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Steering wheel base plastic/material color
I have seen photos of 67-68 steering wheels that appear that the base plastic color is black. Were these black then colored?
What about the 1969-1972 wheels? |
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Re: Steering wheel base plastic/material color
Dan it appears to me that they were black and then painted or colored (but not injected if that makes sense). The wheel on my 68 is showing the base black underneath in spots where the gold has aged off.
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Re: Steering wheel base plastic/material color
The 69-72 wheels were molded in colored plastic. Only the 67-68 wheels were painted.
It's too bad too, that colored plastic seems to have aged badly.
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Re: Steering wheel base plastic/material color
My 67 looks like it was molded in red.
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Re: Steering wheel base plastic/material color
67/68 wheels are molded then painted. 69-72 are molded in color. They all crack. But,the material in the 69-72s actually deteriorates. Maybe it's the design more than materials. The center in the flat area is pretty thin and can deteriorate to where it crumbles. It seems some colors are worse than others. It's hard to find any steering wheel from any older vehicle that hasn't cracked at the rim.
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Re: Steering wheel base plastic/material color
My reproduction 69-72 steering wheel that cracked is molded then painted,in case anyone is curious.
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Re: Steering wheel base plastic/material color
my red 67 wheels is molded in red plastic and the one i just bought to restore is original blue paint and the under material is black. i dont think that black was offered in 67 68and the blue looks original. the red has large pieces missing and the black/blue has just a few hairline cracks
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