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Old 12-25-2011, 03:29 PM
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Merry Christmas all. The toys were all open the kids are playing wife's on the phone dad's on the forum. (His other family as the wife calls it)
Anyway I was thinking of getting a leather steering wheel cover. Do any of you have one? Do you like it? And where did you get it? Any pics? Thanks
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Merry Christmas all. The toys were all open the kids are playing wife's on the phone dad's on the forum. (His other family as the wife calls it)
Anyway I was thinking of getting a leather steering wheel cover. Do any of you have one? Do you like it? And where did you get it? Any pics? Thanks
Jim
Here is a company that fantastic leather and wood steering wheels work, and you can proudly it was :Made in America !

www.craftcustoms.com
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Not a big fan of the leather covers. They look cheap

I know it's done at a premium, but you get what you pay for.
Send your wheel to DSVette or Apsis, and have it done the right way. IMHO.
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Originally Posted by corvettezman
Not a big fan of the leather covers. They look cheap

I know it's done at a premium, but you get what you pay for.
Send your wheel to DSVette or Apsis, and have it done the right way. IMHO.


DSV for me...





Edit - Bad camera flash. It's gray/black, not white/black. LOL!

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^^^^ nice !
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Steering wheel covers are for protection and add an element of style without spending a fortune on them.

Here's mine. It's black with red stitching and I like it just fine. Although I'm going to change it maybe next summer to red and black.

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Don't go cheap on a wheel wrap, Everyone I have seen looks like cheap crap.

DS Vettes for me as well!!! Great product, and feels great!

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Varying tastes for sure - - - but I like mine....


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Originally Posted by Blitzkrieg
Don't go cheap on a wheel wrap, Everyone I have seen looks like cheap crap.

DS Vettes for me as well!!! Great product, and feels great!

Is that a donut?
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They all look good!
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Found my wrap at shopsar about 60.00 bucks, and yes it's white, still need to finish center console in white
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Found my wrap at shopsar about 60.00 bucks, and yes it's white, still need to finish center console in white[/QUOTE]


How are you refinishing the console?
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Originally Posted by chasboy
Found my wrap at shopsar about 60.00 bucks, and yes it's white, still need to finish center console in white



How are you refinishing the console?[/QUOTE]


Painting it white, just under the armrest, It's still medium metallic silver
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They look like a boyscout going for a merit badge!
Big gaps between stiches, especialy around the spokes, lumpy seams.

The steering wheel is in your hand all the time, it's the center of your focus of your interior. The stock cover is much better looking than one those foreskins! Save your dough, get a pro recovered wheel!




Originally Posted by corvettezman
Not a big fan of the leather covers. They look cheap

I know it's done at a premium, but you get what you pay for.
Send your wheel to DSVette or Apsis, and have it done the right way. IMHO.
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If done right wheels skins look great but not in white(sorry)
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Originally Posted by retaf
Is that a donut?
I had DS Vettes make mine extra thick as I have big hands and I love the feel of my wheel now as I have something to grab onto instead of a skinny wheel! It works for me but not everyone!

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