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Old 22-11-2007, 01:50 PM   #1
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Gday all
I changed my interior from forte grey to SR black but I need the steering wheel. I've been putting up with the grey one for a while, but now the clock spring needs replacing as i currently have no horn, airbag or audio controls, so i may as well replace the wheel when changing the spring thing.
i used to see the black/blue leather wheels on ebay fairly regularly a while back. Does anyone know where's the best place to get one these days? doesn't have to be the tickford wheel.
also if I paint the grey airbag black, will that look noticeably tackier than buying a black airbag? whats the recommended paint?
I also need some other black bits if anyone has any lying around - door handles, fuse cover, glovebox, auto gear lever, seatbelts...

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Old 22-11-2007, 02:36 PM   #2
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not sure but you could probably get a black wheel from a wrecker... and ask for the airbag as well, or if your safety is worth more than a cheap airbag, go to ford i was quoted $497 or 487 brand new black airbag for AU2-AU3 (thats mates rates though)
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Old 22-11-2007, 02:52 PM   #3
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i read a thread on here somewhere where someone was advised to paint their airbag with black vinyl dye or something like that. Tony's Auto Wreckers quoted me $165 for a standard black wheel, $265 for a standard leather wheel and $275 for a second hand black airbag if he had one. for that price i'll try to paint my grey airbag.
was hoping for a better deal on the wheel though. if i recall the momo leather ones used to sell on ebay for about the price he quoted on the standard leather job but i haven't seen any on there for a while...
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Old 22-11-2007, 02:59 PM   #4
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I just dyed mine, cost less then $20 and matches my momo wheel pretty well
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Old 22-11-2007, 03:29 PM   #5
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I've dyed mine as well - VHT vinyl spray, satin black.

While you can use a wheel to suit EF/EL on your AU, you cannot use the EF/L airbag (just thought I'd point that out). I strongly recommend the AutTek wheels - they are basically a BA GT wheel with EF/EL/AU centre/mounting - much more comfortable than a momo one, and only $200 from ebay. I have the black with silver inserts in my EL, and had the same one on my black interiored AU XR8 - that's how much I love that wheel; I just keep buying them.
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Old 22-11-2007, 03:35 PM   #6
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I've dyed mine as well - VHT vinyl spray, satin black.

While you can use a wheel to suit EF/EL on your AU, you cannot use the EF/L airbag (just thought I'd point that out). I strongly recommend the AutTek wheels - they are basically a BA GT wheel with EF/EL/AU centre/mounting - much more comfortable than a momo one, and only $200 from ebay. I have the black with silver inserts in my EL, and had the same one on my black interiored AU XR8 - that's how much I love that wheel; I just keep buying them.
sounds good - can't find them on ebay atm, do you know anywhere else to find them?
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Old 22-11-2007, 05:20 PM   #7
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I havn't seen them for at lest 6 months now.
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Old 22-11-2007, 07:45 PM   #8
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there are few standard and momo wheels on ebay look under... ford steering wheel.....you should find something...
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Old 23-11-2007, 10:55 AM   #9
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cool - 2 questions...
since driving comfort is more important to me than the look, is the momo wheel likely to be much nicer to use than a standard leather wheel?
i found a momo (used) for $300 - is that considered a good price? otherwise theres a few leather ones on ebay pretty cheap - probably better value to get one of those instead...
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Old 23-11-2007, 11:05 AM   #10
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Message HOTC2R , He has a Shiet Load of Steering wheels , Momo ones and All
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Personally, I think the standard wheel is more comfertable then the momo. It comes down to the person though, I'm sure alot of people preffer the momo
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Old 23-11-2007, 02:25 PM   #12
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since driving comfort is more important to me than the look
Me too... I use the same Autotek as JC. Mine cost me $120 on ebay 12 months ago and it is one of the best buys I've managed - both in quality, comfort and price.
I think this crew are the distributors:- http://www.autotekconcept.com
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Old 23-11-2007, 03:18 PM   #13
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Message HOTC2R , He has a Shiet Load of Steering wheels , Momo ones and All
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Me too... I use the same Autotek as JC. Mine cost me $120 on ebay 12 months ago and it is one of the best buys I've managed - both in quality, comfort and price.
I think this crew are the distributors:- http://www.autotekconcept.com
called the melbourne office and they're emailing me a list of options. he said they're the ones that originally made the AU momo wheels and their prices sound better than most of the second hand momo wheels i've seen so i'll look for the email and work it out... might post up some pics of the options if anyone else is interested...
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