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What are the spokes on a mk1 steering wheel made of? They are magnetic, so I guess steel is a safe bet, but are they chromed or is it stainless?


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By looking at the prices for them on ebay I would hope they are soild GOLD!
Got a broken horn tab and a little nick out of the steeering wheel on mine but not happy to spend £100 + for a second hand one....


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I thought they were painted.


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mark1gls wrote:By looking at the prices for them on ebay I would hope they are soild GOLD!
Got a broken horn tab and a little nick out of the steeering wheel on mine but not happy to spend £100 + for a second hand one....
I won't tell you I just picked one up for a tenner then. It is a bit tatty, but I'm planning to retrim it. Just wondering what the best thing to attack the spokes with is


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10 years ago I went to a vw breakers and they had about 30 of them stacked on a shelf, I should of brought one then!

I used some wax on mine but it was not that bad, hear good thing about autosol.


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