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Old 11-23-10, 11:25 PM
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Default Leather wrapped steering wheel

Has anyone on here tried wrapping their steering wheel with leather? I saw a few videos on you tube and im actually thinking about trying it.
Old 11-24-10, 12:39 AM
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It's actually really hard to do right. Do you want to replace the original leather or just wrap leather over it?
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Uh...may I ask why?
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Originally Posted by 1UZ-GS
Uh...may I ask why?
Yea why... isnt it already wrapped in leather o_O
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My steering wheel is really worn down. The same thing happend in my mustang and I paid 300 bucks for a oem steering wheel with just leather wrapped over it. Plus I think it would look really sweet
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i was kinda considering the same thing would it be cheaper to re-wrap it or jus swap it out for a new one or a wood s/w
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it sounds like a lot of work especially restitching.. I think it's cheaper to swap it out with time taken into consideration.. There are a lot of wheels going for ~$100 in the classifieds
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^^ I know but i dont want another used one, i kinda want a different feel to it. I dont think it would be that hard, i have a sewing machine to make the holes and needels thread, if i mess up once oh well just try again i guess. I just have to learn fuly how to do the cross stich. A family friend is an upholsterer so i might ask him for some advice and we will see.
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check this out:

http://www.dallassteeringwheel.com/sw1.htm

one of my future mods, grey leather with alcantara grips with a thick pad..yum.
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I want this black and grey steering wheel, black carpet, black and grey seats, grey suede headliner, and i want the woodgrain to be the black one that would look sweet.








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^^ I can see why you wanna do this mod. The results look awesome two toned.
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i want the wood steering wheel that the newer 2gs have...
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I wonder if anyone would be willing to trade the lighter colored wood for the dark one, or am I dreaming here lol
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Looking at that picture, I would imagine with the proper pattern cutout, its not very hard to do. As long as you stretch the material enough and use strong enough stitching... I wouldnt mind trying it myself if I had an extra wheel to mess with.
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^^, is it hard to remove the wheel of the 2GS?


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