any one repaired a steering wheel?

[scotty]

I bought an old steering wheel in Spokane but it has shrunk and cracked on the outer ring= the wheel and the center piece is dull and faded , needs new blue dye? Any ideas on dye supplier, I am going to try epoxy for the crack and to fill the 1" gap. Thanks , Scotty

 

[rvrtrash]

I used a marine epoxy to repair mine and it filled the gap just fine but after a year I now have a hairline crack on one side of the repair. I used a plastic and vinyl die in a spray can that I bought from Year One to color match the repair when I was done. If you're close to Spokane, you can come by and see what mine looks like to decide if you need to send yours to a pro for restoration or not.
Steve (20 miles from Spokane)

 

[PFSlim]

Scotty

I understand wanting to repair. But just another option might be to cover with a vintage steering wheel cover.

Paul

 

[Nathan]

Steering Wheel Repair

I restored mine a few months ago using a steering wheel repair kit from POR 15.
The kit contains everything you need to do the job, except the finish color paint/ dye.

It was a weekend project and by the time it was done it looked like a new wheel. As I recall the kit costs around $80 and you can order it from their web site:

www.por15direct.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.178/.f

Good luck!

Nathan

 

[PFSlim]

Just to follow up on my post and regarding a steering wheel cover. In the 1996 Registry, Paul N. addresses the GT/CS Steering Wheel Cover. It states "An interesting bit of trivia is a drawing I received from ACSCO products, the manufacture of the Cal. Special script, as well as all Shelby and Cobra emblems in Los Angeles. This diagram is for the installation of a steering wheel grip intended presumably for the GT/CS, and actually was used on the '68 Cougar Dan Gurney Edition. It was assigned a Shelby part number, originating from Shelby Automotive in Livonia, Michigan, dated January 18th, 1968".

The diagram shows the same steering wheel cover as pictured in the post above. Plus, I like the feel of a thicker steering wheel.

Paul

 

[BroadwayBlue]

Mine had one of those covers when I got it.
I removed it because it was a bit rough but planning on going back to that 1. to cover the cracks in my wheel and 2. because I prefer the feel like Paul said.

 

[69convert]

I have one of those covers and it is looking a little ragged. I haven't looked to see if anyone repo's them since I thought it was a late addition to cover the cracks in the steering wheel. Does anyone know of a repo for the cover?

 

[PFSlim]

I bought mine at CarQuest Auto Parts.

Paul

 

[BroadwayBlue]

Yeah they have them all over ... even K-Mart I've seen them at.

They have new ones that don't need to be laced but I don't think they wrap around as well. And not as fun to install either! I remember installing it on my brother's 72 Maverick Grabber ... I was about 9 at the time ... wonder how I got conned into that job. There must have been money involved.

Local cruise gives one away almost every week as part of their raffle.

 

[PFSlim]

As you can see by my picture, they come in many different colors. The CarQuest guys had one that was exactly the color I needed.

Paul