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Allon White made me a nice one, better than the ugly black plastic one. ![[Linked Image]](https://tm-img.com/images/2021/05/27/652C7658-3601-4FD6-82FD-7E5FC5F50822.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://tm-img.com/images/2022/04/17/FD02BAEF-BEAE-481D-A123-9E627921555E.jpg)
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'14 4/4 graphite grey
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Joined: Sep 2009
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A bit late stumbling on this but what a very nice solution Richard  Yes these factory shrouds are a tad ugly so thought it might be worth posting this 50p budget fix  I anguished long and hard over mine when I first got the car and how to sort it. I’m useless with leather or wood so that was ruled out. So I had a plan to print a new shroud, prep the surface and experiment with dark metallic paint finishes. ![[Linked Image]](http://tm-img.com/images/2023/11/08/steering-shroud.jpeg) But..! All that came to an abrupt halt one day when I picked up a bit of left over edging strip trim that I had kicking around and banged it on the shroud. It insantly made the thing look much nicer. For me the problem was that crude unfinished cut edge on the cheap plastic vacuum forming. It annoyed the hell out of me. Once the edge was hidden I started to warm to it and since then it hasn’t bothered me  ![[Linked Image]](http://tm-img.com/images/2023/11/08/strip3.jpeg) A very effective and aesthetically pleasing solution. The edging strip makes it complete and intentional and it repeats the theme of the steering wheel. Without this strip, the shroud looks like an old plastic part taken from the construction waste container.
'14 4/4 graphite grey
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Roadster Guru Member of the Inner Circle
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A few years ago, Steve Morris told a group of us that they were looking into tooling up for a better quality column shroud, but obviously that didn't go ahead. The S1 Roadster uses a Land Rover shroud, which isn't the greatest thing, but is better looking than what came next.
DaveW
'05 Red Roadster S1
'16 Yellow (Not the only) Narrow AR GDI Plus 4
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[quote=peterd]This was one of the first modification I did to improve the esthetics of the ugly steering column shroud. Just shortened it to expose the whole Motolita steering boss. Then glued a front cover (splitted in two halfs, as the original shroud is) ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2023/11/11/IMG_1406.jpeg) Excellent solution Peter with that front cover. Has inspired me to do mine 
Peter
2009 3-litre Roadster "Ivor", royal ivory / green
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My solution is even more low-tech (and cheap): took the shroud off and sprayed the whole thing dark brown. Took me a few minutes each layer (three of them) and the cost of a spray can. So it is still plastic and not very refined, but at least it blends nicely in with the veneer of the dash and tan leather of the seats and the interior. The stalks are still black, but what the hell... The edging strip is a good idea, though - I migth add on that, also sprayed brown.
Robbie the Norseman
2004 V6 Roadster
Sherwood green
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