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#1 Posted : Thursday, 17 January 2013 7:09:55 AM(UTC)
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Wondering if any one can tell me what model mustang has the same steering wheel as a XA GT?
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#2 Posted : Thursday, 17 January 2013 5:59:27 PM(UTC)
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1971-1973 Mustang had the same rimblow and centre pad as an XA GT

However, an XA GT had a black base with the brown faux woodgrain

Mustangs had various colours in their rimblows: black, ginger, brown to name a few

More to the point:

The P5 LTD has the same wheel as the XA GT (guess that is why you asked the question) but has a different centre pad

The p5/landau centre pad is actually sourcEd from the mercury Cougar in the USA

Ford Oz simply replaced tte gold cougar on the centre pad with the gold crest when they came to Oz

Some p5/landaus actually had the cougars still on their centre pads as ford ran out of crests at one point and needed to deliver cars!

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#3 Posted : Friday, 18 January 2013 12:28:53 AM(UTC)
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Thanks for that very much appreciated, yes i have the ltd, xa wheel is expensive saw mustang is cheaper to buy from america
Thanks again
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#4 Posted : Friday, 18 January 2013 4:41:19 AM(UTC)
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Reco your original wheel or simply buy an old wheel and reco that

They cost around $400-$450 to do







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#5 Posted : Friday, 18 January 2013 10:22:12 PM(UTC)
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some torino wheels are rimblow too. mines from a cougar. Just swapped over the centre pad.
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#6 Posted : Saturday, 19 January 2013 12:24:18 AM(UTC)
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That looks like a very nice resto on that wheel, who did it?

Ive been quoted by a couple of people one was approx $500 another was $1200 - $2000, there isnt many options in adelaide ive looked at the New Zealand site does them for around 500.

Ive been told cheaper restos start cracking only look good for couple of years due to how it gets restored.
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#7 Posted : Saturday, 19 January 2013 12:27:04 AM(UTC)
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Might look at torino wheel any model in particular?
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#8 Posted : Saturday, 19 January 2013 12:32:03 AM(UTC)
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Send your wheel with pad to Gary at rimblow restorations in NZ

You won't be disappointed.

Depending on condition of wheel $400-$500 should cover it. Gary will quote the job first
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#9 Posted : Saturday, 19 January 2013 5:28:59 AM(UTC)
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#10 Posted : Saturday, 19 January 2013 8:38:38 AM(UTC)
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Sorry Paul - but I dont agree that the last 2 wheels you have linked are correct for the OP

Second is def XW/XT style not XA/XB style
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#11 Posted : Saturday, 19 January 2013 7:28:47 PM(UTC)
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Did you mean XW/XY buddy? I know the XW and XY wheels are a bit different but the centre pads off the XA XB fit on them. One small batch of XB GTs actually had XY GT steering wheel centres from factory. The US wheels also have the locking piece for the steering lock. It will still fit an Australian column and you don't have to remove it.
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