I decided to purchase a PG Classic leather wrapped reproduction Tuff steering wheel last week. I figured I could try it out in the 72' RR GTX which has an original tuff wheel with worn foam.
If I don't like it in that car it's perfect for my 68' rest-mod car.
I actually received it extremely quickly which is not something I'm used to in these ridiculous times. That was pretty awesome!
It is definitely very nice and the leather is obviously the give away that it's not original but the one thing that is also different which I'm not sure I'm too crazy about is the metal finish.
It looks like it was polished and then brushed opposed to the original Mopar wheel which is a satin metal.
Oh, and the threads for the horn screws are metric. I know everything is made in China these days but come on....It's a steering wheel for an American muscle car.
It's certainly not a deal breaker as this car is not matching numbers but I would still love to have the original steering wheel that the car came with back in it at some point.
That leads me to my curiosity on how to make that happen. The original wheel was the loose foam issue which I can inject with glue but it also is missing a few chunks where it meets the spokes. That is the part I don't know what to do with. Is there someone that can restore the foam grip? If not I suppose I could alway have it leather wrapped so I have a hybrid version that is the correct Mopar part number for the spoked portion and resembles a reproduction leather wheel for the grip.
Here are some pictures of both steering wheels for comparison which might help someone considering buying one or someone wanting to see exactly what an original Tuff wheel looks like.
