I haven't seen their work. I was referring to the aftermarket leather/pleather jobs they do at the local dealers with their dealer installed "upgrade" packages.

That looks great! I have a 16 LE so mine is already leather but I might do that just to fatten it up a bit. My 4Runner wheel feels scrawny after driving the BMW.

lol and they do usually look like ass. same thing with many seat covers.

No problem. I read to much into it. Nice work.

Really? I think my Runner has a pretty fat wheel, my wife's BMW has an M-sport wheel and she said my wheel felt thicker.

My hands have always eaten through steering wheels within a couple of years so I decided to preemptively cover my wheel. I was thinking I'd probably just go with the nicest cheapo I could find and call it a day, I didn't really care for the Wheelskins versions that I'd seen due to the expense paired with the non-OEM look. However, I USED THE SEARCH FUNCTION and shazam, someone had installed a great looking cover that seemed to fit the 4R wheel perfectly for slightly less cost than a Wheelskin!

Haha.

Anyway, I know it's not as exciting as a suspension or lighting mod but this is one of those small things for me that really matters when driving, I hate the gritty / dirty feel of disintegrating leather or plastic. So here it is. I'd add the following notes to the great writeup from @Kelbad , kudos to you for taking the plunge and doing the work and then writing it up for all of us...

- Start your threading at the ends closest to the inner curves (marked appropriately as difficult in the OP pictures) whenever you can, I felt like it set me up for success at the end of the run not to have to tie the thread off in the tight curve.

- Take your time and make sure to go back and tighten your stitches at least every 5 throws or so. The blunt end of the needle is pretty slick to use as a tightening aid that won't poke through the leather. I did NOT use the double sided tape included with the Xuji / Lonckey kit since the whole point of this excerise was to try to preserve the original wheel underneath.

- Allow plenty of time, my install took me 3.5 hours counting my redo of the first section.

- Try to arrange the cover so that the most extra "tuckable" material is lined up at either side of the points behind the light and turn signal / windshield wiper and stalks; this is where the trim gap is the largest and seems to need more length to stay tucked neatly. I also didn't remove the airbag or trim and I don't think it is necessary.

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Sorry to resurrect an old thread...but were there any issues with gaps (since you have the newer factory leather wheel)? Did it make the steering wheel feel thicker?

no gaps. It is not noticeably thicker.

Only downside is that i got the suede version and after 10k miles, the steering wheel cover is pretty smooth and slick.....lol.

I like it enough that I won't replace the cover, and if I did, I would do it again.... It really is a good upgrade if you have a few hours to kill so you can install it.

Would you use suede if you do it again or just plain black leather?

plain leather if i had to do it again, because it definitely doesn't feel like suede anymore.

It feels more like slick neoprene now.