68 Deluxe Steering Wheel Question
 

Regarding the 68 only SS Deluxe steering wheel, is the wheel itself the same as the non SS Deluxe wheel? I came across a real nice center shroud, but no wheel. I see the Deluxe wheels on ebay with a different shroud and they are a lot cheaper. Thanks in advance.

Re: 68 Deluxe Steering Wheel Question
 

Yes,The 68 only ,two horn button, deluxe wheels are the same across the board. The center emblem will unbolt from the rear of the center section and can be swapped out for whatever you need.


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Re: 68 Deluxe Steering Wheel Question
 

So this wheel should work then?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...314274&rd=1,1

Re: 68 Deluxe Steering Wheel Question
 

Scott,
That looks like a 68 steering wheel in the auction but it's hard to tell because of the pictures. Below is a link to a deluxe wheel with the shroud attached. Is this the one you are looking for? The shroud is easy to find, I have several. The steering wheel is very hard to find in nice uncracked condition. I have seen nice ones sell for $650 and more. The emblem makes a big difference in the price. What car is this wheel for? These steering wheels were used on the Chevelle, Camaro, Nova and Impala. Early Chevelle SS cars got the SS emblem. The later ones got the SS396 emblem. I'm not sure about the Camaros. 396 Impalas used the SUPER SPORT emblem. 427 Impalas used the SS427 emblem. There is one of these on Ebay now.
James

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1968-Cama...1QQcmdZViewItem

Re: 68 Deluxe Steering Wheel Question
 

Yes, that is the wheel. I have the shroud/center section, I just need the wheel. The SS emblem for the wheel is now reproduced. I'm not worried about small cracks, I'm going to have it wrapped in leather. I was trying to figure out if the wheel was the same with the different centers.

Re: 68 Deluxe Steering Wheel Question
 

The wheels are the same. The repo SS emblem has been on Ebay a couple times for $32. Not sure of the quality but the price seems fair.
James

Re: 68 Deluxe Steering Wheel Question
 

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Early Chevelle SS cars got the SS emblem. The later ones got the SS396 emblem.

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James, You've got that backwards. The early chevelles got the SS396 schroud emblem, and the later ones got SS only. It changed sometime it early January 68..

Re: 68 Deluxe Steering Wheel Question
 

OOPS, sorry.
James

Re: 68 Deluxe Steering Wheel Question
 

So all the deluxe wheels are the same, just the center is different? I just want to make sure before buying one and it doesn't work.

Re: 68 Deluxe Steering Wheel Question
 

Just because an Ebay ad say deluxe doesn't mean it's the deluxe wheel. There were a few different steering wheels made for the 1968 year. The delxue one is the only one that has a shroud that mounts to it. If it is a 1968 steering wheel and it has the 3 bolt/screw holes in it, it is the delxue wheel. The part number on the one I have are 9747698.
James

Re: 68 Deluxe Steering Wheel Question
 

The vendors have added to the confusion by advertising a 68 deluxe wheel that is not the one we're referring to. This reproduction wheel does not accept the shroud and does not have the ribbed face along its bottom third.

Re: 68 Deluxe Steering Wheel Question
 

Is the wheel referenced in my second post, third one down, considered a deluxe wheel? The center is different but the wheel itself looks the same.

Re: 68 Deluxe Steering Wheel Question
 

It looks like the 68 deluxe wheel but it's hard to tell from the pictures. It just doesn't have the shroud with it. One way to tell the 68 deluxe wheel is they have the ribs or groves on the lower half of the wheel.
James

Re: 68 Deluxe Steering Wheel Question
 

The wheel in the Ebay auction looks to be a 68 CAMARO standard wheel. They probably are calling it deluxe since it is the same wheel used in 67. In 67, you could get a 3 spoke wheel with no insert, a 3 spoke wheel with chrome insert(like the one in the auction), a 3 spoke wheel that was considered deluxe(like Pace Cars), and a walnut wheel. In 68, I believe camaros got the wheel with the satin insert(like in the auction) stardard, with the deluxe and walnut wheels being optional.


Jason

Re: 68 Deluxe Steering Wheel Question
 

Thanks for all the info!