Steering Wheel Recovering

[AndrewBird]

Well, after several hours of work today, I finished recovering my steering wheel in suede. Here are the pics:

Note: This is for my MG, not an E30.

Before:

After:


Before:

After:



I still need to refinish the aluminum and repaint the hub, but this is a start. The pics do the wheel no justice. Next pics will be of the wheel mounted in the car, so they should be a lot better.

[Scott314]

Nicely done :) Small British sports cars are awesome, although my experience with them is limited to a 75 TR6 that belonged to a friend. Looking foreward to seeing more pics of this car...

[turnofftheradio]

looks fantastic. have you done this before?

[AndrewBird]

Nope, first time with recovering something. I have worked with leather before though, pretty much my whole life. My parents own a Shoe Repair and Alterations shop and work with leather a lot. Growing up down there was very educational. :)

[KenC]

$? for you to do an e30 wheel?

[AndrewBird]

I might be able to do an e30 wheel. Never really looked close enough at one. Let me get back to you on that.

[KenC]

I might be able to do an e30 wheel. Never really looked cloes enough at one. Let me get back to you on that.

Please do. I'm quite interested.

[DarkWing6]

Please do. I'm quite interested.

Me too.

[AndrewBird]

What wheel would you guys want covered?

[KenC]

The one seen here:

[AndrewBird]

What wheel is that? I need to know so I can search for some close up shots. Do you have any other shots of it? Could you take a few? I mainly need to see the part around where the spokes and the outside rim meet.

[KenC]

What wheel is that? I need to know so I can search for some close up shots. Do you have any other shots of it? Could you take a few? I mainly need to see the part around where the spokes and the outside rim meet.

I can take some tonight for you. I'll shoot you a PM. What was the cost of materials for you to do yours?

[AndrewBird]

You have a PM.

[MarkH]

Not to cut into anyone's business here, but here is another option for those wanting to recover a steering wheel.

http://www.aglausa.com/p/home.html

[Bimmerfanatik]

I've got one of those three spoke wheels Ken posted a pic of - I'll send it to you so you can work on it in person if you want.