Aftermarket Steering Wheels

[joesregalproject]

I'm looking at picking up an aftermarket steering wheel for my Regal. I want something that looks nice and different, but not out of place. Currently I have a black T Type wheel from an 86 Lesabre T Type but I'd kinda like something with wood grain and/or chrome. I have maroon interior. I'm looking at a Grant 3 Spoke Mahogany wheel currently. I'd like to maybe get that and put a Buick horn cap on it. Please, post pictures of your aftermarket steering wheel.

 

[liquidh8]

Joe, I like that wheel. I didn't know there was a black le-sabre T-type wheel? One of these days I'll find a black or tan one for the wagon.

 

[joesregalproject]

Joe, I like that wheel. I didn't know there was a black le-sabre T-type wheel? One of these days I'll find a black or tan one for the wagon.

Thanks! Yeah I think it's sort of old-school looking and I don't think it would be too out of place. But yes, I yanked my wheel out of a Lesabre T-Type with black interior in a junkyard.

 

[liquidh8]

I have been a fan of those wheels since I had my 87 lesabre T. There is a red on eBay right now, dude is off his nut with the price he asking,

 

[joesregalproject]

If I switch wheels and decide to sell this one, you'll be the first person I come to.

 

[liquidh8]

If I switch wheels and decide to sell this one, you'll be the first person I come to.

Sweet, good luck at finding something hopefully people will post pics. My brother has the mahogany wheel, I have the Grant GT, a Monte SS, and some other off the wall wheel. Not really feeling them.

 

[Longroof79]

I like that wood rimmed wheel...very nice. It reminds me of a Nardi wheel. It would go well with a wood trimmed dash, etc.

Jim, I had a nice Buick GS sport wheel that was tan with the stainless spokes. That would have gone really nice with your interior.
I sold it a few years ago to a guy with a '68-'69 Buick Sportwagon. I had it for so many years, I probably shouldn't have sold it.

 

[joesregalproject]

I like that wood rimmed wheel...very nice. It reminds me of a Nardi wheel. It would go well with a wood trimmed dash, etc.

Jim, I had a nice Buick GS sport wheel that was tan with the stainless spokes. That would have gone really nice with your interior.
I sold it a few years ago to a guy with a '68-'69 Buick Sportwagon. I had it for so many years, I probably shouldn't have sold it.

I don't have a wood trim dash, which worries me that it will look out of place. Think it would look ok with the brushed grey dash trim that the Regals came with?

 

[liquidh8]

I like that wood rimmed wheel...very nice. It reminds me of a Nardi wheel. It would go well with a wood trimmed dash, etc.

Jim, I had a nice Buick GS sport wheel that was tan with the stainless spokes. That would have gone really nice with your interior.
I sold it a few years ago to a guy with a '68-'69 Buick Sportwagon. I had it for so many years, I probably shouldn't have sold it.

I don't have a wood trim dash, which worries me that it will look out of place. Think it would look ok with the brushed grey dash trim that the Regals came with?

It probably would have looked awesome too.

My brother has a GP dash, the insert is all black. It is loaded with with Autometer sport comp gauges. I think it looks good with the mahogany wheel, silver spokes.

 

[FE3X CLONE]

In my opinion, if you have any of the factory woodgrain on the dash I wouldn't get a wood rimmed steering wheel. You'll never be able to buy one off the shelf that will have the same woodgrain look/color to match and it'll stick out like a sore thumb. This is a case where going with a wheel that matches your interior fabric color would work much better.

Now if you don't have any factory woodgrain then the wood steering wheel would be fine.

I had tried a wood wheel once and although I liked the look and feel of the wheel itself, it just clashed too bad with the rest of the interior.



So instead I went with a Grant banjo steering wheel in a more modern style. The lines of the steering wheel spokes follow the linear look of the dash fairly well. And to pull it together I had banjo style window crank handles.



However even this wheel could stand to be dyed a darker color. It was labeled as black leather but compared to the dash it looks more like a charcoal gray.