Wood rim steering wheel. Can you buy rims?

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#1 Wood rim steering wheel. Can you buy rims?

Post by eddiecross » Mon Sep 26, 2016 7:57 am

Hi,
read a great article on forums of someone refurbishing their steering wheel with a new mahogany rim. I have the original '69 wood rim wheel. Outside has splits.

I tried googling but no luck with a source. Anyone know of a supplier, preferably in the UK?
Thx
Eddie Cross
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#2 Re: Wood rim steering wheel. Can you buy rims?

Post by mgcjag » Mon Sep 26, 2016 8:22 am

Hi Eddie...there was a guy called Nick Reeves that was making them and listing on ebay(and mentioned quite a lot here on the forum.....there are none on ebay now exept in the US....tried to look up his detailes and it comes bact that the company (classic woodwork) was dissolved on 13 Sept..........anyone know anymore details
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#3 Re: Wood rim steering wheel. Can you buy rims?

Post by Animal » Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:59 am

Hi,

There's a guy on EBay - ner0809 - I bought a new rim off him back in April.

Real quality and absolutely first class service. Highly recommended - and my wheel now looks absolutely stunning, even if I say so myself !

I think he does them in batches, so they may not always be available.

Certainly worth asking him though.

Good luck.

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#4 Re: Wood rim steering wheel. Can you buy rims?

Post by mgcjag » Mon Sep 26, 2016 11:13 am

Think thats Nick Reeves... check out SNG....they come up as in stock http://www.sngbarratt.com/ProductDetail ... 32b8f7be12
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#5 Re: Wood rim steering wheel. Can you buy rims?

Post by eddiecross » Mon Sep 26, 2016 12:23 pm

Really appreciate the leads. Never thought of checking with SNG Barrett-in stock too.

Many thanks
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#6 Re: Wood rim steering wheel. Can you buy rims?

Post by eddiecross » Tue Sep 27, 2016 11:26 am

Thanks for the information. Nick Reeves made contact. Much cheaper than SNG Barrett too.

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#7 Re: Wood rim steering wheel. Can you buy rims?

Post by paydase » Sun Oct 02, 2016 10:27 pm

I can just commend the quality of the wheels made ny Nick.
See my experience here:
http://www.myetype.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8171
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