Steering wheel recovering
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My car is guards red too, and I was on the fence about doing red stitching instead of black. I did black, and it looks great. But if I were to do it all over again, I'd re-wrap my e-brake, shift **** and steering wheel with matching red stitching.
Then you have to get red seat belts and countless other matching trim bits...
Then you have to get red seat belts and countless other matching trim bits...
#212
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My car is guards red too, and I was on the fence about doing red stitching instead of black. I did black, and it looks great. But if I were to do it all over again, I'd re-wrap my e-brake, shift **** and steering wheel with matching red stitching.
Then you have to get red seat belts and countless other matching trim bits...
Then you have to get red seat belts and countless other matching trim bits...
How about white stitching a la Momo Prototipo? I already plan to shave the thumbrests for a more vintage look.
Last edited by GBX; 07-05-2017 at 03:10 PM.
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I did my black C4S shift **** too, and it looked like a great copy of the original.
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I love the red stitching, it really pops. Ultimately, I'd like the airbag recovered in the same shade of black leather they used for the steering wheel. Also, I still need to find a better emblem, one with gold that more or less matches my hood emblem.
I hope this pic helps GBX.
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Why not try recovering ones own wheel? I seem to recall there are precut and punched leather kits for this. Seeing that the wheel itself acts as a precision buck to stretch the leather over how hard can it be? No harder than recovering a seat and without the complication of the foam padding involved in tensioning the leather on a seat.
These guys wouldn't sell them unless their customers had good experiences with them:
http://www.classic9leathershop.com/9...t-porsche-911/
Andy
These guys wouldn't sell them unless their customers had good experiences with them:
http://www.classic9leathershop.com/9...t-porsche-911/
Andy
#218
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Why not try recovering ones own wheel? I seem to recall there are precut and punched leather kits for this. Seeing that the wheel itself acts as a precision buck to stretch the leather over how hard can it be? No harder than recovering a seat and without the complication of the foam padding involved in tensioning the leather on a seat.
These guys wouldn't sell them unless their customers had good experiences with them:
http://www.classic9leathershop.com/9...t-porsche-911/
Andy
These guys wouldn't sell them unless their customers had good experiences with them:
http://www.classic9leathershop.com/9...t-porsche-911/
Andy
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You can recover your own. wheel. You can also make your own shoes and build your own car. I prefer to do what I know how to do and pay a craftsman for his work.
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I love the red stitching, it really pops. Ultimately, I'd like the airbag recovered in the same shade of black leather they used for the steering wheel. Also, I still need to find a better emblem, one with gold that more or less matches my hood emblem.
I hope this pic helps GBX.
On another note, what do you guys think of eliminating the 2 seams at the bottom of the wheel (5 and 7 o'clock positions) and using a since bottom center seam (6 o'clock) like on the RS wheel? That, along with shaving the thumbrests could have a Pretty cool and vintage look.
RS wheel for reference:
Last edited by GBX; 07-08-2017 at 11:06 PM.
#221
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It would end up looking like a homemade job.
Why not try recovering ones own wheel? I seem to recall there are precut and punched leather kits for this. Seeing that the wheel itself acts as a precision buck to stretch the leather over how hard can it be? No harder than recovering a seat and without the complication of the foam padding involved in tensioning the leather on a seat.
These guys wouldn't sell them unless their customers had good experiences with them:
http://www.classic9leathershop.com/9...t-porsche-911/
Andy
These guys wouldn't sell them unless their customers had good experiences with them:
http://www.classic9leathershop.com/9...t-porsche-911/
Andy
#222
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What is the solution to redoing the end of the ebrake handle? If I don't find a nice one I am sending out my wheel this winter and would like to do the ebrake handle (just the Leather end is worn) at the same time. I have a function first shift **** on order (boot is ok except top was cut) and am going to have a custom wood **** made too.