What are these worth?...in need of restoration.

I've seen them anywhere from $100 to $200 depending on how bad they are.

They were going for under $50 about five or six years ago. (back when shakers were $100 a set)

Do you have one for sale?

$1200 to recast...(http://www.qualityrestorations.com/).

this doesn't include purchase of a really busted example. Good news is no matter how bad it can be recast.

I wanted to buy one after my 68 was rebuilt but ran into some technical difficulties with new build and had to spend another couple grand. :-)

By the time I buy one they will be $5000

There is a black one one ebay right now. Buy it now price. 175.00. It is pretty bad

I have spoken to Dennis and have a wheel all packed up and ready to go. Problem is I need two of them. I did purchase a turquoise one that I am having rebuilt and repainted. We'll see how it turns out.

Thinking about it...I thought they were worth a bit more.

I have a couple of black cores with caps in that price range if anyone is looking. I couldn't find the ebay one Harold mentioned so I couldn't compare to that.

Sold my deluxe Ivy gold for $70 and got a vgood black one for $50. Let ya know if I see any more.

The wheel I saw on ebay sold sometime after posting the information. It was pretty bad. I fixed mine but that one was beyond me fixing and would need a complete new casting.

wovenweb - if you do get one done by Dennis let us know how he does. There is a Guy in Canada that does real good work but does not remolds it like Dennis. He is only a little cheaper too. His website is http://www.stwheelz.com/ just to have it here as a reference.
His name is :
Doug Lepak
The Steering Wheel Guy

Here is a guy on the east cost that is suppose to be good too.
http://www.garyssteeringwheel.com/
Gary's Steering Wheel Restoration
2677 Ritner Highway
Carlisle, PA 17015

Here is the wheel from last night. ( Ebay Link )

It may have taken a offer and ended it at 155.

Wow...lot of $$$ for a core

Doug Lepak is in my neck of woods. Very good quality but expensive.

You guy's will do well on the exchange rate and no Tax.

$500 US gets you $542.418 CAD today

Steering wheel was Reposted
Ebay link

That' s about as bad a condition that the horn button can be in. In particular, the foil inlay has lost it's color for some reason, really hurting it's value.

These things are like hens teeth. I need to either find a good representation (in black) and fix mine which has some big gaps in the soy plastic around the column, or buy and after-market and get a re-core on the one I have (I saw $950 not $1,200). would prefer to fix the existing. Anyone got a usable core?

Thanks,

Kevin-

I thought mine was in great shape when I first bought the car but closer inspection soon after revealed more deterioration than I thought. Mine was in pretty bad shape. I had it restored by Doug Lepak over 7 years ago. It came back looking brand new and still does today. Here's the link to a post I made before I sent it and then got it back from Doug:

https://firstgenfirebird.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=74221&page=1

I contacted Doug April 2013 about my Deluxe steering wheel. I saw some work that he did and it looked great. His cost has gone up quite a bit in 7 years. It is now 1000 US plus shipping.

Here is a deluxe wheel he did and the process. http://www.stwheelz.com/gallery.html

Here is his info.

Doug Lepak
The Steering Wheel Guy
8449-14 ave
Edmonton, AB
Canada
T6K1X3
780-450-1397
stwheels@shaw.ca
web site: www.stwheelz.com