Hey guys, i need a 87 or 88 steering wheel for my 88 LX. the leather on mine is really bad and at the top, it is beginning to split open. the worst part is that there is some type of grease or something coming out of the split.
i need a new wheel ASAP. i dont care if its a LX or a TC wheel BUT i do want one that is in good condition.
also, still lookin for a maroon TC header panel to fit my 88. also a maroon TC hood. dont want to go through the process of painting one. so you can imagine, i need them to be in excellent shape. its a long shot but you never no. here is a pic of my bird. http://home.neb.rr.com/kurtzer/images/tbirdside.JPG is that considered maroon?
EDIT:
also looking for the radio trim piece and the ashtray assembly and door out of a 88 sport.
let me know
tfizzle,
i've got one in very good shape from an '88 TC. i would take $40 plus shipping for it. please let me know.
fordman3
do u have any pictures of it? my email is grbgemen@hotmail.com
you can send them there or post them here. im very interested.
That paint's nice I don't think anything you buy will match tho.
Tfizzle, where are you located? I know we have a maroon hood and header, but I'm not going to check on their condition if you're a million miles away. I don't need your home address, just a city and state. Thanks.
Lincoln, NE
Thanks, I'll check in the next few days and let you know what we have and the condition/prices.
anyone else happen to have a steering wheel? havent heard back from fordman yet....
i really need one
I've got an 88 lx with the cruse controls on it, its the regular black no leather. $25 plus shipping. send me an e-mail ipsd1@cebridge.net here is a pic
email sent
Tfizzle, I finally was able to check and we've got a maroon 87/88 TC hood with the scoops and the ductwork. It's a straight hood, but the clear is peeling, so it wouldn't be a "bolt and go" like you were hoping. If you may be interested anyway, we're selling it for $125. We've got three maroon 87/88 header panels. One is at my mom's and hasn't been checked. One of them has a crack near the top that would need to be repaired to be used on a nice car. We're selling that one for $25. The other one is probably a "bolt and go" panel. It appears to still have the original maroon paint and all of the mounting studs are intact. The only problem can I see is some tiny rock chips, otherwise it's a really nice header. We're selling that one for $150. I've got a buddy who's supposed to be going south of Des Moines in the next couple of weeks. He may be able to bring the parts along for a little gas money if you're interested. Oh, we also have a nice TC steering wheel for $25. Thanks.
funds are short so it looks like i can only afford the steering wheel right now. thats the part i need most. you got any pictures of it?
tfizzle,
hey man, sorry i didn't write back for a while, but a storm zapped my modem and i'm having to use my daughter's old clunker pc to get online. anyway, i still have the tc steering wheel if you haven't already bought that other one. it's in very good shape. i hope you haven't bought one yet, but please let me know. thanks.
fordman3
No pictures of our wheel right now and there won't be any for a while. It's in the rafters of my shop and I'm not going up there until the temperature drops below 100. We Minnesotans can't handle that much heat.... Anyway, it looks like fordman3 is back online and he contacted you first. If it doesn't work out with him, feel free to PM me. Good luck!
nope havent bought one yet but still need one bad. since you were the first to respond in the post, i will go with yours. how much will shipping be to 68510. do u accept paypal?
If you haven't bought one yet I've got this one off my '88 TC. It's a little dirty but in excellent condition. No cracks at all and the leather is soft and supple. Includes cruise controls and horn button - $50 shipped. LMK.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/evintho/Misc%20photos/TCsteeringwheel.jpg)
Tfizzle,
Sorry for the delay again. I've just recently lost my job, so things have been a little crazy. Shipping would be $10, and I do take Paypal. I think I'd told you $45 not including shipping, but just add $10 to whatever I told you before, so it ought to be $55. Here's a pic. I look forward to hearing from you. My Paypal name is goldenretrievers3. Thanks.
Well, for some reason it won't let me load a pic, but I've got one I can e-mail to you if you'd like. Let me know.
Fordman3
evintho I don't think that is a leather wheel. That looks to be a plain jane wheel. If is it leather where is the lines where the leaher comes together, also where is the lines where is ends on the 2 spokes?
I thought it was leather. It's soft and spongy and the car came w/leather interior. You make a very good point. I guess I better research a little more before I make statements! :flame: Thanks!
Your welcome. I just know that the factory wheel in my turbo coupe had jast a leather cover over the outer ring. Just thought I point it out.
I didn't think you could get a leather wheel in a TC. I though it was a Sport/LX/XR7 thing only. I know the leather wheel in my old Sport was a different style than the TC wheel I've got hanging in the garage - it was actually just like the "base" wheel that was in my current car before I installed the Grant except, of course, for the leather rim...
I'm assuming that my wheel is factory according to carfax I'm the 3rd owner of my bird and the 2nd is my friend and I know he didn't change the wheel. I do remeber when I cut off the leather that it has some sort of padding behind it. Also the part where the lower portion of the A that meets the wheel is raised so it and the leather are at the same level.
email picture to grbgemen@hotmail.com