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Title: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: John50 on 02 April 2013, 09:03
Just had my steering wheel recovered by Jack at Royal Steering wheels

(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u543/John0124/photo_zpsdc287006.jpg)

(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u543/John0124/image_zpsfd546b3f.jpg)

Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 02 April 2013, 09:07
Looks like a decent job,  what sort cost is something like that?
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: xionsolaris on 02 April 2013, 09:21
Looks new  :shocked:
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: John50 on 02 April 2013, 09:25
Thanks folks

Well it wasnt cheap £125 BUT a decent after market wheel is about that and its covered in Alcantara which feels really great and its a little bit different.
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: Leroy on 02 April 2013, 09:53
I want! Have you got some pics up of your anni yet?
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: John50 on 02 April 2013, 10:00
Not yet but will load some when its nice and clean!
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: GOLF-MK3-GTI on 02 April 2013, 10:08
That looks  :cool:
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 02 April 2013, 13:46
Looks really good mate.
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: sharki786 on 02 April 2013, 17:21
Lads i think we all should make our way to his and jack his steering wheel and fit it into my car. Wa u sayin beeches?
Looks sweet and thats the way they ment to be (thick) also feeling them mats looks realy nice :cool:
I wanted to do the same but couldnt find anyone to redo my ripped one at the end i swapped it for one that was in 10 times better cond then mine for 40 (straight swap & is genuine anni)

Get more pics up of your car bud. Im feeling it :wink:
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: John50 on 02 April 2013, 19:33
Cheers Sharki ! I take that as a kinda compliment! lol!

Yeah need to do a few more jobs but just trying to keep it clean and tidy

Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: Screech16v on 02 April 2013, 20:12
Tidy that and a quality job too by the looks  :cool:
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: John50 on 02 April 2013, 20:16
Thanks Screech

Yeah can't recommend the guy highly enuff
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: kodkod.84 on 02 April 2013, 21:30
This is what I hate about this forum- ends up costing me lots of dough in mods I keep wanting!  :laugh:

Halfway through the aero wiper mod at moment- replaced back wiper with the BMW jobbie as road salt had corroded the original arm and it snapped when I went to clean the glass.

Can you get punched leather retrim from your guy?
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: GOLF-MK3-GTI on 02 April 2013, 21:39
This is what I hate about this forum- ends up costing me lots of dough in mods I keep wanting!  :laugh:

Halfway through the aero wiper mod at moment- replaced back wiper with the BMW jobbie as road salt had corroded the original arm and it snapped when I went to clean the glass.

Can you get punched leather retrim from your guy?

I've just replaced my wipers with the aero type ones, however I got 2 different types of fittings with mine, so no need to change the wiper arms. I'm surprised you had to change yours wiper arms  :huh:
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: John50 on 02 April 2013, 21:53
Bugger now I know how you feel!  I'd forgotten about wiper arms! Doh!

Yeah he can do just what you want
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 02 April 2013, 22:14
This is what I hate about this forum- ends up costing me lots of dough in mods I keep wanting!  :laugh:

Halfway through the aero wiper mod at moment- replaced back wiper with the BMW jobbie as road salt had corroded the original arm and it snapped when I went to clean the glass.

Can you get punched leather retrim from your guy?

I've just replaced my wipers with the aero type ones, however I got 2 different types of fittings with mine, so no need to change the wiper arms. I'm surprised you had to change yours wiper arms  :huh:

He might be doing what I did, changing the arms to a TT arm and a Lupo GTi arm to allow for a true, flat aero wiper to go on rather than a retrofit.

(http://i594.photobucket.com/albums/tt25/Shady_Pioneer/F119F969-17C1-4D3E-8B0D-782275D097BE-5637-000005EE400A93A8_zpsf60057ca.jpg)
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: sharki786 on 02 April 2013, 23:08
Cheers Sharki ! I take that as a kinda compliment! lol!

Yeah need to do a few more jobs but just trying to keep it clean and tidy

Lols defo a compliment mate. That looks awesome
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: kodkod.84 on 03 April 2013, 10:30
This is what I hate about this forum- ends up costing me lots of dough in mods I keep wanting!  :laugh:

Halfway through the aero wiper mod at moment- replaced back wiper with the BMW jobbie as road salt had corroded the original arm and it snapped when I went to clean the glass.

Can you get punched leather retrim from your guy?

I've just replaced my wipers with the aero type ones, however I got 2 different types of fittings with mine, so no need to change the wiper arms. I'm surprised you had to change yours wiper arms  :huh:

He might be doing what I did, changing the arms to a TT arm and a Lupo GTi arm to allow for a true, flat aero wiper to go on rather than a retrofit.

(http://i594.photobucket.com/albums/tt25/Shady_Pioneer/F119F969-17C1-4D3E-8B0D-782275D097BE-5637-000005EE400A93A8_zpsf60057ca.jpg)

Exactly that Shady- I have already got the Bosch retrofit blades for hooked arms but they look a bit big and clunky.
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: kodkod.84 on 31 May 2013, 20:07
Well I got my wheel done by Jack at Royal Steering Wheels and was more than impressed with the workmanship and the quality of the materials. I did a wheel exchange so I got a new wheel to swap over with my old one.

I was so impressed with what he had done with the wheel I thought my gear knob and handbrake now looked out of place with worn leather, so I got him to do these too.

Superb work and now makes the interior complete for me, bar a rip in the seat bolster fabric- which is the last job to fix!

100% recommended  :smiley:

(http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r413/kodkod84/DSC00426_zps667cc064.jpg) (http://s354.photobucket.com/user/kodkod84/media/DSC00426_zps667cc064.jpg.html)

(http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r413/kodkod84/DSC00427_zps123df184.jpg) (http://s354.photobucket.com/user/kodkod84/media/DSC00427_zps123df184.jpg.html)

(http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r413/kodkod84/DSC00425_zpsf49bcca7.jpg) (http://s354.photobucket.com/user/kodkod84/media/DSC00425_zpsf49bcca7.jpg.html)

(http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r413/kodkod84/DSC00424_zpsdc7331d8.jpg) (http://s354.photobucket.com/user/kodkod84/media/DSC00424_zpsdc7331d8.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: GOLF-MK3-GTI on 31 May 2013, 20:20
That looks sweet kodkod :afro:
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 31 May 2013, 20:42
Great finish.  :afro:
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: Foreveryoungaus16v on 31 May 2013, 21:13
How much was all of that?
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: kodkod.84 on 31 May 2013, 21:57
£150 for the lot- not sure how that would compare to buying used anni bits, but this is brand new leather. Car is my daily driver and was getting fed up with shiny steering wheel and a gearknob that had worn through to he plastic.
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: Foreveryoungaus16v on 31 May 2013, 22:34
Thats very good.  What name of material was used?  Thinking of getting mine done via same company
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: kodkod.84 on 01 June 2013, 08:57
My order was

steering wheel: perforated leather at east and west / grainy leather at north and south with red stitching

gearknob top: perforated leather

handbrake cover: perforated leather with red stitching
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: Foreveryoungaus16v on 01 June 2013, 11:20
Looks spot on mate
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: jimmydub on 03 June 2013, 21:50
that, looks, the bollox! worth every penny i'd say, serious craftmanship
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: Screech16v on 03 June 2013, 21:51
Looks top notch  :cool:
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: mjb on 03 June 2013, 22:03
Looking  :cool:......good work
Title: Re: Steering wheel recovered
Post by: Foreveryoungaus16v on 03 June 2013, 22:10
Am getting mine done