Steering Wheel Horn Trim

[mikester]

Anyone know a place that sells the piece of trim for this steering wheel ?
I bought one off of ebay and its crap. The tabs arent molded onto the trim. They were little tabs glued to the trim and the first one broke right off as I was installing it. The rest I snapped off with my thumb.
Are there any good reproductions sold ?

 

[Ribbedroof]

Back when I thought about using one of those wheels, I considered making an insert out of stainless or aluminum, with some short pieces tacked on at the holes to bend over.to retain it.

Alternatively, the base wheel has the same shape, but without the plastic trim, and a small bowtie....cleaner IMO

 

[O. D. Showtime]

Mitch...I have two factory inserts here...one completely intact and one about 99.9% intact. I've kinda been hanging on to them but am beginning to think that I likely will not have another car to use either on. If you'll give me a few days I'll give some thought on letting one go if you're interested.

I did have a third but installed it in a mint wheel that I sold...

 

[mikester]

Mitch...I have two factory inserts here...one completely intact and one about 99.9% intact. I've kinda been hanging on to them but am beginning to think that I likely will not have another car to use either on. If you'll give me a few days I'll give some thought on letting one go if you're interested.

I did have a third but installed it in a mint wheel that I sold...

If you want to get rid of the one thats 100% let me know. If I cant find one Im interested. Having one thats 99% is no different than one thats 50%. LOL

 

[mikester]

Back when I thought about using one of those wheels, I considered making an insert out of stainless or aluminum, with some short pieces tacked on at the holes to bend over.to retain it.

Alternatively, the base wheel has the same shape, but without the plastic trim, and a small bowtie....cleaner IMO

I have one of those. Its just the wrong color gray.

 

[O. D. Showtime]

If you want to get rid of the one thats 100% let me know. If I cant find one Im interested. Having one thats 99% is no different than one thats 50%. LOL

The one I consider to be 99% is missing the very end that hooks into the pad. Would have never known it was missing when I pulled it as it fit and looked good, as hard as they are to find intact I wasn't going to leave it. Wheel was very sticky or I would have taken it complete.

 

[mikester]

Im heading back to the local yard tomorrow to look for one. I found three full size Chevys in another yard that had the right wheel but the inserts were all broken. I know they came on a few other models from the mid-late 80s. Also on some large step vans.

 

[ranllett]

O.D........I would take one of those of your hands. Please keep me in your loop.
Randy in Calgary

 

[O. D. Showtime]

Im heading back to the local yard tomorrow to look for one. I found three full size Chevys in another yard that had the right wheel but the inserts were all broken. I know they came on a few other models from the mid-late 80s. Also on some large step vans.

Mitch were you able to find an insert?

 

[O. D. Showtime]

O.D........I would take one of those of your hands. Please keep me in your loop.
Randy in Calgary

Randy, I had sent you a couple of messages....did you get them?