[phattyduck]

Red strip is personal preference (I'd lean on no, personally, but won't hate either way!). I would suggest having the perforated section cover the upper and lower spokes, similar to how the split is on the OEM leather.

That's how my WRX was, and it was nice. Like this:


-Charlie

[blarchitect]

Back in the day the 12 o' clock strip helped racing drivers position the wheels dead straight when pulling up in the pits making for a faster stop. For rally drivers it's a aid to straightening the wheels after a drift/slide through a corner.
As you say each to their own. Whatever your upgrade plans are for the interior I'm sure they will be well thought out and expertly executed.

[Speedy]

The place that makes these wheel covers has lots of options, but it's not 100% user selectable so the perfs are only available on the sides I think. I'll double check that. I'd prefer to mimic factory as close as possible with a little performance twist. My original leather steering wheel doesn't have any perfs I don't think though.

As far as expertly executed, I think you give me too much credit I'm just OCD lol.

[GhostRing]

Which company are you using? (I may have missed it)
I ordered from East Detailing and chose a similar style to what you did.
I picked all leather w/perf'ed sides, black thread, and a tan stripe.
Hoping to get the kit soon and get rid of the tattered & dirty paracord!

As an aside, I used many suede wheels in my rally car days and I will say they
are amazing, but like any race-oriented product - "the candle that burns twice as
bright, burns half as long" The suede is meant to match a suede-palmed glove
to keep things from slipping around - especially in loose gravel situations, but it
gives up its wonderfully cozy feel fairly quick and it basically smooths out for good.

[Speedy]

I just ordered from East Detailing.

Thanks for confirming my fear on the suede, makes sense with the gloves. I went full leather.

[JoeT4R]

Originally Posted by Speedy

I just ordered from East Detailing.



Thanks for confirming my fear on the suede, makes sense with the gloves. I went full leather.

Just out of curiosity, what was your total price? I'm interested but I'm not down to spend a whole bunch on a new wheel either.

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[Speedy]

Originally Posted by JoeT4R

Just out of curiosity, what was your total price? I'm interested but I'm not down to spend a whole bunch on a new wheel either.

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Less than $60. Seemed like a no brainer and I'm not scared of a little labor to sew it up. Was quoted $400 from an upholstery shop to reskin my wheel.

[96RedRunner]

Originally Posted by Speedy

Less than $60. Was quoted $400 from an upholstery shop to reskin my wheel.

$60 that 2018 price that good! Never got baseball stitch to my liking.
$400 damn, $285.00 got a reskin @CraftCustoms.

[Speedy]

I think it was Craft that quoted me $400.

[96RedRunner]

Was wondering if your quote was a local. Everything associated with a cow costs more even Elmer's glue.

[Speedy]

Indeed.

[JoeT4R]

Originally Posted by Speedy

Less than $60. Seemed like a no brainer and I'm not scared of a little labor to sew it up. Was quoted $400 from an upholstery shop to reskin my wheel.

Ah so this is just a wheel cover, got it. I was so tired when I asked I guess I missed that part. That's not horrible on pricing though. I definitely look forward to seeing some pictures or a video on how it turned out.

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[Speedy]

It looks legit, way better than the one I have on now that's 15 years old. Full leather and comes pre-stitched so you just have to do the cross stitches to install it. Looks like the stitching on my Hellcat steering wheel which looks great.

I'll obviously be removing the current wheel cover. I'm unclear if I also remove the factory leather from the steering wheel. I'll have to research that. I'm thinking this just goes over it though.

[RodrickHeffley]

Originally Posted by Speedy

It looks legit, way better than the one I have on now that's 15 years old. Full leather and comes pre-stitched so you just have to do the cross stitches to install it. Looks like the stitching on my Hellcat steering wheel which looks great.

I'll obviously be removing the current wheel cover. I'm unclear if I also remove the factory leather from the steering wheel. I'll have to research that. I'm thinking this just goes over it though.

I'd like to see it too. I'm planning on swapping in a 2003 tundra steering wheel with the controls but most of them I can find are gray. I found a cover like yours but for the tundra so let us know how it looks, if it fits well i'll probably get the same one

[gamefreakgc]

Originally Posted by Speedy

It looks legit, way better than the one I have on now that's 15 years old. Full leather and comes pre-stitched so you just have to do the cross stitches to install it. Looks like the stitching on my Hellcat steering wheel which looks great.

I'll obviously be removing the current wheel cover. I'm unclear if I also remove the factory leather from the steering wheel. I'll have to research that. I'm thinking this just goes over it though.

I put a Wheelskins leather wheel wrap over my existing leather steering wheel. The wheel feels thin to me without any sort of cover on it so that extra 1/4 in or so feels a lot better when driving and I don't have large hands. You could try removing your existing cover before you put the new one on and see first if you like the thinner profile. If not, just install over the existing leather. Hope that helps with your decision process.