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Is this a correct steering wheel for a '77 512 BB?

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  1. sixcarbs

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    #1 sixcarbs, Oct 30, 2017
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    #2 JohnMH, Oct 30, 2017
    Recovered probably.

    My '78 has the same wheel but the rim is thinner.
     
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    #3 Melvok, Oct 30, 2017
    Were they not in real lether ?
     
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    #6 sixcarbs, Oct 31, 2017
    Odd since the car is advertised with only 4800 KM.

    What is with these people? Why are so many people driven to change/modify these cars?
     
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    #7 Steve Magnusson, Oct 31, 2017
    This can be an issue for tall/large people -- a smaller diameter steering wheel can help. The one in post #1 looks ~350mm diameter while the one in post #4 looks 365~370mm diameter (and note that the one in post #4 is tilted full up to give more legroom underneath -- the one in post #5 is at a much more pleasing tilt angle, but not practical for a tall/large person).
     
  8. sixcarbs

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    #8 sixcarbs, Oct 31, 2017
    Fair enough, if that is the reason. But please save the original wheel.
     
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    #9 Steve Magnusson, Oct 31, 2017
    Of course, but I can see an F Dealer telling a prospective BB512 buyer "no problem, we'll just change it over to a 308 steering wheel" (so even the original buyer may not get all the original parts).
     
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    Looks like a refinished re covered 308 wheel like in my 76.
     
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    #11 cnpapa24, Oct 31, 2017
    Correct, it is an early 308 wheel that has been recovered.
     

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