Re: Woodgrain Steering Wheel - color & texture?
[Re: RJS]
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02/18/14 10:24 PM
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I'll assume your talking 1969 since all your other posts are for a 69 Charger.
A 68-69 wood wheel is darker than the 70 wheel. Yes the grain is pressed into the wood and yes the reproductions are great for people that don't any better.
Ron
Yes, '69... a nearly 9 year part-time project is getting down to the nitty gritty. Most of the repro stuff looks like ass but it's also great that its available to daily drivers, hot rods etc. Many of us would be screwed without access to those parts. This car however I'm trying to do the best I can with what I have, but I never had any intention of trying to "compete" with guys who can spend $500 on an NOS radiator hose or $300 for an NOS distributor cap. On a side note I have a '70 RT SE Charger that was restored in the mid '90's and I used a lot of good original parts. I was never satisfied with the woodgrain dash and finally ordered a new set of aluminum overlays... then sent them back because the color was awful, looked like a puke green flavor of wood and matched nothing else in the car. So.. I'm "living" with the faded original stuff...it doesn't look as bad as the new repro stuff imo.
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Re: Woodgrain Steering Wheel - color & texture?
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02/18/14 10:53 PM
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I'll assume your talking 1969 since all your other posts are for a 69 Charger.
A 68-69 wood wheel is darker than the 70 wheel. Yes the grain is pressed into the wood and yes the reproductions are great for people that don't any better.
Ron
Yes, '69... a nearly 9 year part-time project is getting down to the nitty gritty. Most of the repro stuff looks like ass but it's also great that its available to daily drivers, hot rods etc. Many of us would be screwed without access to those parts. This car however I'm trying to do the best I can with what I have, but I never had any intention of trying to "compete" with guys who can spend $500 on an NOS radiator hose or $300 for an NOS distributor cap. On a side note I have a '70 RT SE Charger that was restored in the mid '90's and I used a lot of good original parts. I was never satisfied with the woodgrain dash and finally ordered a new set of aluminum overlays... then sent them back because the color was awful, looked like a puke green flavor of wood and matched nothing else in the car. So.. I'm "living" with the faded original stuff...it doesn't look as bad as the new repro stuff imo.
I laughed when I read what you said about the woodgrain overlays. And pretty sure I can guess the seller. I ordered and received a set for my 70 GTX and promptly sent them back also. I asked if they would take pieces from different sets to make it look more real but was quickly told they are all the same and everyone else that ordered them have never had a bad thing to say and no one ever sent any back bla bla bla. Yeah right!!!!
As far as Wood Wheels I used to buy one's off of driver simulators that were NOS looking but that well has dried up over the years.
Ron
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Re: Woodgrain Steering Wheel - color & texture?
[Re: mccannix]
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02/19/14 03:09 PM
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same wheel ...bottom
Great pic, thanks. Is the plastic all one color brown or is there a darker color in the grain?
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Re: Woodgrain Steering Wheel - color & texture?
[Re: JohnRR]
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02/19/14 05:11 PM
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Here is the wood wheel in my '69 Charger. It is restored (I think?) and isn't exactly like an original. I would say it's a bit too smooth and a little too light but looks pretty good in the car.
Thanks, Eric email eric@musclemopars.com
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