bamachem's Steering Wheel Cover and Professional Recovering / Refurbishment Thread
[edit: lots of info on DIY covers and other options in this thread. I ended up going with Don at Dallas Custom Steering Wheel after not getting what I wanted from a "kit".]
I need one.
It's like Deja Vu. I've been here before, but with another truck... Last time, it was a 99 4Runner, way back in 2005. I didn't like the options at the time (including wheelskinz), so I came up with my own solution.
Leather REPLACEMENT.
I found an interior leather expert willing to do a group buy on custom leather replacement for the 4Runners. I just happen to have one left over (an extra I kept, just in case) from that group buy. Here's the color match to the LC steering wheel:
If enough of you are serious - as in ~$120 serious, maybe less - I can get this same guy to do a group buy on some matching leather covers like he did for me a few years ago.
This could be for 80's as well - but the same color - no variations.
The catch? We will have to have about 12-15 people interested so that he can get an entire hide dyed the correct color to cut them from. A factory-dyed hide will be much more resilient and have a much-longer life than a hide that's dyed in a leather shop. That's what will make this worth the cost. Custom, one-off pieces that are shop-dyed will hold up great in a garage queen ferrari, but on a daily driver, you might get a few years out of it before it needs to be re-dyed again.
These are REPLACEMENT LEATHER, not covers like wheelskinz. They are as close to OEM as you can get, and can be installed in well under an hour.
Not cheap, but looks OEM for the least amount of money.
Post up with questions and if you're willing to commit to buying in that price range.
Here's how it will work:
I will do a group buy thread to get firm commitments if enough people show interest here... If enough are interested, I will carefully cut my leather off my steering wheel (and put the 4-runner cover on as a temp fix - almost fits perfect) and send it to my leather guy. He will use it to custom-cut the covers exactly like OEM.
At the time of commitment, you will need to Paypal a 50% deposit to me or mail a check. Once we have enough people, I place the order for the "batch". About 5-6 weeks later, he will ship the covers to me, complete. I will then request remaining balances due. Once I have the rest of your money, you get your replacement leather shipped to you.
[edit: lots of info on DIY covers and other options in this thread. I ended up going with Don at Dallas Custom Steering Wheel after not getting what I wanted from a "kit".]
I need one.
It's like Deja Vu. I've been here before, but with another truck... Last time, it was a 99 4Runner, way back in 2005. I didn't like the options at the time (including wheelskinz), so I came up with my own solution.
Leather REPLACEMENT.
I found an interior leather expert willing to do a group buy on custom leather replacement for the 4Runners. I just happen to have one left over (an extra I kept, just in case) from that group buy. Here's the color match to the LC steering wheel:
If enough of you are serious - as in ~$120 serious, maybe less - I can get this same guy to do a group buy on some matching leather covers like he did for me a few years ago.
This could be for 80's as well - but the same color - no variations.
The catch? We will have to have about 12-15 people interested so that he can get an entire hide dyed the correct color to cut them from. A factory-dyed hide will be much more resilient and have a much-longer life than a hide that's dyed in a leather shop. That's what will make this worth the cost. Custom, one-off pieces that are shop-dyed will hold up great in a garage queen ferrari, but on a daily driver, you might get a few years out of it before it needs to be re-dyed again.
These are REPLACEMENT LEATHER, not covers like wheelskinz. They are as close to OEM as you can get, and can be installed in well under an hour.
Not cheap, but looks OEM for the least amount of money.
Post up with questions and if you're willing to commit to buying in that price range.
Here's how it will work:
I will do a group buy thread to get firm commitments if enough people show interest here... If enough are interested, I will carefully cut my leather off my steering wheel (and put the 4-runner cover on as a temp fix - almost fits perfect) and send it to my leather guy. He will use it to custom-cut the covers exactly like OEM.
At the time of commitment, you will need to Paypal a 50% deposit to me or mail a check. Once we have enough people, I place the order for the "batch". About 5-6 weeks later, he will ship the covers to me, complete. I will then request remaining balances due. Once I have the rest of your money, you get your replacement leather shipped to you.
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