mcerd1
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| posted on 30/7/13 at 12:11 PM |
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Tin-top - sorting aleather steering wheel ?
the steering wheel on my tin-top has never been good since I bought the car, but now its getting worse 
new ones are over £200, and scrap ones are £50+ (and some of them don't look much better)
is there anything that can be done to save it ?
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loggyboy
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| posted on 30/7/13 at 12:20 PM |
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Theres a chap on the cliosport site who retrims the clio wheels BEAutifully for £120. custom stitching, very neat. (He's either an ex or current
Bentley trimmer IIRC)
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?708204-Obligatory-Snappy-Refurb-Photos&highlight=snappy
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/member.php?84701-snappy
Mistral Motorsport
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britishtrident
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| posted on 30/7/13 at 12:30 PM |
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I had to change my the steering wheels on two tintops because the colour rubbed through I tried leather paint but just rubbed through. The
current car has some signs of rubbing but new wheels are no longer available.
On your wheel would suggest you buy a leather cover off ebay, they are a pain in the neck to fit but once fitted look fine and don't cost
that much. You can always look for a better secondhand wheel, the airbag is no problem to deal safely provided you take care to ensure it
isn't powered up and allow enough time for the reserve supply to discharge.
[Edited on 30/7/13 by britishtrident]
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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theduck
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| posted on 30/7/13 at 02:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
Theres a chap on the cliosport site who retrims the clio wheels BEAutifully for £120. custom stitching, very neat. (He's either an ex or current
Bentley trimmer IIRC)
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?708204-Obligatory-Snappy-Refurb-Photos&highlight=snappy
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/member.php?84701-snappy
Can't recommend snappy highly enough. I have a wheel here trimmed in my 172 and its perfect still after approx 50k miles.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 30/7/13 at 02:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
Theres a chap on the cliosport site who retrims the clio wheels BEAutifully for £120. custom stitching, very neat. (He's either an ex or current
Bentley trimmer IIRC)
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?708204-Obligatory-Snappy-Refurb-Photos&highlight=snappy
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/member.php?84701-snappy
looks good - I'll need to remember him...
but for this tin-top its not an option, the car just isn't worth enough...
even the s/h steering wheels are too much money 
its not the looks I'm worried about, it just the horrible stickiness that make it unplesant to drive on hot and/or wet days
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nick205
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| posted on 30/7/13 at 03:31 PM |
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Simples.... 
[Edited on 30/7/13 by nick205]
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loggyboy
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| posted on 30/7/13 at 03:46 PM |
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This would suit you i bet
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_376747_langId_-1_categoryId_165574
Mistral Motorsport
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tul214
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| posted on 30/7/13 at 05:48 PM |
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You could try this?
1.6 Raw Super6 sold
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britishtrident
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| posted on 30/7/13 at 07:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tul214
You could try this?
Been there done it, a waste of effort and found Painting/Recolouring wears through in less than a year.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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morcus
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| posted on 30/7/13 at 07:56 PM |
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What Loggyboy said, though it doesn't have to be pink.
Ford and vauxhall seem to do ones that look very much like the original wheel did if thats your bag.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 30/7/13 at 10:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
quote:
Originally posted by tul214
You could try this?
Been there done it, a waste of effort and found Painting/Recolouring wears through in less than a year.
I might give that a go - but not bother with the re-colouring bit
I couldn't give a monkeys what it looks like (but I draw the line at pink!) - i'd say the car is now worth about £400 max, its got rust on
the bottom of every door, the rear arches and its starting to drink a bit more oil than it really should - so its just not worth it
(i'm only holding on to it for a year or two until I've got a budget to replace it with something worth having, so repair costs need to
reflect this )
but the lumpy bits are just horrible to hold onto on a hot day so anything just to clean it up (scrubbing them off doesn't seem to work, they
just come back )
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mookaloid
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| posted on 31/7/13 at 07:14 AM |
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Is there a plastic steering wheel for the low end model of the car? This might be a lot cheaper on eBay than a leather one
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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mcerd1
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| posted on 31/7/13 at 07:20 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
Is there a plastic steering wheel for the low end model of the car? This might be a lot cheaper on eBay than a leather one
there is, but it seems to be quite rare (probably more like no one bothers selling them)
and as yet I've not found any decent wheels in the scrapyards round here either
[Edited on 31/7/2013 by mcerd1]
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