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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 11:55 AM
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Wrapped the steering wheel on my '79 this weekend. Amazon had a custom leather wrap that fit perfect. Took about 2 hours because you actually stitch it on (something I think I would be better at the second time).


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Looks nice! Did it go over the original cover?
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That looks real good!

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I found some old school leather wrap at PepBoys/bought it but it had the vinyl lacing.

My darling wife scored a 25 yard. roll of black leather lacing at HobbyLobby........

My first lacing attempt was mediocre, but it looks better than the worn-out "rubberized" covering that was originally on the steering wheel.
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I have used those on a few cars in the past and they always looked nice and turned out good, but haven't seen them for sale in a few years. thanks for reminding me about them and where to get one. used to come with 2 big needles to stitch it up IIRC...
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Originally Posted by JimLentz
Looks nice! Did it go over the original cover?
Yes, it fit very nicely over the original cover which was cracked and faded.
It is a thick leather that feels good and is easy to grip.
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I have used those on a few cars in the past and they always looked nice and turned out good, but haven't seen them for sale in a few years. thanks for reminding me about them and where to get one. used to come with 2 big needles to stitch it up IIRC...
I did the "realy-old-school look"....I criss-crossed the leather wrap after attaching it to the steering wheel.
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Originally Posted by jdbuddy
Wrapped the steering wheel on my '79 this weekend. Amazon had a custom leather wrap that fit perfect. Took about 2 hours because you actually stitch it on (something I think I would be better at the second time).


I did a wrap on my 71 many years ago. I had to punch all the holes in it and used a heavy nylon thread.
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looks great and you will swear it handles better.
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