Worn out leather steering wheel fix

[viking shippy]

Finally a cheap 30$ kit from eBay to recover
Worn leather steering wheel

[viking shippy]

[Spowtty]

Nice work just need a worn leather gear knob fix now!

[dan.batto]

How's it all fix together? Looks like a good quick fix!

[Cowboy Dave]

Did you have to sew it on?

[Lee-thal]

Have you got an ebay link??

[viking shippy]

Looks pretty good

[viking shippy]

Yes I sewed it on but it's easy I've done heaps of these on yachts it's picking up the stitches that are there ..you just pick up the loops easy took an hour and a half ..here's the link there is how two vids also...
Look at this on eBay:

MITSUBISHI SHOGUN 2006-2012 BLACK REAL GENUINE LEATHER STEERING WHEEL COVER NEW

http://bit.ly/1dRSsbZ

[Mudme]

Good idea even if your wheel isn't worn out,ale for a nice subtle wheel cover

[Earlyninja]

After replacing the leather steering wheel twice over two years and trying out all sort of covers to protect it, I just replaced it with the glx steering wheel. Was not a big fan of disintegrating bits of leather every time I drove the car or ripping the leather off when removing steering wheel cover.

[Raz89]

Earlyninja... Just give it time mate. A bit of sun damage and sweaty/dirty hands and your GLX steering wheel will be falling apart as well. The top of mine is slowly disintegrating and it's quite annoying. Although I do assume that it'll last a fair amount longer than the Leather one before it does start for you.

[Juggz]

I thought it was just where I abuse it by only ever steering with my palm...

[mattz]

Looks good Shippy
Does it go over the existing worn one or do you remove it ?
Love the music to their how to video.
Yello......The race........Haven't heard it for years.

[viking shippy]

Looks good Shippy
Does it go over the existing worn one or do you remove it ?
Love the music to their how to video.
Yello......The race........Haven't heard it for years.

Showing your age matts....went straight over the old one....I had the hole /worn bit taped up with lecy tape for a while ...so it made it nice and flat for the new cover...been on for a week now...every time I drive it ..I get a pleasant surprise and I'm back to my old habits of palming the wheel..

[mattz]

Thanks mate.
Mine isn't badly worn but it is worn a bit.
I was thinking the thicker steering wheel would feel nicer anyway.

[viking shippy]

Yep....it's great

[Earlyninja]

Earlyninja... Just give it time mate. A bit of sun damage and sweaty/dirty hands and your GLX steering wheel will be falling apart as well. The top of mine is slowly disintegrating and it's quite annoying. Although I do assume that it'll last a fair amount longer than the Leather one before it does start for you.

ah, that old chestnut. Better put a cover on it again

[sam]

The steering wheel on our old 1989 triton is going now at the top where it gets all the sun ....

[gls_triton]

What is a steering wheel worth these days? Been looking at doing sonething with mine as well...

[viking shippy]

Glxr 400$ plus from memory....

[gls_triton]

Dam! Might have to get one of these to try...

[koshari]

nice heads up just ordered one for the ML, nice worn patch where i hold the wheel, had the top part replaced already,

[Twitch94]

My 2013 MN sterring wheel was starting to peal off.. after 6 months,

took it in for the 15000 km service.. they took a photo and sent it off to higher people haha

And just got a call sayen its in! Woo.

Gonna get that changed monday!