Hi Bob,
Your wheel has the dried chicken-bone appearance, with cracks, and
the diameter of the plastic has shrunk to about that of a pencil? Yep,
been there too.
I replaced mine years ago with a Moss wheel. The plastic they used
then was a marble/mottle plastic. Not as original, but better in my mind
than the alternatives.
These days Moss offers a repro that looks darn close to the original,
the pearlescent plastic rim that goes well with the wheel hub and
instrument panel. That's the wheel I would buy.
Bob
On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 22:32:23 -0500 "Bob Donahue" <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>
writes:
> My original, original TD steering wheel is disintigrating. Whatever
> it's made of just doesn't last 50 years. What is it made of anyway?
>
> There seems to be three replacement models to choose from:
>
> Original
> Brooklands
> Moto Lita
>
> Any others? Any recommendations? Is the Brooklands deemed an
> acceptable replacement for the original (car show wise)? Is the
Brooklands the
> same diameter as the original?
>
> Bob Donahue (Still Stuck in the '50s)
> Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com
> Cars: 52 MGTD - #17639
> 71 MGB - #GHN5UB254361
> Member: NEMGTR #11470
> NAMGBR # 7-3336
> Hoosier MGB Club
> Olde Octagons of Indiana
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