VDM Leather 42mm steering wheel 1969

[cedricwinters]

I’m searching for a leather VDM steering wheel for my 1969 911. It should be 42mm. In excellent condition

Parts number is: 90134708110.

Can somebody help me?

Thank you!

[Jim Breazeale]

I’m searching for a leather VDM steering wheel for my 1969 911. It should be 42mm. In excellent condition

Parts number is: 90134708110.

Can somebody help me?

Thank you!

42mm seems like a very small wheel. You should be looking for a 400mm wheel for your 69.

Regards

Jim

[Lady911]

He meant 40cm is all. 400mm is how we usually measure them here, but to each their own.

That might be a bit of hard find, I think there is a company who remade them as I can get them new, but they don't look quite original to me so tough to tell.

Erik

[Lady911]

What are you looking to spend on this? Google the part number and I think you will see the reason for the question.

[cedricwinters]

Thanks for all your messages! Which is the more rare variant: the leather one or the ebonite version?

[Jim Breazeale]

Thanks for all your messages! Which is the more rare variant: the leather one or the ebonite version?

It is certainly harder to find a good original leather covered one than a good original plastic one.

Jim

[LiveFromNY]

It is certainly harder to find a good original leather covered one than a good original plastic one.

Jim

Goes both ways. Yes, as Jim said, original leather wheels are very hard to find. But I can have one restored to a very high standard in a week by multiple vendors. Not so with an ebonite wheel. It took me more than a year to find a near-perfect ebonite wheel for my 72T. Virtually everything you see is chipped or cracked.

As for rarity? Neither is particularly rare.

[cedricwinters]

Thanks for your answers. Someone told me: why would you have a “plastic” wheel on such an expensive car if you can have a leather one.... Was a leather wheel an option or .... and what would be the price for an excellent restored leather wheel?

[skier8]

Thanks for your answers. Someone told me: why would you have a “plastic” wheel on such an expensive car if you can have a leather one.... Was a leather wheel an option or .... and what would be the price for an excellent restored leather wheel?

I have a 380mm VDM wheel part# 91434780610 date code 11/69. The leather is in excellence condition soft and supple with horn pad. This wheel was off my 914-6 and only used for about a year and put in climate controlled storage as I installed a 300mm Race Mark wheel. Note this wheels part number was used on 914-6 and 1973 911 Carrera RS. Any interest let me know. Thanks Rick