Barry.B

I'm looking to have my steering wheel recovered, and was curious if anyone knows of a good place to have this done. I basically need new dark blue leather stitched onto it.
Thanks,
Barry
86S - US - Iris Blue

John Struthers

Barry,
Just order a new one from one of the big three and follow instructions .
It's not rocket science just take your time and you can do a great job.
Wheel skin kits run about $60.00 for either the 3 or 4 spoke steering wheels.
Just do it, Man! <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />

John Struthers

Barry,
The "rocket science" was unintenional, I just checked your profile to see what part of TX you were from and noticed the e-mail address.
sorry....
John S. & Pattycakes the Wunder Weissach <img src="graemlins/beerchug.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />

Barry.B

Hi John;
Oh, you made me laugh. THAT was funny. Actually, I'm just one of those PITA "budget" guys......
I just "work" with the rocket scientists..... :-)

Thanks,
Barry

Mike Schmidt

I came across the following web site the other day. There's a bunch of stuff pictured on their Photo Album page, including a four spoke Porsche steering wheel. <a href="http://www.american-stitches.com/" target="_blank">http://www.american-stitches.com/</a>

Henry Younce

I believe there is a blue steering wheel, that appears to be in good shape, on E-Bay this week. You might check. Good luck!
Henry Younce
'80, 5-spd

Barry.B

Thanks. I saw that wheel on ebay, and it DOES look better than mine, but it has some stitching loose too. Not sure how much an improvement it would be, but I'm looking at a new re-covering kit for $59 also.
It's a "low-priority" project, so no hurry to decide.
Thanks again.
Barry

chris928

I bought a kit and had my wife restitch mine. She did a great job for her first time but I don't think it will last as long as if a professional did it. One thing is that it needs a little glue here and there to keep it from twisting, which she didn't really do as she didn't know and it would be difficult as you kindof shuffle the cover around a bit as you go. Took her a long time to do also. my 2 cents.

Jerry 87 928S4

This is definetly a persnal opinion but one of the best things I did to my Shark was replace the "Porsche Bus" Steering wheel with a MOMO.

Mine was also missing a few stitches, sold it on ebay, saved the stitch money and for a few dollars more - see picture.

It is slightly smaller, easier to grip/turn and looks much better. Have you seen Randy's wood one, awesome!

Barry.B

Okay, I sure can say the MOMO looks sharp, so how much IS that bad boy??
Is it a direct bolt-on, or any mods needed??
Thanks,
Barry

Jerry 87 928S4

It comes with a momo adapter, very easy to install. Much easier than stitching.

The cost was about $250 but there are many to chose from at Different prices - I think 928GT has them. Oh, the horn emblem is about $40.

Sell your old wheel for about $100, save $60 on stiching - turns about to be a good deal for a new Steering wheel.

Moss928

I'm going to have a stock wheel (brown) for sale soon. Nothing wrong with it. Anyone interested?

Dan Bise

Barry,
I agree with John S. - go for the recovery kit, get the satisfaction of doing it yourself and a job well done. This route is cheaper than a new wheel or even good/used, but is a lot of work.

The recover kits take quite a bit of time to "install" correctly. My 4-spoker took no fewer than 24 hours, plus another 3 for the shifter ('83 auto). Yep, not 2 or 3 hours - 24. It took me an entire week's worth of evenings to get it done. It's not especially difficult, just exacting and tedious. Two years later, the wheel still looks great, is tight as a drum and hasn't slipped a millimeter (much to my surprise).

Because of the time involved, I have come to the conclusion that cheap recover services (AGLA will do it for $100, I believe) just can't put in the time required to do a thorough job. When I was first checking into this, I heard from some folks that the recover service at AGLA leaves much to be desired and wheels came back with loose leather, hanging threads, etc. This is nothing against Alan - I'm very happy he is making his kits, which fit perfectly, by the way.

American Stitches may do a better job, but at what cost? (It appears you have to fax or call to get a quote.) The quality definitely looks like it's there (see the image below). If anyone's used them, I'd be curious to hear a report of their service and the results obtained.



Anyway, sorry for the rambling post. As others have posted, if you pay for a recovering, the costs may not work out. If you do decide to go for it, lots of us have done it and have accumulated many tips along the way.

Dan Bise
Pasadena, CA
'83S

Moss928

Dan, I was in Pasadena the week of August 12. I stayed at the Pasadena Hilton.

I parked near an early 928S (black) one day (first level of the Hilton parking lot). Was that yours?

Greg86andahalf

I bought this one for about $139.00 plus another $60 for a hub adapter. Got the shifter **** thrown in for free. The quality is mediocre, but I kinda like the look. Now I can take my time deciding if I want to recover my old one and sell this one, or keep this and forget about the old one.