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Offline Screech16v

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Re: Steering wheel recovered
« Reply #10 on: 02 April 2013, 20:12 »
Tidy that and a quality job too by the looks  :cool:

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Re: Steering wheel recovered
« Reply #11 on: 02 April 2013, 20:16 »
Thanks Screech

Yeah can't recommend the guy highly enuff

Offline kodkod.84

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Re: Steering wheel recovered
« Reply #12 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?

Offline GOLF-MK3-GTI

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Re: Steering wheel recovered
« Reply #13 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:

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Re: Steering wheel recovered
« Reply #14 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

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Re: Steering wheel recovered
« Reply #15 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.


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Re: Steering wheel recovered
« Reply #16 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
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Offline kodkod.84

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Re: Steering wheel recovered
« Reply #17 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.



Exactly that Shady- I have already got the Bosch retrofit blades for hooked arms but they look a bit big and clunky.

Offline kodkod.84

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Re: Steering wheel recovered
« Reply #18 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:








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Re: Steering wheel recovered
« Reply #19 on: 31 May 2013, 20:20 »
That looks sweet kodkod :afro: