Suede steering wheel covers for NB??

Alex · Postby **Alex** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:39 pm

I would love to have a suede steering wheel but can't due to airbag soo instead I was wondering if anyone had seen a suede stitch on cover for the NB

If you don't know what I'm talking about there are some leather replacements for the NB wheel that you place over the top of the stock wheel then tighten some threads and presto retrimmed wheel, just can't find any in suede

or does anyone have estimates on how much it would cost to have it retrimmed

AB7 · Postby **AB7** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:56 pm

Autoexe sells one (DIY job) but just get auto trimmer to do it.
I got quoted for $250 here in Melb, you can have many different colour combo and stitching.

EGG80X · Postby **EGG80X** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:20 pm

suede? make sure you dont have sweaty palms

I had one of my old car and had to wear gloves hence not to ruined/stiffen the suede leather..... but then again you can use a wire brush to rejuvenate the suede

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:23 pm

I've been thinking about doing a steering wheel retrim as well. The leather's quite worn and has turned shiny. Never thought about suede on the wheel though. Only for the seats, but that's another story.

Group bu auto trimmer install?

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:20 pm

seems like gb's are the way to go!

i was thinking more along the lines of perforated leather with some suede... DROOOL :lol:

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:58 am

Swede with the yellow line on the top of the wheel... mmmm

Benny · Postby **Benny** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:40 pm

Real suede will eventually go smooth and shiny and it looks awful.
The rubbing of your hands combined with the oils in your skin will wear away the \"nap\" of the suede leaving a poor looking shiny surface.
What you wan to use is a good synthetic suede material.

Ferrari use Alacantra which is a much better bet than real suede, although the real suede is a lot cheaper than the synthetics.

Col · Postby **Col** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:57 pm

Fig had his recovered in blue/black leather, for his 10AE [just before he sold it]. Looked a good job, by someone in Melb. Fig could give you details.

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:25 pm

Col wrote:Fig had his recovered in blue/black leather, for his 10AE [just before he sold it]. Looked a good job, by someone in Melb. Fig could give you details.

I have some recollection of that, which is probably what got me thinking about doing a steering wheel retrim in the first place.

Ideally I'd like a colour scheme similar to that of the 10AE except with green instead of blue.

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:30 pm

30+ yrs ago lace on wheel covers were all the rage but then you were grasping nasty slippery hard plastic. A lace on would increase the dia not necessarily a good thing. Gloves work well- try some track gloves( ie horses) these are cheap( I bought some for less than $10) thin and improve grip and reduce fatigue.

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:54 pm

Mr Morlock wrote:improve grip and reduce fatigue.

I can understand how they would improve grip, but how do they reduce fatigue?

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:25 pm

Marcusus the gloves give you a little more insulation - padding if you like- and you tend not to grip so hard and any vibration and kickback is less pronounced. Motorbike riders in particular will notice a big difference in riding with and without gloves. Driving gloves ( string backed) used to be very common but steering wheels have improved. Track riders also get good grip on reins as often the palm is dimpled- wet reins can be tricky!