Restoreing '79 Steering wheel

[Dave84]

ok,, there is actualy no leather on the wheel,,Panther7t9 ill bring it down next time i come down your way, let you take a look at it

[Dave84]

ps hows the springs comming?lol

ill probley be getting them on saterday, or i might get my buddy to pull them and bring them over for me, then ill let you know

[1987cp]

I just made my own switch for cruise control and will rid myself of the hideous stock wheel.

Neat. How'd you do it?

[Sign of the Cat]

who needs oem cruise buttons? i have used ones in grey, light blue, tan x2, cardovan, and red?... i would have to double check that and also check the condition again

[Dave84]

i need blue cruise bottions

[Tiggie]

who needs oem cruise buttons? i have used ones in grey, light blue, tan x2, cardovan, and red?... i would have to double check that and also check the condition again

I'd take you up on a set of tan ones! They are for the early style, correct? One of mine has already exploded, the other is ready to at any moment. And to make it worse, there are two colors of tan - Fawn and Medium Fawn.

Was there another place they put the cruise control buttons on some models?

btw, I'm open to leads on early-style multifunction switches that include the horn

Yeah the later ones had a whole different switch to go with the '83-'89 wheel. Check eBay for the multifunction switch. There was a NOS one on there a couple months ago for about $25.

I looked into this awhile ago for various parts on the car, including the stalks and cruise switches. They are covered in a process called vacuum plating or vacuum metallizing. It seems pretty expensive but good resto shops will fill cracks, and repair peices and then replate them. They come back like new. I haven't the means to try it yet and am leary or shipping any of my parts out to someone. Anyone tried this yet? As for the damaged leather, I'm thinking I'm going to just save up and have it repaired professionally at some point.

I've had an instrument cluster bezel for a '66 F100 done. It came back looking pretty much great. They have a factory "engine-turned" look to them and some of the turnings kind of disappeared when they sanded it down. They have to sand it some. I don't remember the name of the shop, but they were out of Hemmings Motor News.

[1987cp]

Yeah the later ones had a whole different switch to go with the '83-'89 wheel.

*blink* ... you mean like placing the cruise control switches on the lower two spokes of the steering wheel rather than the upper two spokes?

And eBay'd multifunction switches, here I come ......

[1987cp]

who needs oem cruise buttons? i have used ones in grey, light blue, tan x2, cardovan, and red?... i would have to double check that and also check the condition again

Got pics of 'em?

[p71towny]

I had to gut the resistors from the steering wheel, then wire it in conjunction with a rocker switch. It only has 2 settings, on-/cruise/acc. I flip the switch to set cruise, and then flip it back. To shut off I just tap my brakes.

[saiyaneye]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/85-91-FORD-CROWN-VICTORIA-CRUISE-CONTROL-SWITCH_W0QQitemZ150087360057QQihZ005QQcategoryZ50459QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

There are new buttons, they seem to look nice, it says 85-91, but they look exactly like mine, maybe different wiring than older years?

[1987cp]

:lol: Wow, what are the chances of something like that coming up for auction at a time like this?

I'd be curious to see a schematic of the cruise-control circuit. I don't suppose it's in the back of the ol' Haynes manual .......

[Sign of the Cat]

thoes are for sure 83-87 style buttons!

[1987cp]

thoes are for sure 83-87 style buttons!

What are the differences in the buttons (other than their location on the wheel) from '79 to '89 or '90 and in between?