Gotta love ebay ... sometimes

KHummel66 · Post by **KHummel66** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 3:37 am

Picked up an NOS 86+ leather steering wheel for under $25. Score! 86-0001 will be very happy.

Post by **negusm** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 4:18 am

Very cool.

You need to post the link so we can drool!

-Mike

Kentennis · Post by **Kentennis** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:54 pm

Without Ebay I wouldn't own, or have owned: 1997 Ford Expedition, 1980 Corvette, 1986 ASC/McLaren, 1965 Thunderbird.

I still have all but the Expedition and our daughter has that in Rochester NY and refused to give it back to me in exchange for a 2004 Ford Ranger Edge. The Expedition is nearing 300,000 miles but still looks and drives like new.

KHummel66 · Post by **KHummel66** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 3:31 pm

Here's the link ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... MEWNX%3AIT

From the listing I thought it was used, but when it arrived with the original FoMoCo box and I saw the condition of the leather, NOS seemed more likely.

Obviously it doesn't have a McLaren horn pad, but that's OK, I can get that later.

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:59 pm

sweet score! i never even knew they made a leather wheel with cruise. that is exactly what i need. time to add that to the list.

scoutdrivinrebel · Post by **scoutdrivinrebel** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:11 pm

KHummel66 wrote:
Obviously it doesn't have a McLaren horn pad, but that's OK, I can get that later.

86 wheels with cruise did not have the McLaren horn pad. They had the Mercury "Cougar" horn pad.

Post by **negusm** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:23 pm

87+ had the asc pad for the cruise wheels.

Which should fit that wheel I guess.

-Mike

KHummel66 · Post by **KHummel66** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:18 am

86 0001's wheel has the Mercury pad. I was wondering if that was incorrect, but if the asc pad didn't show up until 87, then I'm in good shape.

capriman86 · Post by **capriman86** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:00 am

I had that in my watch as well, but saw you backed up your first bid up so I didn't bid..lol

Then I looked at it more and it just looked like a standard wheel with a leather add-on, I wasn't sure. Thought about it for my capri but I really had cruise wheels.

Still a good buy

Post by **negusm** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:19 pm

86 cruise wheels were still leather, right?

It's just the 85 cruise wheels that were the stock non-leather FOMOCO ones.

-Mike

svt1996cobra · Post by **svt1996cobra** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 3:20 pm

negusm wrote:86 cruise wheels were still leather, right?

It's just the 85 cruise wheels that were the stock non-leather FOMOCO ones.

-Mike

The 85/86 /Mustang/Capri wheel with cruise was not leather wrapped. The 86 mclaren's I have found, did not have leather wrapped cruise wheels. The leather wheel Keith has bought appears to be from an 87-88 Cougar XR-7 and some T-birds used it with the sport option. I had one on my old GPIV.

I don't recall if the base wheel was used or there was a special wheel that was leather wrapped.

David

capriman86 · Post by **capriman86** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:05 pm

I did see a cougar at the yard with a leather wrap, I thought it was a little different then that one though, but could be wrong. If it was nice I would have bought it.

KHummel66 · Post by **KHummel66** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:54 pm

If you check out the interior pic of 86-0001 you can see it has a leather wrapped cruise wheel with a section of the the leather being worn away on the top. Beneath the leather is what appears to be a standard type vinyl/foam padded wheel.

86capri62 · Post by **86capri62** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:23 pm

Same for my 86-0062. Look at the pics I have. It is really a cougar wheel but came from factory with it. I ALSO NEED ONE. I removed the worn the leather from mine.

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:30 am

from what i remeber any asc orderd with cruise got NO leather wheel 84-90