Sport steering wheel

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  1. 73curtis

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    can you get a horn button with the maverick symbol on it or do you have to custom make one. ? Also what year Mavericks had that kind of wheel
     
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    No Maverick came with that steering wheel. And you would have to customize the horn button for a Maverick logo.
     
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    Thanks , they look good in there though , I just got one!
     
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    According to the Ford Parts Manual, the sport steering wheel was available for 1977 model yr Mavericks. While it was not standard, a 77 could have been ordered with the sport steering wheel.
     
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    I've never seen one that wasn't installed by an owner.
     
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    Lots of things that were available that I've never seen installed, however since millions of Maverick/Comets were made, I would feel safe to say at least one car would have been requested with the various options available through the years.
     
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    They came in the Stallions for 1976. Had the Stallion logo in the horn button.
     
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    I found a NOS horn button when I restored my Sport Wheel.

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    Looks nice , how did clean the metal center ?
     
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    I pulled this one out of a 79 F-150. I removed the three nuts off the back of the button and used a tiny screw driver to work the rubber lip off the button edge. I carefully pryed the clear plastic off the black part and removed the dorky-looking Ford oval. I have a bunch of spare ratty center caps (for Factory Aluminum Slots) so I knocked a checked one out for a test fit. It is just a bit smaller than the horn button piece, and a hair too proud, but I was going to epoxy it all together. This is just a dry fit test. I think this suits the look of my car more so than the oval or the shield, stallion, etc.

    I was also looking at using one of these in the 1-3/4" size, as they are probably thinner and would fit inside the clear lens part of the horn better.
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/FORD-MAVERI...866afa5&pid=100005&rk=1&rkt=4&sd=141916237501

    The same seller also sells them without the "MAVERICK" lettering...

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    That looks like crap, you should just give it to me and save yourself the embarrassment. I on the other hand don't mind being embarrassed and can put it to good use.
     
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    Was it an option on Stallions? Or did all Stallions have it?
     
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    Maverick Stallions did not get this wheel either.
     
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    1977 was the only year Maverick the Sport Steering wheel could have been ordered for, but it will fit any year locking column you wish to put it on.
     

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    The center is plastic. I cleaned the spokes with a Dremel attachment that looks like a brown scrub pad.

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