Did any Mustang/Capri other than the SVO ever get a leather 3 spoke wheel? I don't think so, but I figured I'd ask anyway.
Did any Mustang/Capri other than the SVO ever get a leather 3 spoke wheel? I don't think so, but I figured I'd ask anyway.
84 Capri RS Turbo
Vinemont, AL (formerly El Mirage, AZ)
USAF 1986-2007 (Ret)
McLarens.
Mike
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Figures.
84 Capri RS Turbo
Vinemont, AL (formerly El Mirage, AZ)
USAF 1986-2007 (Ret)
By "3-spoke steering wheel" do you mean only the 1984-86 style steering wheel?
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Yes. I was wondering if it was a bit more common (leather) than it appeared to be. Guess not.
84 Capri RS Turbo
Vinemont, AL (formerly El Mirage, AZ)
USAF 1986-2007 (Ret)
Best advice is get a base model LX steering wheel and horn pad and then order a steering wheel and horn pad leather wrap from here: https://www.redlinegoods.com/Mustang7986shiftboot.php Good Luck!
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
My RST has a 3 spoke, just not leather. I’m attempting to class it up a bit. I have a leather shift knob and boots are available too. The wheels are hard to find, at least decent ones are.
84 Capri RS Turbo
Vinemont, AL (formerly El Mirage, AZ)
USAF 1986-2007 (Ret)
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
Just looked. Thanks!
84 Capri RS Turbo
Vinemont, AL (formerly El Mirage, AZ)
USAF 1986-2007 (Ret)
For 85-86 for sure .... only the cars without cruise had a three spoke wheel
Its funny — ends up being whatever you get used to that you end up preferring.
youll get a chuckle from this
I like my 85-86 wheel with cruise best, but after putting 1/2 million miles on my 86 I find that the steering wheel texture that’s long gone from my old 86 wheel drives me crazy any time I’m driving other 85-86 cars.
And worse yet when my steering column broke my wheel was being a complete bitch about coming off the column shaft on the broken column even with good tools. Unfortunately the parts car I got my replacement column from only had about 60K miles and they must have been highway as the texture bumps on the wheel I’m stuck with are way more pronounced than they ever were when I first got my car at 78K in the 1990’s.
Oh — and my 85 that Trey is working on has even more pronounced steering wheel texture yet. Guess I better get used to it!
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Is there a "best" way to clean interior stuff like arm rests and horn pads? I've got some stuff that's kinda sticky and nasty from age/basement storage/whatever.
84 Capri RS Turbo
Vinemont, AL (formerly El Mirage, AZ)
USAF 1986-2007 (Ret)
For old plastics, I run them down with Vaseline, especially if they are brittle. Plastics are oil based and you can usually make them a ton better.
2 1986 cougars (both 4 eyed and 5.0)
1 1987 cougar
craft customs in texas can recover your 3 spoke wheel in leather. not cheap but they do a great job.
I use TuffStuff on dirty plastics. Even do a second round with a scrub brush. It will get most of the dirt off. If you have something else then move up to something solvent based like alcohol or mineral spirits. Goof off works well too. I leave the prepaint solvents until last as they often remove the paint.
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