Posts : 52 Join date : 2015-10-25 Age : 37 Location : Raleigh NC
Subject: Custom Steering Wheel! Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:10 am
Just installed a custom steering wheel and wanted to show everybody! I love the look.
reverendgreasy
Posts : 52 Join date : 2015-10-25 Age : 37 Location : Raleigh NC
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:11 am
Okay... Don't understand why it posted the picture upside down. Haha but you all get the point.
Mark 96 Roady
Posts : 806 Join date : 2012-06-30 Age : 65 Location : Cleveland/Ft Myers Beach FL
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:32 am
Wow, that looks nice. Details?
reverendgreasy
Posts : 52 Join date : 2015-10-25 Age : 37 Location : Raleigh NC
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:44 am
Sure! It's easy enough to do. Although it deletes your airbag. I simply pulled the bulb out on the backside of the cluster to get rid of the light. I used the Grant 201 steering wheel and laid down a few coats of polyurethane myself. For the install kit I used the Grant 3196 GM kit although it's not a perfect fit to the column so I used two washers to keep the cover from rubbing on the column while turning the wheel. The horn button is Grant 5631. The wheel comes with a blank horn button that I'll be laying down a 1913 Buick logo on. My wife makes custom shirt and bags so I can do anything with vinyl haha.
reverendgreasy
Posts : 52 Join date : 2015-10-25 Age : 37 Location : Raleigh NC
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:46 am
Oh and I used SEM 17153, Classic Coat, Medium Beige to paint the install kit to match the interior color.
Andebe
Posts : 3323 Join date : 2013-02-20 Age : 55 Location : Centerville, IN
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Sun Jan 03, 2016 12:36 pm
Nice touch!!!
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Sun Jan 03, 2016 1:02 pm
Brilliant! I love it.
Fred Kiehl
Posts : 7283 Join date : 2009-11-13 Age : 76 Location : Largo, FL 33774
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Sun Jan 03, 2016 1:51 pm
If you remove a portion of the tabs on the inside of the column bezel, the cover will not rub. Just be careful that you do not distort or cut through the outside of the bezel. The washers may compromise the adapter's grip on the column.
reverendgreasy
Posts : 52 Join date : 2015-10-25 Age : 37 Location : Raleigh NC
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Tue Jan 05, 2016 10:51 am
I hear what you're saying Fred, but I have had zero issues so far.
Fred Kiehl
Posts : 7283 Join date : 2009-11-13 Age : 76 Location : Largo, FL 33774
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:00 am
As you say...so far.
nstg8r
Posts : 295 Join date : 2012-07-26 Age : 44 Location : Arvada, CO
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:12 am
Looks so much better, but I'm not sure I would be willing to give up my airbag.
Dutch Pete
Posts : 421 Join date : 2009-12-07 Age : 64 Location : Netherlands
I'm starting to wonder if keeping the air bag is worth it honestly....how long are they good for? Â 20 years and still safe? Â
My thoughts exactly.
nstg8r
Posts : 295 Join date : 2012-07-26 Age : 44 Location : Arvada, CO
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:04 am
reverendgreasy wrote:
brokecello wrote:
Nice!! Â
I'm starting to wonder if keeping the air bag is worth it honestly....how long are they good for? Â 20 years and still safe? Â
My thoughts exactly.
I meant more from a liability standpoint. Someone borrows my car and gets in a wreck and hurts themselves now I've opened myself up to a lawsuit. I hate that we live in such a litigious society that I have to think that way, but I do
reverendgreasy
Posts : 52 Join date : 2015-10-25 Age : 37 Location : Raleigh NC
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:20 am
That's why you NEVER let another man touch your woodie.
nstg8r
Posts : 295 Join date : 2012-07-26 Age : 44 Location : Arvada, CO
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:22 am
reverendgreasy wrote:
That's why you NEVER let another man touch your woodie.
Ok, that made me chuckle.
Andebe
Posts : 3323 Join date : 2013-02-20 Age : 55 Location : Centerville, IN
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:45 am
Camping 101...Wait,are we talking about wagons?
reverendgreasy
Posts : 52 Join date : 2015-10-25 Age : 37 Location : Raleigh NC
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:51 am
Haha nice!
Deadmanonduty
Posts : 539 Join date : 2011-08-30 Location : Green Bay, WI
That's why you NEVER let another man touch your woodie.
Splinters can be a real pain man, I'm telling you.
dmg4 Moderator
Posts : 1125 Join date : 2014-08-13 Age : 70 Location : Geneva, New York
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Thu Jan 07, 2016 5:36 am
Well, if safety is the first filter through which all our decisions must pass, the best thing to do is never get into any car. Otherwise, modify as it pleases you, try not to do something profoundly stupid, drive carefully, and be happy.
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MalibuSSwagon
Posts : 580 Join date : 2014-01-12 Location : NH
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:05 am
Now from a practical standpoint, I was looking around my basement and found a 95 Camaro leather wrapped wheel in good shape, and better looking than a beat TBI caprice wheel. I was actually looking for a 87 Monte SS wheel I have somewhere but found this Camaro wheel instead, once I find the airbag I can figure out if it's a direct swap.
Andebe
Posts : 3323 Join date : 2013-02-20 Age : 55 Location : Centerville, IN
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:24 am
dmg4 wrote:
Well, if safety is the first filter through which all our decisions must pass, the best thing to do is never get into any car. Â Otherwise, modify as it pleases you, try not to do something profoundly stupid, drive carefully, and be happy.
Agreed!!!
bamalongroof
Posts : 761 Join date : 2013-08-23 Age : 71 Location : Huntsville, AL
With all the air bag issues here in the south I removed mine long ago and would not trust a 20 year old air bag in anything. Much more peace of mind driving without a defective bomb in your face...Jeff
reading these old posts made me wonder myself about airbags - seems the older wagons might have an issue with stale bags I also like the idea of justifying replacing the wheel with a pretty custom one
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Fri Nov 12, 2021 9:54 am
Looks great. The horn buttons on the stock steering wheels are hot or miss and are often broken. Trading the airbag for a reliable horn seems like a good trade. Nice addition.
Fred Kiehl
Posts : 7283 Join date : 2009-11-13 Age : 76 Location : Largo, FL 33774
I am currently driving with the MOMO, and the Moto Lita.
Bucky53
Posts : 32 Join date : 2020-12-30 Location : Central NC
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Sat Nov 13, 2021 9:25 am
Thanks for sharing the part numbers. That really wakes up the dah area.
Fred Kiehl
Posts : 7283 Join date : 2009-11-13 Age : 76 Location : Largo, FL 33774
Subject: Re: Custom Steering Wheel! Fri Nov 19, 2021 12:56 am
Here is the current wheel in the White Elephant.
pontdog@nb.sympatico.ca
Posts : 48 Join date : 2021-09-30 Location : DIEPPE NB CANADA
Subject: wheel adapter Thu Dec 23, 2021 5:40 pm
hey Fred Kiel is that forever sharp wheel adapter you are using.i have a wheel i want to put on and when i looked at the site the shipping to Canada was as much as the part so after i pay the taxes and duty i am looking at $125 so i am going to wait but that's probably the the way to go after xmas
Fred Kiehl
Posts : 7283 Join date : 2009-11-13 Age : 76 Location : Largo, FL 33774
Check with your local parts store first. You may be able to get one there. I do not know what parts stores you have in Canada, but Autozone, O'Reilly, and the like should have them available. I do not know if you are looking for a black, or chrome part. It seems difficult to get the chrome ones right now. I do not have access to Canadian ebay or Amazon, so my searches are on the US versions.
I used a Grant adapter, then a 1 inch spacer on one of my cars, and it works. I did have to modify the hole for the horn connector.
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