Sport wheel installed,pics

My steering wheel evolution.

The wheel that came on the car that almost burned it up. Cheapie Grant. In garbage now.




A factory wheel I've had on for 2 seasons. Great shape,20 bucks off Ebay.




Finally the wheel I put on yesterday from MeanMaverick. Great shape for its age. I took the horn button apart and painted the silver,cleaned up the spokes with light steel wool and compound. This horn button is in great shape. Not a mark and the rubber is really soft. Ordered a custom wrap for the grip which is in good shape to start with. Just light wear. Wheel looks and feels much better. Drives better as well. I think its about an inch smaller.




Big thanx to Mean Maverick for a great part at a reasonable price again.

Almost forgot. Another big plus that I would never have thought of. The reason Ford put the holes in the spokes, so I can see my gauges through them down on the lower left. LOL.

 

That looks great! I really like the sport steering wheels.

Hopefully there will be one in my Comet's future.

I still think I can come up with a mod to use non-horn type sport steering wheels and incorporate a horn/slip ring. We'll see...

 

He sold me one like that too. Mine is going in my Comet so that alone makes it better .. j/k

 

Oh I get it, your putting a Maverick sport wheel in your Comet to make it a better car. x2

 

Now you need one of those Maverick stickers for the middle.....
I am going to Burlington this afternoon...

 

I thought about that Dave but the center is in such nice shape I think I'll just leave the Ford for now.
At least till I get bored with it and change it to something else. The guy who did my stripes has a vinyl machine. Who knows what I may come up with.
Besides it kind of reminds me of my old Bronco.

 

looks good Darren I have three of them one on my maverick and one on my comet and a spare best looking wheel ford ever made love it!!!!!!!!!

 

Got one too I need to out to use. The plastic silver ring is broken on mine so if anybody has an extra or knows of one please let me know.

 

I love those. Been looking for one. What's the diameter on that, about 14"?

 

15" measured it for the cover.

 

Thought so. That's the only problem for me, the only reason I haven't done it yet. I really prefer the feel of a smaller one. 13" is perfect, 14" is fine too, but 15" might be too much. Maybe if I could get a quicker gear ratio in my steering box...

 

i dont think the wheel looked any better in my own car.... looks great Darren! glad to see it went to a good home. now i just need to install my new one..