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Leather steering wheel restoration - $125?


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The leather on my steering wheel (a three spoke unit from an early 6-Series) is starting to peel. I think I accelerated the process by trying to clean it with too strong a cleaner. Oops. The leather is starting to come off of the wheel.

I've gotten some quotes to have it restored - not replaced. Seems most are around $125. That's a lot for a wheel, but I'm told it will look and feel about like new.

Does that price sound about right? Has anyone had experience restoring a steering wheel?

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1973 BMW 2002 Sahara

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be very careful......see other wheels done by same person....

make sure you love the wheel enough to do it......

find out all the steps being done on it.

I recall a well respected place in TX actually.

You can re wrap a wheel for 200 or so on up......and even then some work is really bad.

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How about a universal "stitch on" leather wrap? Probably can pick these up for less than $50 and bet it would look 90% of "brand new".

Also wheelskins: http://www.wheelskins.com/original_wheelskin.php?manu=BMW

Just some options. Like the others I would make sure you love the wheel first (and also look on the 6 series boards, maybe one is being sold for less that is in better shape!).

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m-racer wrote:

Alan Gunn Leather, AGLA in Florida does

outstanding work. They usually advertise

in the Roundel. They re-did an Alpina

wheel for me with custom blue and

green stitching. Great results.

7027 W Broward Blvd

Plantation, FL 33317

(800) 780-4500

http://www.aglausa.com/p/home.html

bill williams wrote :

http://www.american-stitches.com/

Paul Huber gave me a Euro Bus wheel for my touring and it needed a bit of care. I sent it to American Stitches

http://www.american-stitches.com/

for refurbishment. They did a nice job on the cover. They painted the spokes a bit too shiny for my taste but it looks good. I did find out the original cover on the bus wheel will not come off. It is vulcanized on there or something like that. So, I had AS just cover over it. It still looks about the same size.

I had Royal Silver, talk to Mac, in Norfolk re-chrome the three pieces of chrome. The center cap, I just cleaned that up.

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Thanks gents. I will definitely see finished products before committing.

The Wheelskins look good, but I don't think they would work well with this particular wheel since the leather goes a good ways into the spokes. One of the E21 sport wheels would be fine for that.

And this leather is beyond the point of simply cleaning - it is starting to flake off.

1973 BMW 2002 Sahara

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  • 4 years later...

Just wanted to bump this to see if anyone has had any recent success with having a vintage wheel recovered? I recently purchased a very cool wheel that has a horrible re-wrap that I would like to have done to look more period correct. Any good references?

 

Also, anyone had any experience/thoughts about doing a leather wrap "transplant"? I have the exact same wheel and size with destroyed spokes but very nice original leather. Anyone ever have anybody attempt this? Results? 

 

John

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1969 2002 Granada, 2nd owner

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Ha.  Bumping a really old thread.

 

Transplant? Seems like a lot of work, and it probably won't look or attach right.  If you are going to have it re-done, have it re-done right.

 

I've used Craft Customs for 2 of my cars, and both times it came out perfect. Not just good.  Perfect.

 

Here's one:

 

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Here's the other:

 

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http://www.craftcustoms.com/

 

 

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Alan Gunn (AGLA) has had issues with quality & customer service in the past few years, according to feedback from other forum members, so I would not advise using him.

John in VA

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I used Alan Gunn last year. Dealing with him was interesting. He cut a new leather wheel cover and sent it to me next day. I rewraooed the wheel myself. All went well. What didn't go well was I called him after I got the wheel cover and asked if I could BUY thread in Blue. I didn't ask when I ordered the wheel cover and he sent black. He said he had some and would ship it free. That never arrived. I recovered the wheel with the included black thread. Came out great. Just like new. I would use him again. I hear that people that have sent him wheels were disappointed in the timeliness and the end result. That's what I heard. I had no issues with him cutting a new leather cover and sending it to me. It fit perfectly and like I said looks and feels great. I think it was $75 or so for the cover. 

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Ha.  Bumping a really old thread.
 
Transplant? Seems like a lot of work, and it probably won't look or attach right.  If you are going to have it re-done, have it re-done right.
 
I've used Craft Customs for 2 of my cars, and both times it came out perfect. Not just good.  Perfect.
 
Here's one:
 
Racing.jpg&key=56fed09e2173092bc662d50f18d52b65ceb0fc218c53d6d8452f73c4c2d981e4
 
Here's the other:
 
Porsche-911-steering-wheel-Leather-a.JPG&key=9bb7c74c3913f82b84372f80dd06f3615f276541199e7b3563acf4d706056762
 
http://www.craftcustoms.com/
 
 


They must cut the leather themselves huh? Looks really nice.


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They did Scott.  It's even better than that.

 

Here's the top wheel installed:

 

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They actually special ordered the leather from Italy.  Also - the stitching on the wheel (pattern) is unique to Ferrari, and they did it perfectly.

 

I just realized that the pic I pulled from their site isn't mine.

 

The bottom wheel, I asked them to wrap it double thick, and use red stitching.  

 

Here it is installed

 

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5 minutes ago, jrkoupe said:

Ive used agla.....not good.

 

 

that ferrari wheel looks great.....

 

 

can I ask costs?....or did I miss that

 

I think they were both around $350 each.

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