Strange it's not documented. I suppose that's why Koch's called to ask me to decide? --- On Tue, 2/23/10, singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: Help! Steering wheel color? To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 10:28 AM Wolfsburgwest is good ,but their chart doesn't specify a color for the steering wheel for that year color combo.Their chart shows the color of upholstery ,knobs ,controls etc. Paul Smith H.B.B T.C.B Transporters at the Point 7 October 8,9,and 10, 2010"Love all,trust a few,Do wrong to none" --- On Tue, 2/23/10, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Re: Help! Steering wheel color? > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 7:48 AM > James: I just looked up > what David Eccles has in his VW Transporter and > Microbbus and he says ivory. According to Eccles > the column, brake lever and shifter for 58-61 deluxe are > stone beige (silver beige after 61) and the steering wheels > were ivory. Eccles is probably the most reliable > source for most of the bus stuff but he doesn't have it > all and does have some information which I know to be in > error. Other than a search on the samba I don't > know a more reliable source to look. > > Eccles also says that the control knobs for wiper, > lights, heater etc were ivory for your year model, i.e., the > control knobs and the steering wheel would match. > > --- On Tue, 2/23/10, James Dwan > <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > From: James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Re: Help! Steering wheel color? > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 7:25 AM > > > > > > > If they aren't supposed to match > the steering column then it would be Ivory because > the column is Stone Beige so that would make sense. > > --- On Mon, 2/22/10, sammie smith > <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Re: Help! Steering wheel color? > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Monday, February 22, 2010, 8:25 PM > > > > > > > James: Before you make a decision > let's do some research. Of course if that's > all the colors that Koch can do, then you don't have > much choice. It's definitely not black on a > deluxe. I want to guess Ivory because the later split > wheels are silver. But let's see if we can come up > with a correct answer. > > --- On Mon, 2/22/10, James Dwan > <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > From: James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [tcb] Help! Steering wheel color? > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Monday, February 22, 2010, 3:27 PM > > > > > > > Just got a call from Koch's and they > want to know what color to make the steering wheel. I > figured there was only one color for a 59 Deluxe per the > Samba paint code matrix. > > > > > > > > Theresa said it was one of 3 colors. Black, Ivory or > silver. She said the steering wheel should match the column > and thge knobs but the Samba says the steering column is > L471 Stone Beige (which is what it is now) and the knobs are > all supposed to be 001 Ivory! > > > So does anyone know if the wheel is supposed to match > the column or the knobs??? > Thanks! > > > James > > > >