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Steering Wheel Replacement #33376 08/22/01 08:05 PM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 56 Valley of the Sun, AZ G giediprime OP Member
OP giediprime Member G Joined: May 2001 Posts: 56 Valley of the Sun, AZ	Greetings all - I have had my 98 E0 SVT for a few months now and am loving it. My steering wheel, however, is losing its 'midnight blue' coloring around the entire rim. The color underneath is yellow! Another example of high quality Ford engineering. Anyways, has anyone replaced their steering wheel? I assume this is something difficult to do with the airbag and all. Where would someone find a replacement steering wheel anyway. I would probably want to go with a black colored wheel to match the instrument pod. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. E0 Black SVT Born 4/2/97 - #104/6535 No Res KKM Intake B&M "EDGE" RF Sound 1989 Porsche 928S4 - 316hp

Re: Steering Wheel Replacement #33377 08/22/01 09:35 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,041 San Jose CA S Speed Demons Member
Speed Demons Member S Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,041 San Jose CA	Might want to check in the Problem Forum... Havent heard that before though. Silver 98 SVT Contour E0 #4124 (Currently on Life Support) Built 11/97 Bought 1/98 Eibach Pro Kit \ Koni \ Niche Pultec 17"x7.5 \ Yokohama Parada 215/17/40 \ Shaved Wheel wells / Brembo-KVR Cross Drilled Rotors / KVR Carbon Fibre Brake Pads / Aeroquip SS Brake Lines \ 21mm Rear Progress Tech. (Powder Coated Black) \ Superchips Auto Meter Pro Shift Light \ Extrude Honed \ Stripped Resonater Street Scene Free Flow Exhaust \ Injen Technology Prototype CAI \ Weapon R filter \ Hose Techniques Red Kit \ Folia Tec Red Caliper Paint \ MOMO (shift knob, pedals, seat belt pads) \ Clarion, Sounstream, Kicker \ Optima Red Top Battery \ SVT Emblem Mods Jet Hot Coatings (25-30% Cooler) on Upper Intake Manifold, Sho Shop Y-Pipe, Cat, and CAI "Come Out...Come Out Where Ever You Are" http://www.geocities.com/speeddemons19

Re: Steering Wheel Replacement #33378 08/22/01 09:36 PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 250 Jacksonville,FL U.S.A. S SVTMAG Member
SVTMAG Member S Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 250 Jacksonville,FL U.S.A.	Ford didn't offer a leather wrapped wheel in my '95 LX. I replaced my regular wheel with a new wheel from Ford. I considered the SVT wheel, but preferred the thicker SE steering wheel. My car has an Atlantis Blue interior, and the SE wheel is a perfect match. The lighter blue(compared to the SVT ) would give you a nice contrast and a unique look. I don't think Ford offered a black steering wheel in the Contour, but they did offer a few different shades of blue, any of which would look decent. I have driven over 70K+ and the wheel still looks new. The dealer charged me thirty bucks to install the wheel. Mark

Re: Steering Wheel Replacement #33379 08/23/01 03:05 AM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 628 Denver, CO USA B BLK98.5SVT Member
BLK98.5SVT Member B Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 628 Denver, CO USA	Same thin is happening to mine. I have the ,IMO, ugly Midnight Blue interior and my shifter and the steering wheel started to turn a light shade of green on the undersides. I'm not surprised, the build quality of the interior wasn't very good to begin with. '01 Cobra Laser Red

Re: Steering Wheel Replacement #33380 08/23/01 06:24 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,218 Wildomar, CA 92595 C Chow Member
Chow Member C Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,218 Wildomar, CA 92595	Well the other options is to get an aftermarket steering wheel(MOMO,etc.) South County Autosports SCA has the adaptor for sell that will work for your contour or Focus,but yoou must get rid of the air bag. Just something to think of Chow 1998 SVT #2263 of 6535 chowsvt@msn.com

Re: Steering Wheel Replacement #33381 08/23/01 08:46 PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,051 Dallas, Republic of Texas P PM Summer Member
PM Summer Member P Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,051 Dallas, Republic of Texas	Have you tried a good leather dye? P.M. Summer -- simul justus et peccator 2000 SVTour Silver Frost 374/2150 -- #9669 of 11445 total run Blaupunkt Heidelberg with A08 Changer and RC-09 remote, Boston Acoustics, K&N, Mobil 1 and Cobra R Mobil 1 "Factory Fill" plate, 35% metallicized tint, high beams in the lows, Bill Jenkins' "off color" floor mats, and custom "koozie" cupholder (pics soon!) 96 Sable ZZZ (wife's) Historic Ownership: 42 Dodge Powerwagon Munitions Carrier, 59 Morris Minor, 64 TBird, 69 BMW 2002 Blue Dot, 72 German Ford Mk I Capri V6, 76 Honda Accord, 82 VW Scirocco, 88 VW Jetta, 91 Ford Escort GT, 98 Countour SE Sport V6 ATX Cars I want: Lotus Elan S2, Austin Healy Sprite Mk I, my old BMW 2002 back. If you think this sig is long, you oughta see my undergraduate transcripts!

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