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Technical Shop => Interior => Topic started by: dave73 on January 07, 2018, 08:44:53 AM

Title: Restoring a steering wheel
Post by: dave73 on January 07, 2018, 08:44:53 AM
So say you have an old wheel and the foam or wood grip is beyond restore. Can you buy replacement foam/wood to replace the grip?  On a lot of newer style wheels looks like it's 2 halves that sandwich together.
Title: Re: Restoring a steering wheel
Post by: dave73 on January 12, 2018, 08:22:05 AM
Anyone? I'm looking at a tuff wheel that is pretty inexpensive but the grip is shot...
Title: Re: Restoring a steering wheel
Post by: Cuda Cody on January 12, 2018, 08:32:11 AM
Wish I could help, but I got nothing.   :sorry:
Title: Re: Restoring a steering wheel
Post by: ToxicWolf on January 12, 2018, 08:38:50 AM
Unfortunately the company that did mine seems to be out of business now.  :thinking:
Title: Re: Restoring a steering wheel
Post by: dave73 on January 12, 2018, 09:11:02 AM
Hmm I'll talk to a local upholstery shop and see if they could clean up the grip area and wrap it in leather. Thinking of going this route because I'd like the spokes on the wheel to be black so I'm going to get it powdercoated or painted.

If it's not worth the money/effort, might just go with the PG Classics wheel and have the center painted
Title: Re: Restoring a steering wheel
Post by: ToxicWolf on January 12, 2018, 09:16:17 AM
http://www.mcbrestorations.com/c-1394870-interior-steering-wheel.html

Might check with these guys
Title: Re: Restoring a steering wheel
Post by: mopar jack on January 12, 2018, 12:14:00 PM
check cuda-challengers.com for member, plumbbeeper. He was doing restorations on mopar steering wheels 
Title: Re: Restoring a steering wheel
Post by: dave73 on January 12, 2018, 01:27:34 PM
I kind of want to do it myself? Anyone have any idea how to restore the foam grip area if it is brittle and breaking away?
Title: Re: Restoring a steering wheel
Post by: ToxicWolf on January 12, 2018, 01:44:50 PM
Might try wheelskins.com  :thinking:
Title: Re: Restoring a steering wheel
Post by: filmsurgeon on January 13, 2018, 06:57:20 PM
Quote from: ToxicWolf on January 12, 2018, 09:16:17 AM
http://www.mcbrestorations.com/c-1394870-interior-steering-wheel.html

Might check with these guys

They did my original Tuff Wheel several years back.  Had it leather-wrapped with baseball stitching.  They also powder coated the spokes.  Not how they were originally, but really beautiful work.
Title: Re: Restoring a steering wheel
Post by: RUNCHARGER on January 13, 2018, 07:22:25 PM
That looks really good, I bet it feels nice as well.
Title: Re: Restoring a steering wheel
Post by: Chryco Psycho on January 14, 2018, 08:07:38 PM
Doug Lepack / the steering wheel guy is another good source