3 spoke woodgrain steering wheel price

[marshallfry01]

A friend of mine gave me a glove compartment door off of his 68 parts car so I could get autographs from all of the Dukes cast last October.  He has a nice General Lee and I was thinking of something to do so I could return the favor.  He has some kind of a 2 spoke steering wheel on his general right now.  I would like to find a woodgrain steering wheel that I could redo and give to him.  I'm sure everyone knows what it looks like without me posting a picture. (3 spoke, woodgrain)  Anyways, how much does a used 3 spoke wheel go for price wise?  It does not have to be nice.  I do not mind cracks in it, but I don't want one that has a lot of chunks missing out of it.  Do I just need to find an old junkyard and look for one?  Or is there a website that sells these steering wheels in a non-restored condition?  I think it would give his general the finishing touch if I gave him a wheel that they came with.

Thanks in advance,

Marshall 

[timmycharger]

I have seen them vary from $180 for ones in need of restoration, including repair of cracks that usually get about 1/8 wide, up to about $500 in very good condition, and upwards of that for really nice ones. 

[Dino]

Sounds about right.  I'd say for a nice driver condition wheel expect to pay close to $400.  You can get lucky and find something nice for around $250 but it may have more than a few cracks.  No websites I know of that sell them non restored.  They repro them but they're pricey and quality seems to be hit or miss.

If you do get one make sure it's for a 69 or get an adapter if you buy a 70 wheel.

[marshallfry01]

  I didn't realize that they were that expensive unrestored.  I was thinking more along the lines of $50 bucks or so.  But I gotta remember that it is mopar...   I am going to try and avoid finding one online.  I feel like I will get a much better deal if I find one that is somewhat local to me.  What all makes and model cars had the option to come with those 3 spoke woodgrain wheels?  And it needs to be a 68-69.  I don't want to mess with an adapter from a 70 if it is a pain.

But thanks for the replies guys! 

[Ghoste]

They reproduce them too but I think those are also in 400 range.  If you find one for 50, it'll almost certainly be someone who doesn't know what it is.

[marshallfry01]

They reproduce them too but I think those are also in 400 range.  If you find one for 50, it'll almost certainly be someone who doesn't know what it is.

I agree with you. I'm sure that the chances of finding one in a junkyard of some sort are going to be slim to none. I just didn't realize they went for that kind of coin.

[marshallfry01]

On another note, how much are the other steering wheels going for? I'm not sure what it is called, but you could get a full horn ring or the halfhorn ring. Would those be any cheaper?

[Ghoste]

Those are a lot cheaper.

[Dino]

For a GL, my second vote would go to a tan wheel with half horn ring.  Stock 69 wheel I believe.  The cheapest woodgrain wheel I've seen recently sold on ebay for $125 and the plastic rim had seen much better days, but the spokes were pretty good. 

[Shakey]

Very nice one on e-bay yesterday - $1,300.00 USD

[Dino]

Very nice one on e-bay yesterday - $1,300.00 USD

Wow 

[Ghoste]

Whats wow is that they aren't that rare.

[Dino]

Whats wow is that they aren't that rare.

Exactly!  Unless it's a custom one off wheel there is no reason for that high price.  There are plenty of these out there.

[Indygenerallee]

I have one I would sell for $125.00 plus shipping it's complete (wheel has one separation at 12 o'clock) with a perfect horn button. PM me if your interested

[Shakey]

Whats wow is that they aren't that rare.

Good ones with no cracks are!

I know a guy that can get NOS versions for about $2,500.00.  He gets NOS Rim Blow wheels for the e-body cars for $3,500.00.

Now, for a guy like me, a nice used or reproduction wheel is fine but there are others that require the NOS versions.

[moparnation74]

Whats wow is that they aren't that rare.

Good ones with no cracks are!

I know a guy that can get NOS versions for about $2,500.00.  He gets NOS Rim Blow wheels for the e-body cars for $3,500.00.

Now, for a guy like me, a nice used or reproduction wheel is fine but there are others that require the NOS versions.

At that price, anyone want to buy my NOS one?

[Ghoste]

I paid less than half of that for mine, he's found a crowd with deeper pockets than me for NOS.