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steering wheel coating
karmen - April 6th, 2005 at 10:02 PM

my Seat Cordoba GLX has some wear in the top layer (outer skin) of the str whl what can i use to treat it to be back to normal or not fraying into tiny bits of rubber (other than a leather lace on or 'bully wooly cover'


sax - April 6th, 2005 at 10:18 PM

Armour All?


karmen - April 8th, 2005 at 10:41 PM

no, but thanx sax,
the outer layer is wearing 232,000 kms and the Qld sun
there must be some sort of polyurethane or vynil paint someone has knowledge of .


h - April 8th, 2005 at 11:52 PM

why dont you treat those poor hands to a new momo of saas wheel... problem fixed...
hehehe :P


Freddie Fender - April 9th, 2005 at 08:30 AM

I have a similar problem with an Alfa steering wheel, no solution yet other than cleaning it down with water and soap, hitting it with a bit of armour all or Mr Sheen.


karmen - April 9th, 2005 at 07:12 PM

h. it has the airbag in it and at that milage don't wanna spend too mucj


68AutoBug - April 9th, 2005 at 08:24 PM

I've always wondered what happens when You try to take a steering wheel with an airbag in it.... :):)

I used to use the lace on perferated leather steering wheel covers back in the 60s & 70s....

I would like one to put on My Beetles steering wheel...

but all I can find are those that just sit onto the wheel rim....

Avus used to make them... made in Germany....

I'll have to visit a few OLD parts stores....

Lee



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BiX - April 10th, 2005 at 09:35 AM

i used to run lace on wheel covers with a layer of foam under neath to make my beetle wheel a little thicker. the laether covers are pretty poor quaility, but also try all palces, car palces and kmart and the like, wehn we found some we bought a few!!!

now i just run a momo wheel............