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I have a leather wrapped steering wheel on my 1994 f-150 thats starting to get alittle tattered, has anyone ever takin the padded leather cover off one of theses wheels,just curious whats underneath
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I have the same problem with the wheel in my '94. I have a bad feeling that a replacement is going to cost a lot through the dealer. I may cut the leather off before I buy a new wheel. At the rate that it's coming apart, I'll need to do something soon.
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whsmith jr you know a guy could probably cut the leather off, see if its a decent wheel underneath, if not, put on one of those after market leather covers, you know the one that laces up. I see theres some pretty nice wheelskin covers on the internet, check'em out
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I cut mine off. It's the stock wheel underneath. Mine was looking bad, kinda getting sticky. I bought one of those 5 dollar wrap-type wheel covers, and you wind the cable around it a bunch. It looks sexy, and is much easier to install than I thought. There's a trick to it, it's in the instructions, and if you follow them, it's gonna look better than it did. Just cut it off. if nothing else, you'll have the stock wheel under there.
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I thought the leather wrapped wheel was stock, when you say stock wheel with no leather cover was that the wheel on a plain jane pickup, I never seen one without the leather on it. umm interesting, is it presentable with nothing at all on it?
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Its not the stock wheel. It is a smaller dia, and has grooves for stitching to fit in.
It will be better than worn leather, but you probally won't like it. I got replacement off ebay for $65. Once before on anoyher, truck I went to dealer and got the plain wheel for half of lrather.
It will be better than worn leather, but you probally won't like it. I got replacement off ebay for $65. Once before on anoyher, truck I went to dealer and got the plain wheel for half of lrather.
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My '92 leather wheel got all dried-out and started to peel. I started peeling it off but I noticed the smaller diameter and stopped. I was going to ask Ford how much a new one would cost, but for now I've just put on one of those $5.00 leather wraps available at PepBoys, NAPA, etc. Works fine until I decide if I want to spend the extra $$$$ for a new one.
Its not the stock wheel. It is a smaller dia, and has grooves for stitching to fit in
My '92 leather wheel got all dried-out and started to peel. I started peeling it off but I noticed the smaller diameter and stopped. I was going to ask Ford how much a new one would cost, but for now I've just put on one of those $5.00 leather wraps available at PepBoys, NAPA, etc. Works fine until I decide if I want to spend the extra $$$$ for a new one.
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i made sure i oiled mine even though it was wore out pretty hard, got some more life out of it.
I still got it in the truck. might put it in the new one if the new truck has rubber stearing wheel.
I still got it in the truck. might put it in the new one if the new truck has rubber stearing wheel.
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Is there any other vehicles with the same steering wheel as the one in our trucks, like mustang or tempo? for example
Good Luck.
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I tend to palm my wheel when turning and eventually wore a hole in the top of my 1990 steering wheel. I just bought one of those slip on jobs, says "Ford racing" on it though so I turned it the other way so only the plain back shows.
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Originally Posted by omni
I thought the leather wrapped wheel was stock, when you say stock wheel with no leather cover was that the wheel on a plain jane pickup, I never seen one without the leather on it. umm interesting, is it presentable with nothing at all on it?
look in my gallery. i have the plain black wheel. it's actually more common than the wrap. you could go to a junk yard and grab a wheel off a lower mileage truck w/less wear and tear.
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Originally Posted by jessfactor
look in my gallery. i have the plain black wheel. it's actually more common than the wrap. you could go to a junk yard and grab a wheel off a lower mileage truck w/less wear and tear.