| [GMCnet] Steering wheels [message #143334] |
Wed, 14 September 2011 12:38  |
Robin Hood
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My life appears to be afflicted with Steering Wheel Rot. Both my
Catalina and the Palm Beach having nothing but a wire core where once
there was a nicely textued plastic wheel.
What kind of replacment steering wheels are recommended for the GMC?
The Barn Queen will be moving soon...
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Robin Hood
Jackson, MS
2003 Buick Lesabre
1968 Pontiac Catalina
1978 GMC Royale motorhome
1977 GMC Palm Beach motorhome
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| Re: [GMCnet] Steering wheels [message #143338 is a reply to message #143334] |
Wed, 14 September 2011 13:02  |
GMC Cruse
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| Robin Hood wrote on Wed, 14 September 2011 13:38 |
My life appears to be afflicted with Steering Wheel Rot. Both my
Catalina and the Palm Beach having nothing but a wire core where once
there was a nicely textued plastic wheel.
What kind of replacment steering wheels are recommended for the GMC?
The Barn Queen will be moving soon...
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Pre-air bag S-10, Sonoma, or mini-van, etc. are what most here a replacing theirs with.
Mike K.
'75 PB
Southeast Michigan
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| Re: [GMCnet] Steering wheels [message #143346 is a reply to message #143334] |
Wed, 14 September 2011 13:26 |
stick miller
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| Robin Hood wrote on Wed, 14 September 2011 13:38 |
Both my Catalina and the Palm Beach having nothing but a wire core where once
there was a nicely textued plastic wheel.
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I had a goat eat my steering wheel once. Film at 11.
Stick Miller
'78 Royale - "White Trash" - she left me for another man
'76 Eleganza - "Cousin Eddie" Sold
'84 Bluebird Wanderlodge - "Past Tents"
Americus, GA
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| Re: [GMCnet] Steering wheels [message #143356 is a reply to message #143334] |
Wed, 14 September 2011 15:37 |
rssbob
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With my last coach I went to the junk yard and picked up a really nice leather wrapped wheel out of a GMC minivan. Can't remember the year. The horn button is logl'd GMC so it was perfect.
On Sep 14, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Robin Hood wrote:
> My life appears to be afflicted with Steering Wheel Rot. Both my
> Catalina and the Palm Beach having nothing but a wire core where once
> there was a nicely textued plastic wheel.
>
> What kind of replacment steering wheels are recommended for the GMC?
> The Barn Queen will be moving soon...
>
> --
> Robin Hood
> Jackson, MS
> 2003 Buick Lesabre
> 1968 Pontiac Catalina
> 1978 GMC Royale motorhome
> 1977 GMC Palm Beach motorhome
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| Re: [GMCnet] Steering wheels [message #143358 is a reply to message #143356] |
Wed, 14 September 2011 15:40 |
rssbob
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Here's the link.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=36985&title=lake-laborday2010-194&cat=5663
On Sep 14, 2011, at 1:37 PM, robert sobrito wrote:
> With my last coach I went to the junk yard and picked up a really nice leather wrapped wheel out of a GMC minivan. Can't remember the year. The horn button is logl'd GMC so it was perfect.
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> On Sep 14, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Robin Hood wrote:
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>> My life appears to be afflicted with Steering Wheel Rot. Both my
>> Catalina and the Palm Beach having nothing but a wire core where once
>> there was a nicely textued plastic wheel.
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>> What kind of replacment steering wheels are recommended for the GMC?
>> The Barn Queen will be moving soon...
>>
>> --
>> Robin Hood
>> Jackson, MS
>> 2003 Buick Lesabre
>> 1968 Pontiac Catalina
>> 1978 GMC Royale motorhome
>> 1977 GMC Palm Beach motorhome
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| Re: [GMCnet] Steering wheels [message #143362 is a reply to message #143359] |
Wed, 14 September 2011 16:04 |
Len Novak
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I have three black mini van wheels all with the GMC logo in red. They were revoved from vehicles at the local Men's mall.
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Len and Pat
78 Kingsley, The Beast II with dash lights that work
Fallbrook, CA
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=4375
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---- Gary Worobec <gtw5@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Tom Whitton does a nice custom steering wheel for the GMC. Can match colors
> and wood. I have one.
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> http://www.conceptsteeringwheels.com/
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> Thanks
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> Gary and Joanne Worobec
> 1973 GMC Glacier
> Anza, CA
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robin Hood" <loxley@gmail.com>
> To: <gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:38 AM
> Subject: [GMCnet] Steering wheels
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> > My life appears to be afflicted with Steering Wheel Rot. Both my
> > Catalina and the Palm Beach having nothing but a wire core where once
> > there was a nicely textued plastic wheel.
> >
> > What kind of replacment steering wheels are recommended for the GMC?
> > The Barn Queen will be moving soon...
> >
> > --
> > Robin Hood
> > Jackson, MS
> > 2003 Buick Lesabre
> > 1968 Pontiac Catalina
> > 1978 GMC Royale motorhome
> > 1977 GMC Palm Beach motorhome
> > _______________________________________________
> > GMCnet mailing list
> > Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
> > http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
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Len and Pat Novak
1978 GMC Kingsley
The Beast II with dash lights that work and labels you can see!
Las Vegas, NV new email: B52sRule@Gmail.com
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www.bdub.net/novak/
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| Re: [GMCnet] Steering wheels [message #143403 is a reply to message #143388] |
Wed, 14 September 2011 19:22 |
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mike miller
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I found that for gauge visibility, the four spoke wheel was better than the later OEM, but worse than the early OEM. (But I like the looks of the four spoke.) The style with a single spoke running across just under the center, seems the best for gauge visibility. I pick them up at the pick-n-pull when I can get one with a tight cover and a GMC horn button. (I mix and match.)
I did see and interesting Firebird wheel very much like the single spoke with the screaming chicken horn button... might be good for a theme coach.
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
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| Re: [GMCnet] Steering wheels [message #143412 is a reply to message #143341] |
Wed, 14 September 2011 20:05 |
Ken Burton
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Bone yard Chevy 1990 S-10 or preferably GMC S-15 because the center button says GMC on it. You can also a get the Chevy wheel and get a GMC horn button from a GM dealer for about $10.00.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] Steering wheels [message #143466 is a reply to message #143389] |
Thu, 15 September 2011 07:08 |
jhbridges
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Interestingly - my 23' Transmode has a GMC truck wheel, a la pickup. My 26' Palm Beach has an Oldsmobile wheel, a la cutlass, etc. Both '76 models, and it looks like both are the factory wheel.
--johnny
--- On Wed, 9/14/11, Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au> wrote:
From: Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au>
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Steering wheels
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2011, 11:27 PM
G'day,
I fitted one similar to this one that came off a "Deluxe" Toronado, it too blocked view of the gages.
Regards,
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: b52rule@roadrunner.com
I have three black mini van wheels all with the GMC logo in red. They were revoved from vehicles at the local Men's mall.
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Len and Pat
78 Kingsley, The Beast II with dash lights that work
Fallbrook, CA
www.bdub.net/novak/
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| Re: [GMCnet] Steering wheels [message #143478 is a reply to message #143466] |
Thu, 15 September 2011 08:31 |
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mike miller
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| Johnny Bridges wrote on Thu, 15 September 2011 05:08 |
Interestingly - my 23' Transmode has a GMC truck wheel, a la pickup. My 26' Palm Beach has an Oldsmobile wheel, a la cutlass, etc. Both '76 models, and it looks like both are the factory wheel.
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Transmodes often recieved the "older" equipment. For several years (75/76) they still had the same wheel as the 73/74 models. (Seats and other fixtures had simalar results.) But it wasn't all bad, that wheel did not block the gauges nearly as bad as the later "upgraded" wheel and even '78 transmodes had a boost switch that you did not have to hold. (It is up to you to decide if that was good or bad.)
(I am at work.... No spell checker on this computer...)
Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo'
http://m000035.blogspot.com
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