kjurinek

Stock carbon fiber steering wheel has the typical cracks in the clear. Installed an all leather wheel for now. What are the options for the wheel?

Has anyone had these repaired and they last? Any other options?

philooo

from what I remember they cannot be repaired unfortunately.
you have to switch to another wheel.
the carbon is not standing the test of time and all carbon part will crack one day or another, especially if exposed to direct sunlight.

Down South

Mine is cracked and has been since I bought it nearly 8 years ago. Good news is it hasn't gotten any worse. I'm so used to it now I don't even think about it.

I think every I've ever seen is cracked.

mhariush

is it just the clear coat? You can sand that down and re lacquer or apply new resin, sand and polish. take a look at the tutorials of how people make their own CF trims. But it's a bit of a PITA I'm sure.

5CHN3LL

If it's just the clear, and you don't want to do it yourself, I imagine any body shop could sand and refinish that for not a ton of $$...

RedTele

DCT Motorsports in California

http://www.dctms.com/product_ST_PCH_996_986.html

They rebuild/modify steering wheels.

I have not dealt w/ them, but have a buddy in CA that has. Said the work was perfect.

Rick

kjurinek

Much appreciated everyone. I like the look and would like a lasting fix if possible. Thank you

kjurinek

No good solutions. I wonder if someone would buy it for a core exchange?

RedTele

Sent you a pm.

Rick

mhariush

Also sent you a PM a yesterday kjurinek

thanks

zachsdad1

Just an FYI. The wood steering wheels suffer from the same issue. The clear on my wood steering wheel cracked too.

porsche-t

Guess I'm lucky. 15 years and mine still looks new.

maxvelocity2

They have the steering wheels with simulated CF and wood finishes like they use on RUF and they do not crack. The finishes are seamless and the rest of the steering wheel is leather wrap.

Dennis C

The aluminum look wheels also have this issue. Mine was replaced under warranty, and so far the new one hasn't cracked.

Meares

suncoast has it for $1550