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Old 08-27-2019, 02:57 PM   #12
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Re: What's the deal with the front of this steering wheel?

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Originally Posted by FirstOwner69 View Post
It appears to me that the later (van?) wheels had a somewhat different grain on the rim portion of the wheel. The grain on my original appears "finer"/ sharper than the later wheels. Has anyone else noticed this? Is it just difference in wear? Here are closeups of mine which was covered most of its life.
This is absolutely the case. I’ll post a grain pic when possible of a later example. The diameter on the later wheel I have feels larger than the earlier wheel though I’ve not measured either.
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