch/images/img_29701.jpg

I like the look of the Motolita boss Richard, but not the price!
This was my prototype, in African walnut, the colour came up a bit light for my leather wheel, but is a good match for my other wood rim wheel,
I have a template to make these now (in any wood choice) if anyone is interested…much cheaper than the leather covering option!

Mine is covered in the same leather as the seats.