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Old 12-15-2012, 02:59 PM
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How do you like this burlwood steering wheel?

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imo, wood grain looks out of place in a vette. It would be more at home in an Eldorado or something like that...
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Originally Posted by Worley Hamilton
How do you like this burlwood steering wheel?

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Not so much...looks like it came from the 80's.
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Wood finish really has no place in a Corvette.
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I think the wood look is fine as a part of 2 or 3 spoke aluminum wheel and would look good in a C5 with the proper mount and machine work to work with the shape of the column. The stick on wood look has no place in the C5 IMHO.
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Originally Posted by jrose7004
Wood finish really has no place in a Corvette.
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It would look great if it was a guitar.

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Since you asked, I'm not a fan of any type of wood grain finish in the C5. Just doesn't seem to go with the car.
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I like it but it's mounted upside down!
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Way too conservative. The built-in watch (SELF WINDING!) steering wheel is what all the homies are doing nowadays...

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Wow!

A gray/black interior with orangish burlwood trim and steering wheel. All complimented with a strip of LED footwell lights.

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To much for the car man to me. But again you are the owner of it do it like you want it... I do have a few pieces of it on my dash from Pat also... done of that stick on crap.. Robert
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
Since you asked, I'm not a fan of any type of wood grain finish in the C5. Just doesn't seem to go with the car.
Not for me, but seems he likes it...
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Originally Posted by robert miller
To much for the car man to me. But again you are the owner of it do it like you want it... I do have a few pieces of it on my dash from Pat also... done of that stick on crap.. Robert
Thanks for the comment but this is not stick on.
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Originally Posted by Worley Hamilton
Thanks for the comment but this is not stick on.
I know that from the look of it. I was just saying here I have most of what you have in the car other than the wheel, and I like it and that is what counts. If you want it and like it it looks great man. I was saying than crap that a person sticks on looks
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Not for me either. Now if it were a Jag, Rolls, Bentley ......

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I really like it. My interior is wood grain and I get compliments all the time. Please PM to let me know where you got it, if you don't mind.
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I'd like to know where you got it too. I'd go for a more natural look, but I'd love to have a wood wheel and shift ****.
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