Styling Steering wheel for Fiat 500F

[Dryblas]

Hello Evrybody,
For my little bambina (fiat 500 F 1969 ) I looking for steering wheel (white colour) including black horn signal buton, and switch direction (white)
I really appreciate all information

 

[stevehg]

They are available new, albeit copies, but they are expensive...
http://webshop.fiat500126.com/katalog/artikelinfo/3403/steering-wheel-white_grey-no-horn-button

Second hand, your best option is to search on eBay.it or subito.it for '500 epoca volante' although quality varies dramatically, and again some can be expensive. You'll mostly find the black ones for sale, but the white ones do come up often.

An alternative, is to buy an original Nardi steering wheel that was an Abarth option. A bit more money than the new copies, but well worth it for the quality....

Just make sure you buy an original with certificate, as there are plenty of inferior copies around.

cheers, Steve

 

[Labman]

Originals can be repaired if cracked. Mine had two big cracks that separated but was epoxied, sanded and painted and came out like new.

 

[fiat500]

Dryblas, I have the same model and year and the stalks are the same black ones as the "L". You can get them new.
I wouldn't be pushed to pay too much as there must be a lot of surplus as so many people seem to be replacing with non-original wheels.

 

[PMF500]

Labman, what epoxy resin did you use. I have a crack on my 500's white steering wheel I want to repair but there appears to be so many different brands of epoxy resins out there with differing properties, I'm not sure which would be best to buy. I would rather repair than replace. Any advice on the specific epoxy resin to buy would be appreciated.

 

[Leo6]

Hi guys does anyone know what colour white is the closest match to the original white?

 

[Paolo66]

I tried white and it looked wrong. I did the steering wheel and speedo cluster. I ended up with a grey white which I think is very close to the original. Its a RAL colour code but I’d have to dig it out of the garage to confirm what it is

 

[Leo6]

I tried white and it looked wrong. I did the steering wheel and speedo cluster. I ended up with a grey white which I think is very close to the original. Its a RAL colour code but I’d have to dig it out of the garage to confirm what it is

If you don't mind I'd love to see a photo of how yours came out.

 

[Paolo66]

The colour I chose was RAL7035 or Gris Perle (pearl grey) by Rustoleum from their Hard Hat series of paints. RAL7035 is a standard so any manufacturer it will be the same. As I said before I tried white but as my car is white also it looked too much. It was hard to come up with the exact colour Fiat used as the sun had taken it’s toll on my one and it was tatty. The pictures wont look the same as it does in real life but I think it looks authentic and original. As I was spraying onto plastic I spent longer than usual prepping and cleaning. I used a Scotch brite pad on the surface just to gently roughen the surface and made sure it was squeaky clean with paint prep. I did it in 4 or 5 light coats allowing each coat to dry fully first rather than 2 or 3 thicker coats.

 

[Leo6]

Wow that come up great. Thanks for sharing your experience.