COLIN If You Position The Milenco Steering Wheel lock VERTICALLY Between the wheel struts You can dispense with the Rubber pads as Positioning in this way Does not indent the Steering Wheel in any way.. i don,t have these Rubber pads and if you position them the way i have explained You Won,t need them...You Follow..? I Have a Sponge on the seat which takes the weight of the Lock ..Hope that helps..