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Title: Does this look like a non-leather wheel?
Post by: Cougars 2 go on August 19, 2007, 10:27:45 PM

Does this look like a non-leather wheel?

Title: Does this look like a non-leather wheel?
Post by: 84 Fila on August 19, 2007, 10:33:12 PM

It looks like my steering wheel now.

EDIT:
I didn't notice the " breaks" in the wheel or the stitching. It is in fact a leather wrap wheel. My bad

Title: Does this look like a non-leather wheel?
Post by: EricCoolCats on August 19, 2007, 11:17:25 PM

That is a non-leather wrapped wheel, Karl.

Title: Does this look like a non-leather wheel?
Post by: Thunder Chicken on August 20, 2007, 04:01:15 PM

I think it looks leather wrapped. It looks different than the non-TC wheel that was originally in my car, anyway - mine was all molded, one piece with no seams:
(http://www.foxthundercats.com/gallery/consolebefore.jpg)

My '87 Sport wheel was leather wrapped and had the same seams that Karl's wheel has:

Title: Does this look like a non-leather wheel?
Post by: BCA on August 20, 2007, 05:16:09 PM

Quote from: Thunder Chicken;170671

I think it looks leather wrapped. It looks different than the non-TC wheel that was originally in my car, anyway - mine was all molded, one piece with no seams:

My '87 Sport wheel was leather wrapped and had the same seams that Karl's wheel has:

It looks like the optional leather wrapped wheel for an '87-'88 Cougar to me too Eric.

Brent
:cougarsmily:

Title: Does this look like a non-leather wheel?
Post by: 84 Fila on August 20, 2007, 05:31:59 PM

For comparison purposes, mine is NOT a leather wrap wheel
(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r9/84fila/Fila/000_2391.jpg)

Title: Does this look like a non-leather wheel?
Post by: SSX on August 20, 2007, 06:00:14 PM

Yep it's leather wrapped and comfy.

Title: Does this look like a non-leather wheel?
Post by: EricCoolCats on August 20, 2007, 06:43:57 PM

OK, let me rephrase that...

With my turbo dialup accelerator on, which makes photos a bit more pixelated, that looked to me like a non-leather wrapped wheel.

When I get work (DSL) and re-view this page witout the accelerator, I can now see that there's a floor shifter, which is always leather wrapped, and I believe that required a leather-wrapped wheel also.

I can also see the two seams on the rim, where the two parts of the leather meet.

So it appears to be a leather-wrapped wheel.

Sorry about the confusion there.

Title: Does this look like a non-leather wheel?
Post by: Romeo2k on August 21, 2007, 03:41:02 AM

looks like a leather wrapped wheel that has had the leather taken off. :hick:

Title: Does this look like a non-leather wheel?
Post by: ipsd on August 21, 2007, 09:39:28 AM

Looks like the leather is still on there to me. If it wasn't then you would see a big drop in the surface of the wheel where it went from leather to plain. Trust me I've had the leather of my 84 wheel. On mine when the leather was off of there it was skinny like a 60's hard plastic steering wheel. I had to use 2 of those black foam covers as padding to make it look and feel ok.

Title: Does this look like a non-leather wheel?
Post by: 88XR7 on August 21, 2007, 10:46:18 PM

Quote from: ipsd;170857

Looks like the leather is still on there to me. If it wasn't then you would see a big drop in the surface of the wheel where it went from leather to plain. Trust me I've had the leather of my 84 wheel. On mine when the leather was off of there it was skinny like a 60's hard plastic steering wheel. I had to use 2 of those black foam covers as padding to make it look and feel ok.

I'm fine with the leather off of mine. Once you get the sticky gunk of it's fine:hick:

Title: Does this look like a non-leather wheel?
Post by: thunderjet302 on August 22, 2007, 12:37:09 AM

Quote from: 88XR7;171037

I'm fine with the leather off of mine. Once you get the sticky gunk of it's fine:hick:

I've never had that problem with mine. Still is in very good shape.

I drove an 88 3.8 base Bird once that had the standard wheel. It felt small to me.

Title: Does this look like a non-leather wheel?
Post by: Cougars 2 go on August 22, 2007, 09:25:55 PM

The reason I asked is because I can't see stitching on the inside of the wheel. Can anyone see stitching?

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