Wheel Skins Cover

[Bloomer]

My steering wheel looks terrible. New one is out of my price range. Anyone have experience using the wheel skins steering wheel cover, good or bad idea? Any suggestions on where to get one at the best price? What size fits the 80 series best (1995 FZJ80)?

Thanks!!!

 

[OLDGOAT]

I like mine. I just put it on last weekend, took a little less than an hour, and looks and feels great. I just went to their website http://www.wheelskins.com and used the pull-up menus to find the correct size. I went with the two-tone brown and oak for my LX. There has been a lot of talk about them on the board, so you can probably find pics by doing a search.

 

[Draken]

I just put a wheelskin cover on my 40 after having one on my old 4Runner. Looks really professional if you do it right. Plus the wheelskin cover feels great in your hands. Got mine from Man-a-fre.com. A couple of tips...wear gloves when you stitch the cover...be sure to make each stitch tight, and make sure you align the seams during the entire stitching process.

 

[97fortieth4me]

I installed one this last summer that I bought from Performance Products for $34.99. It's holding up pretty well so far.

 

[Heffenoche]

Don't have one on my 80 yet because my steering wheel is still pretty good but I do on my other vehicle. Nice product but takes a little time to put on if you want to do it right. As mentioned a little under an hour and I second all off draken's tips.

 

[NorCalDoug]

I installed one in my 80. I think it's a good value and a good product.

If you go with oak, don't expect it to match the color of the existing wheel. It's a closer match to the seat color than the steering wheel color.

If I had to do it again, I'd still use wheelskins, but would go with black -- possibly the perferated leather version.
I went with a 2-toned black and oak.

They state in the instructions that you might want to wear gloves -- DO. They say it'll take about an hour -- It did.

No complaints.

 

[mooker82]

I installed one this last summer that I bought from Performance Products for $34.99. It's holding up pretty well so far.

Is this the Oak colored one that Norcal is talking about?

 

[OZCAL]

I'm very happy with mine. Seems I bought mine from an eBay shop, don't recall the price. Good grip, fattens up the wheel.

 

[NorCalDoug]

Here's what mine sorta look like -- pic sucks, I know...

 

[turbocruiser]

Long Term Usage Update Anyone?

A sorta silly question but do the stiches rub against anyone's inner thumb in an annoying way? They look strong but scruffy. Thanks.

 

[97fortieth4me]

Long Term Usage Update Anyone?

A sorta silly question but do the stiches rub against anyone's inner thumb in an annoying way? They look strong but scruffy. Thanks.

No issues on the rubbing.

 

[Ivan80]

Had mine on for more than 2 years, it's holding up very well.

Got it from Man-a-fre.

It's the 2 toned (brown and oak)version and IMO it looks really good.

 

[tim_teasly]

Why the gloves?? I really like this idea.

 

[MoJ]

Bought a cover at Autozone a few years ago. 3 bucks.

 

[CSA]

I have one on my 62 that I installed when the rubber coating on the wheel started to delaminate a bit. It looks good and has held up well. As others have pointed out, your satisfaction will depend greatly on your willingness to take your time and do the installation right. The installation is tedious and takes at least an hour. It takes a long time because there are many holes to be threaded together and the "thread" is really long. It goes much faster near the end of the job as the "thread" gets shorter, but it takes a while to get to that point.

 

[Mike S]

I have used them on several vehicles, most recently on my FJ60. They feel good in the hands, and hold up well if you clean them and ocassionally treat with a leather conditioner.

Installation is not tough, but does take a bit of time. Make sure that you get the final knot right before you ship off the end of the thread, If it comes undone, it;s a pain to fix. Bought that one from Spector, and they charged me a ridiculous amount for handlingand shipping. Shop elsewhere.

M

 

[NorCalDoug]

Why the gloves?? I really like this idea.

why the gloves? you mean during the installation process? because the nylon cord used for stitching tends to cut into you flesh if you don't wear gloves...that is...if you take the time to pull the stitching as tight as it's supposed to be...

 

[NorCalDoug]

I'm still happy with mine. No worse for wear.

 

[Montana Cruiser]

Anyone removed the leather thats breaking down and then put the wheel skin on? Rather then over the old one? I'm not keen on adding extra width to the wheel ..... and besides, it looks a little ghetto

 

[Kalawang]

I put a steering wheel cover on mine because it gave a better grip than the original leather.


Kalawang