by "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
Published 07/11/2017 at 20:37
by "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
Published 07/11/2017 at 20:37
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I know very little about old American cars. The T Bird has a rim blow steering wheel, which is apparently a thing.
His is in bad shape. The wheel is cracked, the plastic warped, and the rim blow switch only works erratically.
So I thought, “an old steering wheel can’t be THAT much, I wonder if I can find one?” I found one on eBay.
Holy baked goods, Batman, that is a lot of dough!!! I can have it restored for around $500.
https://www.therimblowbuddy.com
I also found a tutorial that suggests that repair and restore is not that difficult, but I don’t know about that.
Maybe a different wheel is in order. I never knew these existed, and I am learning more about this restoration marketplace every day.
"daender" (daender)
07/11/2017 at 20:48, STARS: 0
Not to take Wikipedia as the 100% truth, butI am in agreement with this statement about rim blow wheels:
Technical issues, such as hardening (difficult to activate) and shrinking (causing the horn to sound without activation) of the rubber, and a lack of customer acceptance led to the discontinuation of the rim blow steering wheels after only a few years.
That said, if you replaced the outer material (is that vinyl?) with something more durable, like actual wood, then this wouldn’t be a bad idea!
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
07/11/2017 at 20:51, STARS: 1
I’m sure it’s fine, coming from you, but I’m not clicking a link for “therimblowbuddy.com” no matter what. :)
Also, that’s crazy money. Didn’t realize those were that big $$!
"My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
07/11/2017 at 20:55, STARS: 0
You know you want to.......
Ducks and runs dodging things being pelted at me from California
"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
07/11/2017 at 20:57, STARS: 0
You think that’s bad, you oughta see what Boss 429 parts cost. NOS ones, anyway.
How about a set of never used plug wires?
"Clown Shoe Pilot" (csp)
07/11/2017 at 21:02, STARS: 2
The domain name of the guy who services them sounds pornographic.
"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
07/11/2017 at 21:03, STARS: 0
leave one out in the sun and then the plastic will warp and set off the horn.
"lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
07/11/2017 at 21:05, STARS: 0
It’s not a ‘64 Chevy!
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
07/11/2017 at 21:07, STARS: 1
Rim blow? I bet the first couple pages of Google results send you to pornhub
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
07/11/2017 at 21:21, STARS: 0
For restoring,
I don’t know what he asks, and he has an obvious specialty, but this guy’s work speaks for itself.
http://www.britishautowood.com/
"BIGBLOCK472 - wide and bizarre" (bigblock472)
07/11/2017 at 21:45, STARS: 0
My ‘69 Cadillac hearse has a rim blow steering wheel
"6691 zapS" (6691-zaps)
07/11/2017 at 22:12, STARS: 2
Hmm maybe both. He can sell the rebuilt wheel later with the car and make a down payment on a house. At least according to Ebay.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
07/11/2017 at 22:28, STARS: 1
“rim blow”
He he he.
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
07/11/2017 at 22:47, STARS: 0
Is it real wood? There’s a guy here that does amazing automotive woodwork, I had him do my Lancia wheel and it’s beautiful. Link to a little post I did on it:
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/progress-of-sorts
Not sure about the plastic and vinyl bits, but if there’s real wood he’s the man.
"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
07/11/2017 at 22:52, STARS: 0
So the horn button is the on the front of the rim of the wheel? Or do you ouch against the whole rim? Either way doesn’t seem like a great idea.