steering wheel cover for 1st Gen
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steering wheel cover for 1st Gen
Sometimes I feel like I'm driving a truck with this large skinny steering wheel. Perhaps if I wrap it in leather it will feel more sporting. Does anyone had any experience with leather steering wheel covers? Any recommends on a brand that works well? TIA
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I know of one. Wheelskins. They are kinda pricey though. You just need to know the diameter of the wheel, circumference of the rim piece you hold, and color you want. it's at http://www.wheelskins.com/
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I can relate to the stock steering wheel. It seems almost bus-sized. I replaced mine with a wooden one from Mazda that I found in a junkyard. It has a nice feel to it. Wheelskins look pretty cool also, if you wanted to keep your existing steering wheel.
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My -SE came with a nice leather cover on it. As far as I can tell it was put on by the original owner and kept on ever since, as the original leather of the wheel underneath is MINT.
Anyway, it's a weird sort of woven/braided cover that laces up. Not really a lot to look at, but provides EXCELLENT grip.
Still feels like a bus wheel tho.
I still need to replace it with somthing a little sportier.
Anyway, it's a weird sort of woven/braided cover that laces up. Not really a lot to look at, but provides EXCELLENT grip.
Still feels like a bus wheel tho.
I still need to replace it with somthing a little sportier.
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Originally posted by 85RX7GS
[B]I replaced mine with a wooden one from Mazda that I found in a junkyard. It has a nice feel to it. /B]
[B]I replaced mine with a wooden one from Mazda that I found in a junkyard. It has a nice feel to it. /B]
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Originally posted by 85RX7GS
I can relate to the stock steering wheel. It seems almost bus-sized. I replaced mine with a wooden one from Mazda that I found in a junkyard. It has a nice feel to it. Wheelskins look pretty cool also, if you wanted to keep your existing steering wheel.
I can relate to the stock steering wheel. It seems almost bus-sized. I replaced mine with a wooden one from Mazda that I found in a junkyard. It has a nice feel to it. Wheelskins look pretty cool also, if you wanted to keep your existing steering wheel.
And how big is it?
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I have a Grant GT racing wheel in my 85 GSL thats Mahogany and alluminum. Its pretty sweet . By the way, It came with the car, theres no way I would pay that much for a steering wheel .
~T.J.
PS - Matches the interior fairly well too. The pic doesnt do it justice, it makes the wheel look too bright with the flash, in real life its a nice match .
~T.J.
PS - Matches the interior fairly well too. The pic doesnt do it justice, it makes the wheel look too bright with the flash, in real life its a nice match .
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Hey smnc, he got the wheel off of a SA that was in our local junkyard. It's a Mazda piece (says Mazda on the horn button) The actual wheel part is wood (looks like mahogany (sp?)) and the spokes are polished (sort of) metal. The metal spokes are mostly covered by a plastic peice that is also used as the horn button, almost like a "rim blow" wheel. It's a real nice piece, wish I had grabbed it before him, but oh well. I'm sure a little searching will land you one. Later