Do the FR500 Steering Wheels look good in a tan leather interior?

[Al J]

And--does the black in the wheel match our interior black?
Any photos?

 

[5.0 from 95]

I don't know about the black in the tan interior, but the blacks are as close as you could ask for. I have not taken any pics of mine since I installed it. After I drove it for the first time with it installed I realized I should have done this along time ago. It makes it feel like a new car.


Paul

 

[Stanger007]

How about pics of a FR500 with GREY interior?

EDIT: W00t Google is my friend: http://www.modularpowerhouse.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35415

 

[Blackened302]

from what i've seen (and from what you can see in ^^^ that pic--99+ interior), the "black" on the fr500 wheel is actually the "dark charcoal", thus won't match our *black* completely.

it's a freakin sweet wheel, though--wish they made it in our black.

 

[HISSIN50]

I'm still not real sure what the FR wheel is, but........ Before I received Tom's mint 5N95 Cobra wheel, I had a dark charcoal wheel. The color mismatch bothered me.

EDIT: Link loaded and I see it.

 

[5.0 from 95]

I will get some pics tonight when I get home and put them up here.


Paul

 

[1TallMF]

http://www.wheelskins.com/index.php

This is another, less expensive option for you. A guy posted this a while back, said that the fitment was superb and the color match was excellent, but he had the porno-red interior. You can get them in tan, but I'm ordering a black leather cover from these guys shortly, since I plan on swaping alot of my interior to black next year. I've seen a black steering wheel in a tan interior before and it looked fine. Worst case is I'd paint the air bag and column covers in black to match with vinyl paint from 50resto.

 

[5.0 from 95]

Here are some pics. Hopefully.


Paul

 

[bso]

I had an upholstery shop repaint my fr500 steering wheel to match the 94 Grey. Year later, it has been holding well. I do treat it with Lexol leather products regularly to keep it clean and conditioned.

 

[Stanger007]

Here's the FR500 for $160 - can anyone beat that price?

http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb...~S23Q00JFXI24254421421f~Z5Z5Z5~Z5Z5Z50000016a

Wes

 

[WhiteDevil]

Here are some pics. Hopefully.


Paul

That looks pretty damn close to me. Any way to get those pics bigger?

 

[maximos]

I'm just throwing this out there, but the black interiors seem to fade after 10+ years so you might get lucky and that dark charcoal will match fine. I was expecting my shiftboot to be pure black but it was that charcoal and it looks great (with the slight fade).

 

[Al J]

Some good info herein, but the black/charcoal match question is still open.
I'd like to see some good photos.
And I do find it hard to believe that a painted rim could hold up in daily driving.

 

[5.0 from 95]

That looks pretty damn close to me. Any way to get those pics bigger?

I had to size them down to get them here. Let me know how I can get them full size here and I will.


Paul

 

[inphiniti]

I had to size them down to get them here. Let me know how I can get them full size here and I will.


Paul

photobucket

 

[WhiteDevil]

photobucket

Yeah photobucket.com is a great place. I have used it for a while now.

 

[Synned]

I would still love to see it against a tan interior...

 

[inphiniti]

I would still love to see it against a tan interior...

+1

 

[Stanger007]

Here are some hi-res versions of Paul's pics (click the thumbnails for a big picture).

http://www.mustang-tech.org/wiki/Parts:FR500

Wes

 

[Synned]

MMmmmm it looks so comfy.
You know for being the part on the car you interact the most with...it should probably be super comfy.