RE: [Chrysler300] Steering wheels

["Larry Nirenberg" <lnirenberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ditto from here. Dennis did my 300F wheel last winter and although I
almost choked on the price, $1300 +$30 shipping, his work is impeccable
as he does not use any paint but casts everything in the proper color
and handles the replating himself.  So far so good and the lifetime
guarantee helps--although come to think of it I should have found out
how old he is and got a copy of his medical records because I have to
assume that the lifetime guarantee refers to his lifetime and my
preconceived notion that someone young doesn't do the quality work that
Dennis does!

 

Larry Nirenberg

Newton, Ma

 

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From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Mark Souders
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 12:27 PM
To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Steering wheels

 

Tom, Ulf, and club,
Below is the response I sent to Johnnie last night. I should have copied
all, but hit the wrong button. My H sits in an unheated garage and
spends a lot of time in the summer sun. Still no cracks or yellowing.
The gold part on my wheel is gold plastic, not painted.

Hi Johnnie,
I had my H steering wheel restored by Dennis Crooks of Quality
Restorations in San Diego. www.qualityrestorations.com phone
858-271-7374. Two years ago it cost me $1125 plus shipping, but he
warrants it for lifetime against cracking and yellowing. I had quotes
from others, but they wouldn't stand behind their work. There is a place
in western PA that thought he was the only guy in the world who restores
them. He wanted $600 for me to send my wheel to him, he would strip off
the old plastic, send back the steel frame for ME to replate and send
back to him. He then wanted to cast the whole wheel in clear, then paint
the bottom half with gold enamel. I could just imagine the first time I
scratched it and the clear plastic would show through. I told him "no
thanks."
Dennis's job was to remove the plastic, replate the frame, then cast the
clear, then the gold plastic, then polish it to perfection. I'm very
happy with the job and quite proud of my investment. It's the highlight
of the interior, and worth every penny spent. I've attached a picture
for your enjoyment.

Best regards,
Mark Souders
Mohrsville, PA

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