kerrinmay 0 Posted October 25, 2004 I bought a used VR6 leather steering wheel off ebay last week to replace my 'plastic' one but unfortunately upon receiving it, it looks like it's been 'scalped' down the right-hand side! It seems to have lost the top surface of the leather. I've applied loads of leather conditioner to it and it is looking much better but still not right. Does anyone know what else I can do? Do I need to somehow have it re-surfaced? Does anyone know anywhere that offers this and how much I'd be looking at? Prior to bidding on the wheel, I checked the price of a new leather steering wheel from the dealers and it was £366!! So even if it costs a bit to get mine resurfaced it will probably be worth it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ford 0 Posted October 25, 2004 No way!! I would just scrap that wheel, and just put it down to experience. Look for another wheel on ebay, use the one you have for a while and just be patient, they are always popping up, look under golf MK3 GTI/VR6 too, same wheel. I found mine, which cost £42 and it is in mint condition, no scratches, wear or anything. Would be cheaper than recovering it surely. Good luck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coolrado 0 Posted October 25, 2004 as leather is just animal skin its not really possible to re-surface it as its not a synthetic surface just had a search on tinternet and found these it says for lotus but they may do others and it seems very cheap http://www.bell-colvill.co.uk/Shop/Deta ... ?Id=BCMS27 you could also try contacting other wheel manufacturers and classic car restorers as most classic cars at the shows have had the wheel re-trimmed i might try doing this myself on my old mountney 12" wheel from the bond bug just to see how hard it actually is as seats seemed quite easy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woody 0 Posted October 25, 2004 Joe (someone) can do Steering wheels for £130 he has just done my BBS Wheel for me. Proper job he did to !!!. You can contact him through John Mitchell 16vG60 on this forum. I will post a pick of his work later on today. The reason it cost so much compared to other parts is you cant use a machine all of the stiching has to done by hand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Storm 0 Posted October 25, 2004 How about one of those re connolising kits? http://www.leathermagic.com/ http://www.leatherique.com/ Doesn't look that cheap. I got those from a google search on leather restoration. Theres a firm that advertises in the classic car mags, if I find it I'll post it. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kerrinmay 0 Posted October 25, 2004 Maybe I'll just have to put it down to experience and see if I can get another one on eBay. Just a bit miffed that the description of the steering wheel was: 'Slighty worn,but still in good condition', no mention that it had been 'scalped'! It looked ok in the picture, you could see it had some wear but not to the extent of it's real condition. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
