Reproduction steering wheel question

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So pretty much everything I have read about repro steering wheels is that they are flimsy and junky.

Does anyone know why? Is the metal ring of the wheel made out of crappy steel? Is the plastic they use flimsy? What is it exactly that makes repro wheel not worth the money?

I have a bunch of cracked steering wheels and it looks like it takes a ton of work to repair them correctly. And then it seems like most of them just end up cracked again.

A NOS wheel of any type is unobtanium, even a super nice used wheel is crazy priced now. How bad can a repro wheel be considering the other options available?