Re: 22nd Series Custom Eight Steering Wheel

Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2024/2/19 12:35:06

Quality Restorations, Inc is another west coast guy that's done "P"s. He quoted me about $750 back about 8-9 years ago. Not sure what he gets these days. Nothing is "indexed" in the hobby realm.

There's two methods, one is to repair/make whole with solid epoxy and paint, ie, the epoxy color won't match. Have to have all the trim wings and doo-dads, ie start with a complete wheel.
The other is to remove all the factory plastic and put in a mold and recast as original. That's what the best resto do. They have to have a mold for your particular wheel.
I started to epoxy repair the one on the '49 and it's a chore when in sad condition. I figured I'd just replace w/ custom steering column/wheel & PS, if it ever gets done.
For the Cad, it wasn't that bad, no missing pieces but ugly, I got a 2 tone "Wheelskins" leather cover that you stitch on. They're < $100 /complete kit. Quite nice and affordable and looks good. That could be an easy out here.