T/A Steering wheel
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From: Long Island and New Jersey
Car: 1986 Trans Am
Engine: V8 305 LB9 5.0 T.P.I
Transmission: THM 700 R4 Auto
T/A Steering wheel
I have a Trans Am steering wheel, the one with the 3 spokes....you kno9w what i mean. Anyway it has that extra leather wrap around it and im not crazy about it. A buddy of mine has the same wheel, no leather. My question is can i cut off the leather? Whats under it? Is it difficult? In the future i wanna get a wheel skin but it wont fit with the leather. Any help would be appreciated..
-Adam
-Adam
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From: Long Island and New Jersey
Car: 1986 Trans Am
Engine: V8 305 LB9 5.0 T.P.I
Transmission: THM 700 R4 Auto
Anything? cmmon? somebodys gotta know if this can be done. This is simple compared to what some of what u guys do..
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Car: 1982 Pontiac Trans Am
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Are you sure it is leather? I know there are some that looks like leather, but its really rubber...and others that are covered in vinyl which gets all gooey. I had a vinyl covered one. You can take it off, there is just a metal wheel underneath....it will be considerably thinner once you do it though.
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From: Manati, PR
Car: Trans Am "GTA"
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: Auto
I took the leather of my GTA wheel, & if it the same you will have the regular plastic under. Now the thing is that it will look nasty because you will have all the glue stuck to it.
Wat I did was to clean it with kitchen soap and that yellow and green sponge that my wife uses for the dishes. not to hard on the plastic because it has a thin layer of smooth plastic and under it is like a foam material. when getin rid of the glue dont wory if you can still see it, the important thing is that you can not feel it. I mean that is smooth to the tuch. Then go buy that black paint for plastic & that makes it look like new.
I did mine like a year ago and it still looks good today.
Wat I did was to clean it with kitchen soap and that yellow and green sponge that my wife uses for the dishes. not to hard on the plastic because it has a thin layer of smooth plastic and under it is like a foam material. when getin rid of the glue dont wory if you can still see it, the important thing is that you can not feel it. I mean that is smooth to the tuch. Then go buy that black paint for plastic & that makes it look like new.
I did mine like a year ago and it still looks good today.
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