leather wrapped steering wheel repair

[86VickyLX]

I got mine from some online auto store, I'd just have to track down the receipt. The one I used was blue, Size A.

Yeah, that's one of the sizes listed on that ebay store.

[1987cp]

Reminds me of when I installed the black leather cover on the wheel in the wagon. Can't remember now what brand it was, but I bought it at an AutoZone back in '99 or '00 or thereabouts. Mine has a funky different-textured insert across the very bottom, and it was too big to install directly over the wheel rim, so I got one of those chintzy foam wheel covers and used that to fill it out. Made a huge difference in feel, though. Now I'm jonesing after a leather-covered wheel in the Crown Vic and getting the itch to repeat the process ...........

[PICKUP6772]

Sorryto bring back an old post, but the leather on my wheel litterally DISINTEGRATED. I removed the remaining cover, and (DON"T LAUGH, IT WORKED REALLY WELL) used metal polish to remove the glue, and such. The wheel is REALLY clean now, but way too thin to be comfortable while driving. I want to look into the WHEELSKIN, as it looks like a nice kit. With the old cover off, there is now a lip, for want of a better term, that the skin can sit against on the spokes. This should let it msit on the wheel rim closer to stock thickness, without being too thick.

[86GmLsCoupe]

I think that will work out just fine. If you do it that way the wheel should feel more like stock and probably fit better. It covered my wheel but was a tight fit which is good but its harder to prevent gaps at the seam. My steering wheel has a little different feel now but it's still a pretty skinny. I've had mine on about a year now and have no complaints at all. Besides it costing so little, the quality is really good, and the leather seems to settle in nicely over time. The main thing is its a bit time consuming and you have to pay attention so you don't mess up the stitching. You should post some pics of the wheel.