steering wheel repair

[steve4063]

got an old steering wheel never seen one like it before
they are usually black aren't they

mine is light grey marble effect to match the grey interior,
not sure if it was a special order but its really nice

trouble is the wheel has cracked see the pics
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb110/s_mitch6/9.jpg
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb11 ... 6/10-1.jpg

any ideas whats the best way to repair this if it can be done

thanks

[gairlochrosie]

Hi Steve,

Looks nice apart from the cracks....I'd chuck it in the bin.

[MarkyB]

I think that the "crack" in 9.jpg is due to the way the wheel was made.
There is a crack on the left hand side of the other picture but the plastic is just a cover over a metal wheel so the integrity of the wheel is fine, don't worry about it.

[dunketh]

Mine went in a similar way. I gues you could fill the cracks with adhesive or filler. Then roughen up the wheel and paint it.

You'd lose the marble effect though.

I solved mine by chuking it in the shed and fitting a tiny Mountney one. Its a million times better, I wouldnt go back to that dreadful skinny old bus wheel now!

[Kevin]

a tiny Mountney one. Its a million times better, I wouldnt go back to that dreadful skinny old bus wheel now!

But with the standard wheel you have nice light steering and dont need to develop your arm muscles

[stevey]

well that looks to be a standard series 2 steering wheel, good ones are hard to get, you l have to make do at the moment.

[dunketh]

But with the standard wheel you have nice light steering and dont need to develop your arm muscles

I thought that too but was pleasantly surprised.
'Dry' steering is very difficult making parking that bit harder but normal driving is much improved.
Well worth the extra expenditure on spinach.