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EMartin
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negusm
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It seems not too many people saw the value of this weel.
I just got it and the horn pad is PERFECT. A little dirty and musty but NO tears or even scrapes. It'll clean up with some leather cleaner to be perfect. Hank sells new ones for $150.
The wheel itself is not horrible. I wonder if I could get the top area reconditioned. Its got alot of wear at the top and that hole which is fairly small. I wonder if it could be patched.
At worst, its worth $100 as a core. I think I may keep the pad and put the wheel on ebay for somebody to get a core for their SVO or asc.
Anybody need a core?
-Mike
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mustang marty
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Looks like mine minus 4-5 wraps of electrical tape in the same area as your worn spot.
50 Resto will referb the wheels
http://secure.50resto.com/steeringinstructions.cfm
Does any one else? Winter is the perfect time to do it. |
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negusm
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Yeah, I know...and I was almost thinking of getting it done. Then I would have TWO wheels!
But I don't think its worth having $850 tied up in steering wheels. I just hate to use that spiffy NOS one I have in the closet.
-Mike
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mustang marty
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NOS? Lucky Guy 
It is hard to part with $300 to fix something that functionally is not broken. I still may do it after Christmas. |
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negusm
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| mustang marty wrote: | NOS? Lucky Guy
It is hard to part with $300 to fix something that functionally is not broken. I still may do it after Christmas. |
Just fork over $350 to Hank and you can have one too. 
Thats where I got mine. Trust me, Hank has ALOT of my $$$
-Mike
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jeffmclaren
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| negusm wrote: | | mustang marty wrote: | NOS? Lucky Guy
It is hard to part with $300 to fix something that functionally is not broken. I still may do it after Christmas. |
Just fork over $350 to Hank and you can have one too.
Thats where I got mine. Trust me, Hank has ALOT of my $$$
-Mike |
Agreed, i picked up a brand new $350 choker wheel a few years back also. 
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Euro#13
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It seems like $350 is the going rate for a NOS factory FLM product leather steering wheel.
I paid $365 for a NOS leather wheel a few years ago for my Cougar. Of course it was no longer available from Ford, but I found it sitting on the parts shelf of a FLM dealer in Texas.
When you have a NOS factory leather steering wheel & shifter on your 19 year old car, it makes you feel like you are driving a brand new car again. And you can't put a price on that. 
Brent
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mustang marty
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Anyone have Hank's checking acount number? I think I need to start having my paycheck direct deposited in to it!
What the hell, it's only money...right? |
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