I've been looking for a replacement leather steering wheel for my 87 Trans-Am. I keep finding two different styles and since my leather is gone I don't know what it is suppose to look like.

Both these pics are from wheels for sale that say they are leather and from early 80's vehicles. Anyone know why they are different?

- Are they both leather or did some cars come with vinyl with fake stitching.
- Did they change the wheel style during a certain model year?
- Is there only one style that's OEM and the other are all recovers?

Don't want to get fooled by an ad that says leather when it's really vinyl or OEM when it's really a recover.



Ad claims this is an 83 Trans Am leather (pace car/Indy wheel?)




Ad claims this is an 85 Trans Am leather. (sport wheel?)

 

Top one is factory leather wrap wheel.I believe they used this black color from 82-84?
Bottom one is foam filled non leather wrap wheel.
87 trans am should have like a dark grey leather wrap

 

Thanks. Not sure I would want dark grey when leather shifter boot, dash storage and T-roof storage are all black. Probably look better with the earlier black one from the top pic.

 

There is also another the it has a different stye hub, my 83 TA had this one.
Or you can get a nice leather wrapped one on Ebay.

 

This is what a leather TA wheel for 85- 87 looks like, It's Graphite Gray, it's a lot darker in person,(had the flash on the camera), notice the spokes ,the leather runs farther down on the spokes about an inch away from the center, the foam-filled non leather only travels about a inch down on the spoke.

 

That's such a beautiful wheel. I've got to find one of those.

 

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This is what a leather TA wheel for 85- 87 looks like, It's Graphite Gray, .......


Yours has the wider left and right spoke like mine. The two photos I posted have narrow spokes. Hard to tell if your dash is black or grey? My dash is black so maybe my leather was black too....

 

The leather was black in all cases in 82-84 Trans Ams. The steering wheel in my 84 is original, and is the first one pictured.

Only S/Es got the color matched leather steering wheel.

 

My 85 WS6 Steering Wheel, Graphite Gray

 

Thanks Guys,I just had this recovered by Chuck Pelton,he is a member here.
Here's a pic without the flash and in daylight.the flash made it look like it's Gray but it's Graphite

 

Dave ,isn't your 88 wheel a different style?

 

Yes, it has this 4 spoke design.



It's not bad to hold on to, leather covered, and in good shape. I'm not in a hurry to replace it, but I really prefer the look of the 3 spoke, and would like to make the change someday.

 

I have a grey wheel in not to bad shape I think it's foam filled is any one needs it.
Also have two black foam filled ones but the hubs are missing. The grey one has a
hub. I need to go through all my extra parts inventory them and sell them.

 

Here is mine. Came off an '86/Trans Am with WS6.

Wanting to part with it.

 

My 85 WS6 had the Bottom wheel. My 86 had the top. Its just all about options. realistically you could have ordered the car to have either of the wheels. Personally I like the standard wheel over the leather wrapped wheel. Id just pick the one you like better and get that one, or look at your RPO codes/contact PHS to find out your RPO codes, to know for sure which one your car had from the factory. Both of the wheels I had were the same shade of black (if that helps).

 

I have another wheel on Ebay for sale if anyone interested, this is a nice one.
Don't know how to post the link, Here is the info.

1982-1999 Firebird Trans Am Sterring Wheel Professionally Wrapped

 

Here is a pic it looks more grey in person.

 

According to this info,All 85-87 TA's got the Graphite Wheels

 

I'll buy yours if/when you make the switch. That's the exact wheel I want. Same as my first firebirds.