ozziegt

I just bought a used Macan Turbo a few weeks ago with 57k miles. It just developed a crack in the leather on the steering wheel:



Looks to be a failure of the leather? The yellow dots are where the previous owner's daughter handled the steering wheel with glitter lotion on her hands (or so he claims). I am wondering if maybe that damaged the leather surface when he tried to clean that up?

So what are the options here? I am going to swing by the dealer and ask for their thoughts. I imagine I should be able to get the leather re-trimmed for a reasonable cost (it's a carbon fiber wheel so there isn't a lot of leather). Any ideas of how much it would cost? Any other options?

LandCruiser

If the cops search that car, they are going to find drugs in it.

Drive slowly.

ozziegt

Lol why do you say that?

Also I've been doing some research since I posted this, looks like it is probably just wrinkled a bit from rubbing something metal against it. I may find a mobile leather repair shop to just touch up the wheel. Doesn't seem very expensive.

LandCruiser

Glitter lotion=stripper.

Stripper=drugs.

ozziegt

Wow, going from daughter with glitter lotion on her hands straight to a stripper with drugs driving the car.

PTEC

Almost guaranteed the leather was damaged due to outside influence, either from the lotion or whatever the previous owner used in an attempt to clean it. The dealer should know a leather repair guy who can fill and smooth that out for a nominal price.

Petza914

It looks like the lotion caused the leather to swell and then wrinkle from the softening and stretching. I don't think there's a way to repair it other than to replace the wheel.

BIG smoke

Looks repairable by a leather specialist.
there are also lots of used wheels on kijijijiji and like.
Even a few parts cars being broken up.

996FLT6

KM1959

​​​​​​Not quite a razor-edged but I had a ring do that to another car of mine while parking. Never wore that ring again.

Philip Goughary

There are alcohol based hand sanitizers that have glitter in them. I'd be willing to bet that was applied to the hand right before grabbing the wheel rather than lotion with glitter in it.

Sincity

There is a thread on the macanforum about steering wheel covers from a company called mewant.

EDIT: Never mind. You have a CF wheel.

ozziegt

Thanks everyone...it's flattened out over the past few days and isn't very noticeable now. Still probably going to have a leather repair shop repair the wheel and re-dye with a new topcoat to make the wheel feel and look like new.

SpineConnection

yeah,,, definitely from a ring. have done that before..

bwiele

When I bought my CPO Macan there was some scuffing on the steering wheel (didn't look as bad as that, but was in an annoying spot that I could feel on the steering wheel). The dealer agreed to repair it for me after the purchase, but after doing some research I decided to attempt the repair myself. I got some fine sandpaper (I think I used like 600 grit and then stepped up to 1000 grit) and lightly sanded the part that was scuffed. I then treated the area with some Blackrock Leather treatment (available on Amazon). The spot is invisible now and I told the dealer to just let it be. The leather in these cars is actually painted (from what a leather expert on the 991 forum said) so pretty easy to repair. If you're at all a DIY guy, this one is pretty simple to do.