Mk6 steering wheel position adjustment?

[aln101tf]

Hello all, I find the driving position in my Mk6 53plate has the steering wheel a bit to far away from me when the seat is set to get a reasonable minimum legroom. I wouldn't have said I was a funny shape so I can't be alone in this. I was very surprised to find that the steering column appears to be not adjustable at all. Assuming the column joints to be telescopic, I had a look to see if I could alter the clamp positions a bit, but the design doesn't lend itself to this very well either. Fitting a spacer to the wheel might be possible but that would make the switchgear difficult to reach.
Has anyone tried to resolve this problem before with any success.
All suggestions appreciated.
Alan

[jolly olly]

Hello there how tall are you? I am 5 9 and have adjusted the base of the seat, tilt forward / backwards to help find a very comfortable position.

[winterheating]

same here, tilting the seat is also how you alter the height of the seat
unless your seats bust.

[PXR5]

Same here, 5'6" and find it very comfortable, more so than a car.

[winterheating]

Same here, 5'6" and find it very comfortable, more so than a car.

thats why i want a tourneo to replace the car

[jolly olly]

That's why i like to drive the good ladies fusion as it seems to be a better seating position than the fiesta, and other cars that Ive drove.

[madmark]

well i am tall and find the driving postion perfect for me!

[100 T280]

Can't fault mine either, love driving it, , I'd say it'd be perfectly possible to adjust the position of the column mount to bring the wheel either down or out, or both by a few inches, though not really advisable.

[lostpaul67]

Doesn't the Torneo have an adjustable steeing wheel.

[100 T280]

Doesn't the Torneo have an adjustable steeing wheel.

Not 2000-2006 anyway....... I think....

[aln101tf]

5'9" shortarses but seriously, discussions on my height aren't really helping. I'm 5'11".
The seating position is generally good, and comfortable, but I would need to have the seatback about vertical to get my hands at 10 to 2 with my elbows bent as they are supposed to be. This would hardly be comfortable.

Hello there how tall are you? I am 5 9 and have adjusted the base of the seat, tilt forward / backwards to help find a very comfortable position.

Gosh, does it adjust, I wondered what those two levers were for Of course I've tried adjusting it
Alan

[bigmastif]

6ft 2" and never had a problem with my old works mk6 chassis cab and the seat position never changed in 6 years proper comfy van
even the mk5 feels alot comfier to drive than most of my motors ive owned

might be the case yer arms are to short

[jolly olly]

5'9" shortarses but seriously, discussions on my height aren't really helping. I'm 5'11".
The seating position is generally good, and comfortable, but I would need to have the seatback about vertical to get my hands at 10 to 2 with my elbows bent as they are supposed to be. This would hardly be comfortable.

Hello there how tall are you? I am 5 9 and have adjusted the base of the seat, tilt forward / backwards to help find a very comfortable position.

Gosh, does it adjust, I wondered what those two levers were for Of course I've tried adjusting it
Alan

It was a genuine question as you never mentioned about any adjustment of the seat, plus for all we no the 2 handles could be missing so it might be a case of short arms then.

[aln101tf]

Ok start again. I wasnt asking for a vote on whether there is a problem. I already know there is. (for me anyway, even with my fairly long arms), I was looking for ideas on how to fix it.
Alan

[jolly olly]

OK, due to crash tests for cars etc, does anyone know if you could transplant an adjustable column designed for this purpose from say a mondeo as this could be a nice mod for the van, more wiper speeds and wheel plus keeping the safety aspect.