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#1
12-28-2005, 06:03 AM
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68 wood steering wheel
Ive been trying to research this and have come up with different stories.I need to get a wood wheel for a 68 .Some places say that the 68s had the thicker real wood wheel with the pearl dots and some are saying the simulated wood wheel is correct.Which is correct?
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12-28-2005, 11:23 AM
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simulated.
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#3
12-28-2005, 02:07 PM
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Simulated. The correct wheel looks like the one in the pic below. FYI, I believe the reproduction wheels PY and Ames sells are for '69-'70 and are a little deeper than an original '68. Otherwise, they look correct.
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12-28-2005, 02:31 PM
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Good,I really dreaded having to put that other wheel on with the dots.Thanks
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#5
12-29-2005, 12:46 AM
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Wait till you see what they want for the real thing! Hope you have $500 laying around. I have been looking for a while - I think the best plan is to score one with a good center section and send it in to PY for a restore. Under $400 maybe.
That was my plan - but I changed it to using my 70 GTO sport wheel with the fake leather look. Kinda nice - and I already own it.
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#6
12-29-2005, 12:47 PM
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I think the '68 wheel was a little deeper than the '69-'70. The repop available is the shallower '69-'70 type.
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12-29-2005, 01:47 PM
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Quote:
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12-31-2005, 10:44 AM
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Quote:
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#9
12-31-2005, 07:29 PM
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I see the originals on ebay often - it sure is hard to tell what kind of condition the center is like. Maybe I am lucky I have lost all the auctions so far
 Let us know how the re-pop looks.
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