Re: [FWDLK] 1959 Dodge Cracked Steering Wheel Owner's...Unite!

[Lou <lou@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Some places can do a "sand and fill the cracks and paint it with
polyurethane" job that
lasts a while and looks good for lots cheaper.  In fact, my body shop
guy did a nice
job on his '62 Newport's wheel.

Having said that, I may be interested in a group steering wheel deal for the
'59 for recasting instead.   Mine is red and black, but I am thinking of
changing the interior to
black and white, sooooo....  What the "regular price" for his wheel
restorations?

Regards,
Lou



James wrote:

> I was sitting my car yesterday, lamenting my cracked plastic steering wheel.
> The multiple cracks, missing plastic chunks and occluded plastic color are a
> real sore spot on a otherwise nice car. It seems that there is no real good
> option for getting something that would do the car proud. To get my wheel
> repaired seems remote at this time. I know of no one who can do a competent
> job of restoration and to find a NOS or nice original two tone blue steering
> wheel seems close to impossible. I guess there are some people who advertise
> '59 Dodge steering wheel restoration, but from what I hear, I would do
> better to avoid them at all cost.
>
> That being said, there is a gentlemen in my neck of the woods who does do
> steering wheel repair. Here is his page.
>
> http://www.qualityrestorations.com/
>
> I have seen his work and it seems to be top notch. Certainly, everyone would
> need to speak with him directly and be comfortable that he can do the job in
> an appropriate manner. I have seen his gold speck '60 Dodge wheel and it
> looks very nice. The problem is he has no mold for the '59 Dodge wheel and
> for me to have him make one up for just me would put the cost WAY out of
> reach. He did say if there were 5-10 others who would get the wheel done, he
> could make it happen at his normal restoration cost. Sooooooo, I thought I
> would run it by the group. Are there others out there who are fed up with
> their cracked '59 steering wheel and want to put the final cap on their
> restoration project? Even if we get a group in on this, it still won't be
> cheap but I believe his quality will make it worthwhile. I have a friend
> with a two tone green wheel and when the light come through the light green
> plastic it is quite beautiful. I would love to see that on my wheel but I
> need several others to make the same commitment for their wheels. I know
> this is a long shot, but I thought I would give it a shot......
>
> If anyone has another suggestion on how one can get a high quality
> restoration of the '59 Dodge steering wheel, I am all ears.
>
> James
> 1959 Dodge
>
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