steering wheel re-covering
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steering wheel re-covering
has anyone recovered there steering wheel themselves?
i bought my car with the leather gone and was wondering if it was easy enough to re-cover it myself. im pretty handy when it comes to DIY
i bought my car with the leather gone and was wondering if it was easy enough to re-cover it myself. im pretty handy when it comes to DIY
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From: SCMR Rat Pack'r Charter Member..Great Bend KS
If you want a nice, do-it-yourself wheel cover, try WheelSkinz.
One tip, soak it in water for a few minutes before you stitch it on...this will let you stretch it a bit more as you put it on, and it will shrink slightly as it dries, tightening it up a bit.
Larry
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One tip, soak it in water for a few minutes before you stitch it on...this will let you stretch it a bit more as you put it on, and it will shrink slightly as it dries, tightening it up a bit.
Larry
code5coupe
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From: One day you're a Comet...the next day you're dust... Arkansas
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Actually,from your picture the wheel looks pretty good without the leather.How did you remove it?
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thanks guys....
yeah, the wheel loks ok without the leather but its not much to touch... if you know what i mean. i wasnt the one who took it off, but i asume it was quite cracked and/or ripped so the last owner just ripped it off.
you say the new skins need to be put over the old leather... what if you dont have the old leather? will it still be a tight fit?
id hate to think what a wheel with sagging leather would look like.... some sorta old Gran i imagine
yeah, the wheel loks ok without the leather but its not much to touch... if you know what i mean. i wasnt the one who took it off, but i asume it was quite cracked and/or ripped so the last owner just ripped it off.
you say the new skins need to be put over the old leather... what if you dont have the old leather? will it still be a tight fit?
id hate to think what a wheel with sagging leather would look like.... some sorta old Gran i imagine
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thanks guys....
yeah, the wheel loks ok without the leather but its not much to touch... if you know what i mean. i wasnt the one who took it off, but i asume it was quite cracked and/or ripped so the last owner just ripped it off.
you say the new skins need to be put over the old leather... what if you dont have the old leather? will it still be a tight fit?
id hate to think what a wheel with sagging leather would look like.... some sorta old Gran i imagine
yeah, the wheel loks ok without the leather but its not much to touch... if you know what i mean. i wasnt the one who took it off, but i asume it was quite cracked and/or ripped so the last owner just ripped it off.
you say the new skins need to be put over the old leather... what if you dont have the old leather? will it still be a tight fit?
id hate to think what a wheel with sagging leather would look like.... some sorta old Gran i imagine
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I was impressed with the job American Stitches did for my corvette. I decided to go with a 2 tone steering wheel to match the ruby interior. They were very friendly, sending me a bunch of color swatches so I could decide on what color to choose from.
http://www.american-stitches.com/index.htm
http://www.american-stitches.com/index.htm
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I was impressed with the job American Stitches did for my corvette. I decided to go with a 2 tone steering wheel to match the ruby interior. They were very friendly, sending me a bunch of color swatches so I could decide on what color to choose from.
http://www.american-stitches.com/index.htm
http://www.american-stitches.com/index.htm
thats something i hadnt thought of.... i will probably head towards that now i have seen it
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I was impressed with the job American Stitches did for my corvette. I decided to go with a 2 tone steering wheel to match the ruby interior. They were very friendly, sending me a bunch of color swatches so I could decide on what color to choose from.
http://www.american-stitches.com/index.htm
http://www.american-stitches.com/index.htm