[chevysrit]

Has any member used a repro 69-70 Chevelle black plastic steering wheel? Do they hold up or are they prone to cracks like the woodgrain plastic repro wheels? Whats your take on these steering wheels?

 

[wambams69ss396]

i bought the comfort grip wheel and mounting kit from ground up and i did not like it at all.the real ones are like a shoft rubber not a hard plastic like the repos.i thought of sending it back then i read a thread here about leather wheel covers.so i did a search and found a company called wheel skins.you can find them on ebay or order direct from the website.if you do a thread search here you can find my post with a picture of my steering wheel with the cover on it.once i laced it up and installed the wheel i could not be more happier with the look and the feel.some thing you might want to think about.good luck

 

[wambams69ss396]

here my other post with a picture

http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=200815&highlight=wheelskins

 

[EdCarpenter]

Has any member used a repro 69-70 Chevelle black plastic steering wheel? Do they hold up or are they prone to cracks like the woodgrain plastic repro wheels? Whats your take on these steering wheels?

It looks like you haven't received an answer to your question. I was planning to restore my original 70 plastic steering wheel. The more I looked at it the the more I became discouraged. I purchased an reproduction wheel but have not yet installed it. I will provide info as I progress with the install.

Looking at the repro wheel, It appears correct. Time will tell though. Have you thought of looking for a nice original take off?

 

[Blue71]

There was a guy on ebay who did STUNNING restorations that were dead-on and beautiful, show-quality....

 

[EdCarpenter]

I bought a restored 69/70 wheel from one of the Ebay restorers for another project, a few years back. The photos looked great. The actual wheel had numerous runs and you could see the filler areas. I swapped the wheel off a rusted low mile 6cyl malibu, to get a better wheel on my project.

 

[Bill Pritchard]

I have a repro black plastic steering wheel on my 69, since my original one was still perfect and I didn't want to chance having it damaged. I have had no problems with the repro wheel.....it's been on the car for about a year and a half. I remember it took a small amount of tidying up the back side of it (horn contact issues) when it was first installed, but that was all.