So I Send My Wheel Of To American Stitches
01-03-06, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Capirato
As per their website....
Simply remove your steering wheel, ship it to us, and we will ship it back to you like brand new within 4-5 business days in most cases.
Call one of our representatives with any questions at 888-403-3403.
~ Cap
Simply remove your steering wheel, ship it to us, and we will ship it back to you like brand new within 4-5 business days in most cases.
Call one of our representatives with any questions at 888-403-3403.
~ Cap
as mentioned in my post, i was talking about the loaner wheel and how long that takes to get or if they only have a limited supply of those to let people "borrow"
01-03-06, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by upstateGS4
so you laid out the extra g for deposit and they sent you the loaner wheel...and they refund you that cash once you give it back to them? how long did they take to send you their wheel after you dropped the g deposit on them
but to give them the $1000.00 deposit, but I will get that back once I send them there wheel back so tehy will just tie a $1000.00 up for a few weeks I had the wheel shipped to me in 3 days but like BlueLEX said "I wouldn't qoute them on the 4-5 days thing, unless they've gotten a lot less busy than before when I sent my wheel they had for almost 3 weeks..Make sure you have a back up plan."
And thats what they told me now the shifter you can have in like 4-5 days
My total for the wheel and shifter is $463.00 shipped back to me
$413.00 for the wheel 10% discount
$50.00 for the shifter
That way they are a perfect match
And they got my wheel today so they will start on it Wednesday and the time I should have the wheel and shifter back is January 31st so we will see.
01-04-06, 06:29 AM
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Sorry for the late entrance to the thread but just wanted to tell you, you will be very happy with the work they do. I had my wheel done and everything came out real nice. Such a nice addition to the car. 
01-05-06, 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by LEXUS_KID
Yes I had no choice but to give them the $1000.00 deposit, but I will get that back once I send them there wheel back so tehy will just tie a $1000.00 up for a few weeks
I had the wheel shipped to me in 3 days but like BlueLEX said "I wouldn't qoute them on the 4-5 days thing, unless they've gotten a lot less busy than before when I sent my wheel they had for almost 3 weeks..Make sure you have a back up plan."
And thats what they told me now the shifter you can have in like 4-5 days
My total for the wheel and shifter is $463.00 shipped back to me
$413.00 for the wheel 10% discount
$50.00 for the shifter
That way they are a perfect match
And they got my wheel today so they will start on it Wednesday and the time I should have the wheel and shifter back is January 31st so we will see.
but to give them the $1000.00 deposit, but I will get that back once I send them there wheel back so tehy will just tie a $1000.00 up for a few weeks I had the wheel shipped to me in 3 days but like BlueLEX said "I wouldn't qoute them on the 4-5 days thing, unless they've gotten a lot less busy than before when I sent my wheel they had for almost 3 weeks..Make sure you have a back up plan."
And thats what they told me now the shifter you can have in like 4-5 days
My total for the wheel and shifter is $463.00 shipped back to me
$413.00 for the wheel 10% discount
$50.00 for the shifter
That way they are a perfect match
And they got my wheel today so they will start on it Wednesday and the time I should have the wheel and shifter back is January 31st so we will see.
01-05-06, 11:33 AM
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'01 G S 300
Originally Posted by LEXUS_KID
Yes I had no choice
but to give them the $1000.00 deposit, but I will get that back once I send them their wheel back so they will just tie the $1000.00 up for a few weeks Lexus Kid.....
I got a different story.....
Called American Stitches this morning. They are going to look around and see if they can find a core for my '01 GS300. If they find one, they will wrap it with wood and leather and send it to me for the $1000 deposit. Upon their receipt of my original wheel, I will get my deposit back, minus the cost of the new wheel, which will have the 10% CL discount.
~ Cap
01-05-06, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Capirato
Lexus Kid.....
I got a different story.....
Called American Stitches this morning. They are going to look around and see if they can find a core for my '01 GS300. If they find one, they will wrap it with wood and leather and send it to me for the $1000 deposit. Upon their receipt of my original wheel, I will get my deposit back, minus the cost of the new wheel, which will have the 10% CL discount.
~ Cap
I got a different story.....
Called American Stitches this morning. They are going to look around and see if they can find a core for my '01 GS300. If they find one, they will wrap it with wood and leather and send it to me for the $1000 deposit. Upon their receipt of my original wheel, I will get my deposit back, minus the cost of the new wheel, which will have the 10% CL discount.
~ Cap
that would sound a lot more agreeable to me as well
01-05-06, 03:12 PM
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Update
Got a call back from American Stitches with an Update.
They did not find a core for my '01 GS300.
So, this is the Plan:
I gave them my VISA #, they will charge my card for $1000. Then they will send me a loaner.
I will send them my original. When done, they will charge my Visa for the work. Then send me the finished product.
I then will send them the loaner. Upon their receipt of the loaner, they will credit my VISA with $1000.
Now, I will go out and buy me a Wheel Puller and Tork set.
BTW, they told me that they are going to look around and see if they can find Shifter ****, already made.
~ Cap
They did not find a core for my '01 GS300.
So, this is the Plan:
I gave them my VISA #, they will charge my card for $1000. Then they will send me a loaner.
I will send them my original. When done, they will charge my Visa for the work. Then send me the finished product.
I then will send them the loaner. Upon their receipt of the loaner, they will credit my VISA with $1000.
Now, I will go out and buy me a Wheel Puller and Tork set.
BTW, they told me that they are going to look around and see if they can find Shifter ****, already made.
~ Cap
01-05-06, 09:07 PM
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OK Guys.....
I got this far in taking the wheel off.
What do I do next ?? I have the wheel puller ready as well as the right socket to remove the center nut.
I have the understanding that I have to strip the wheel, but do not know if I do it before I loosen the wheel or do part of it before and the rest later.
Please help !!
~ Cap
I got this far in taking the wheel off.
What do I do next ?? I have the wheel puller ready as well as the right socket to remove the center nut.
I have the understanding that I have to strip the wheel, but do not know if I do it before I loosen the wheel or do part of it before and the rest later.
Please help !!
~ Cap
01-09-06, 08:34 PM
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What do you mean, "strip the wheel"? Looks like you need to remove the electrical connections for e-shift, horn etc. Then remove the center nut and pull the wheel off. I understand that if you don't have a wheel puller handy, you can just rock the wheel by pushing and pulling alternately in opposite directions with your hands gripping the wheel at 3 and 9 o'clock.
01-09-06, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by DetMich1
What do you mean, "strip the wheel"? Looks like you need to remove the electrical connections for e-shift, horn etc. Then remove the center nut and pull the wheel off. I understand that if you don't have a wheel puller handy, you can just rock the wheel by pushing and pulling alternately in opposite directions with your hands gripping the wheel at 3 and 9 o'clock.
Thanks for your advice !!
I need to strip the wheel before I send it to American Stitches for remodeling.
Expecting loaner to arrive in a day or so.
Hoping to hear from members that have done this operation.
~ Cap
01-09-06, 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Capirato
Thanks for your advice !!
I need to strip the wheel before I send it to American Stitches for remodeling.
Expecting loaner to arrive in a day or so.
Hoping to hear from members that have done this operation.
~ Cap
I need to strip the wheel before I send it to American Stitches for remodeling.
Expecting loaner to arrive in a day or so.
Hoping to hear from members that have done this operation.
~ Cap
No just take the wheel off and send it in it's that easy
01-10-06, 05:38 AM
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God I forget to warn you guys to take pics of the wheel when off. They totaly disasemble this wheel into so many pieces and when you get it back its just the wheel with the leather and wood with all the other pieces in a box, it was a pita for me to put together but I took pics cuz Gamma warned me to do so cuz it happen to him aswell.