New steering wheel time!
I found this one on yahoo Japan for nearly free and just couldn't say no. Shipping made it not-free, but it was still a hell of a deal. It's a Nardi Gara Sport, I think. They're not really rare, I just don't often see them. Seemed like a neat wheel to put in a more modern Roadster.
And a plastic horn button. Far out! I've only ever had a metal Nardi button. I never knew they had an OEM plastic one.
A bit of wear from the previous owners. The leather was fine, it was just the dye that had rubbed free. So...
As close to completely stripped as I could get. The leather really held onto that dye. But that's a good thing.
Re-dyed. Much prettier.
And installed!
The wheel feels really great. The anatomic hand holds at 3 and 9 are lovely. They're deep and grippy and help you keep your thumb not wrapped around the rim. And the flat bottom is lovely. When just cruising down the road, I often keep my hands at 6:00-ish. Bad habit, but this wheel really makes it a comfy bad habit.
And there's some pretty gauges peeking out.
Version Circuit - Bucky's first new set of gauges in more than a year.
It's all about that red wedge. They're designed for maximum contrast and visibility.
Inspiration included a Spyker, my own MX-8 gauges, Pacman99's FC gauges, and a few random Ferrari gauges.
The night-mode wedge is kinda cool. I'm rather proud.
Ready to drive.