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Steering wheel spacer for Mini
Find out all the details about the steering wheel spacer compatible with Mini cars.
The features of the steering wheel spacer for Mini
The steering wheel spacer for Mini is the car device that guarantees you a more enjoyable drive thanks to the proximity of the steering wheel to the driver.
In addition, it is the ideal solution for:
Gain a perception of greater control of the machine thanks to the feeling of more responsive and direct steering
adopt a sporty driving position as the steering wheel approaches, and benefit from more legroom and knee room
avoid using the goblet steering wheel without airbags and steering wheel controls
improve the driving position, for the benefit of tall people, who are more comfortable and can better modulate the action on the brake pedal. Those who go to the track will no longer touch the roof of the car with a helmet.
Have a reversible solution, which can be dismantled in case of resale of the car, without any traces of permanent modifications remaining.
maintain the original look of the Mini dashboard, thanks to the discreet design and dark color of the spacer.
Mini models compatible with SpacerShop steering wheel spacers
We produce steering wheel spacers for the following models of the British car manufacturer:
Mini R50 R52 R53 One, One D, Cooper, Cooper S, Convertible, JCW
Mini R55 R56 R57 R58 R59 R60 R61 One, Cooper, Cooper D, Cooper S, SD, Clubman, Roadster, Convertible, Countryman, Paceman, Coupe
Mini F54 F55 F56 F57 F60 4 Door, One, Cooper, Cooper S, JCW, John Cooper Works, One D; Cooper D, SD, SE, Paceman, Convertible, Countryman,
The spacer can be mounted on all Minis, regardless of:
Equipment, engine, steering wheel type, manual or automatic transmission.
Fun facts about Mini cars
The first spacer for Mini was developed in 2016 for a 2-meter-tall guy, who couldn’t find the right driving position but didn’t want to give up his Cooper S JCW.
For him we had made it in the special length of 10 cm.
Then we designed the spacer versions for users of medium height, 5 cm long, and now we are able to supply spacers for the entire MINI range since its relaunch in 2001.
There are 2 spacers for the MINIs, one covering the first two generations , the R53 and R56 until 2013, while the other covers the Minis of the Fxx series from 2014. This is because in 2014 the steering wheels changed inside them and a smaller diameter ribbed was adopted.
For safety and ease of assembly, all our steering wheel spacers are made of the same materials that car manufacturers use to make steering wheels and steering columns: aluminum alloy and steel. Not only that, they faithfully reproduce the internal shapes of the steering wheel, even the hole with the ribbed, to ensure perfect assembly with the corresponding parts on the machine: the column, the plastics, the through wires.
So we are forced to change the type of spacer every time the parent company updates something in the production of each machine model.
MINIs have also had steering wheel controls since the first models put on the market, and to continue to operate them you have to reconnect the wires inside the steering wheel. This is not always feasible because the wires inside the steering wheel are not always long enough.
They should be cut and lengthened, but it is an uncomfortable job, even if absolutely doable.
Therefore you will find, included in the spacer kit, a set of jumper cables that connect in series to the wires inside the steering wheel and allow you to transmit electrical signals.
In the instructions it is explained how to do this, although it is very easy and intuitive.