What's the Original Steering Wheel Supposed to Look Like?

hmills · Post by **hmills** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:02 pm

This is a 1971 F100 Sport Custom. As you can see on the attached photo my steering wheel is incomplete. Does anyone have a photo of what it is supposed to look like with the horn cover and bar? I guess the horn bar has some contacts that when pushed cause the horn to sound. I'll be looking around here in Houston for a parts yard for this ole truck.

The wheel also has some corrosion that I think could be sanded away and a few cracks (that I guess could be filled with epoxy). Has anyone out there tried sanding their steering wheel down to a fine (1000 grit) and gotten it back to looking "almost new" again?

heep70 · Post by **heep70** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 11:22 pm

Your photo did not show up. I have the horn cover, plastic backing and the metal back. I think it is black. I also have the steering wheel, its green and not in good shape. Let me know.

Post by **DuckRyder** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:21 am

A Sport Custom should have a Black Camera case horn bar. You can get them from NPD or D-C.

You could try this, or buy (and paint) a new wheel.

Post by **DuckRyder** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:22 am

Opps sorry:

Repair Kit

hmills · Post by **hmills** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:22 pm

sorry - forgot to post the picture. here it is. thanks for the link on the repair kit DuckRyder. Do you have a picture of your parts heep70? i may just be interested. What part of this country are you located in?

72hiboy4x4 · Post by **72hiboy4x4** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:25 pm

Pic?....we don' need no stinkin' pic!

hmills · Post by **hmills** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:26 pm

well that didn't work. let's try again

heep70 · Post by **heep70** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:31 pm

PMed ya. Top secret info

hmills · Post by **hmills** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:43 pm

Post by **FORDification** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:07 pm

Here's what you're looking for:

68swb · Post by **68swb** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:38 pm

hmills the pic you have that is not what is supposed to look like.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:06 pm

its a coat hanger.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:08 pm

yea no edit button your right. i meant to say kieths pic looked like a coat hanger.

hmills · Post by **hmills** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 1:00 am

thanks 68 swb - a joker in every crowd. glad to know there's someone else out there with a good sense of humor

yeah i thought it looked like a coat hanger too

there's another post out there on repairing steering wheels that has a link to a product (can't remember the name right now) but it seems like alot to spend ($79) on epoxy and sandpaper. am i wrong? maybe the value is in the instructions. don't get me wrong - i know nothing about it. maybe i could be convinced otherwise.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 8:54 pm

some guys have said they just used jbweld and then sanded it them selves and save buying the por15 epoxy

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