steering wheel

[Big D's 69]

I'm interested, possibly, eventually... largely will depend on how much a reproduction steering wheel costs compared to the restore, and whether I'll be able to use them once I get PS installed. I'm still trying to figure that all out.

Nothing I'll be doing soon, but I'm sure there will be folks here who are interested.

Repro steering wheels range from $200-$300 depending on year. It will still work with P/S.

[Big D's 69]

I got three of them ready to ship to ya for repair after I see the results of your work.

Tim P.

I will try to get some pics maybe this week of before and afters. You want be disappointed. What color are you thinking you want them painted or are you thinking of painting them? Just so I can get an idea on paint if thats the case.

Dave

[Tim P.]

Black

[Supermike]

Man... you will get so many people to bite on this if the pictures look good!

Tim, you get one done first and let me know how it looks.

[Big D's 69]

Black

That is a lot easier to match.

[Big D's 69]

Man... you will get so many people to bite on this if the pictures look good!

Tim, you get one done first and let me know how it looks.

I hope so I had never thought about fixing these things. I hope to get the pics up this week. Maybe once I get one done then some more people will want this done.

[Tim P.]

It universal color will look good in interior there a wheel covers folks put on anyways just to cushion the wheel grip that come in many colors the dash pads are black for replacements they go well with any interior color if someone wants a special color fine,,,, thats an option they must request, they can be painted to match anything by customer doing the changes themselves.

[Big D's 69]

It universal color will look good in interior there a wheel covers folks put on anyways just to cushion the wheel grip that come in many colors the dash pads are black for replacements they go well with any interior color if someone wants a special color fine,,,, thats an option they must request, they can be painted to match anything by customer doing the changes themselves.

I agree black matches anything and when you start getting into colors you have to try and match something that you can't see right in front of you it might cause problems. Black or a standard color that they come such as an original color if they come in would be easier to do.

[Supermike]

Well, most wheels probably still have some of the original finish on them... mine does. As they come in, you can match the sparkly blue, for example. Then you will know that 90% of blue wheels after that will probably match that paint. Same with other colors, on down the line. Would be tough to match up at first, but over time you would build up a "library" of colors.

Dennis Carpenter sells reproduction wheels for $200, so if people can get their original wheels refinished and painted and shipped for under $150, I would think, you could drum up a steady business. Don't forget the Galaxy folks out there probably looking for this, too...

[Tim P.]

[Big D's 69]

I'm working on it. I got one for a Monte Carlo that I hope to get done this week.

[alvinator]

here is a couple of pics of my steering wheel. After looking, it only had a couple of cracks in it (as seen in pic).

[Big D's 69]

That would be easy to fix.

[alvinator]

probably would be but I already have another wheel for the truck, so I will just get rid of this wheel to someone, i guess. Not sure yet.

[Tim P.]

What about the ring?