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After market steering wheels?
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My 03 Jimny steering wheel is getting a bit tired looking and starting to wear away. Has anyone changed their steering wheel to something aftermarket or for something a bit nicer than the standard grey wheel. Or does anyone have any ideas on how to spruce up the old wheel.
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I fitted one of these - I like the thicker feel it gives to the steering wheel; it's an added bonus.mresowik wrote: Morning All,
My 03 Jimny steering wheel is getting a bit tired looking and starting to wear away. Has anyone changed their steering wheel to something aftermarket or for something a bit nicer than the standard grey wheel. Or does anyone have any ideas on how to spruce up the old wheel.
All the best.
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Would be a bit of a pain, but could wire up the buttons on the wheel to a stereo as well
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mickt wrote: I checked the link helijohn posted and typed the details of the car in and it said does not fit the car?
When I buy these things I go by the size. Sometimes I have ask them for the diameter. The list of vehicles is something I ignore generally as it is a waste of time. It can take a bit of searching through listings to find what you want.
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As already mentioned here, cord wrapping a steering wheel is a possibility.
Most folk use modern 'para' cord these days, and do a fancy knot making it look like a piece of Macrame art. Theres a good illustration of the method HERE...
However cord-binding a steering wheel is nothing very new; I'm involved with vintage sports cars and this practice was commonly done in the 1920s - 30s to give old fashioned thin-rimmed steering wheels more grip. It was usually done using cotton braided cord or a hemp based cord of about 3mm diameter.
These are my 1932 MG front springs...
There's a bit of an art to doing springs and it results in some blisters from hell, but it was done by enthusiasts of the day to improve performance. I did mine because I think it looks more interesting than bare leaf-springs. I haven't yet 'laced' a steering wheel but the method will be slightly similar to doing the springs I'd imagine.
There are plenty of articles on YouTube about how to go about binding steering wheels. The beauty of using para-cord is that you can seal or lock the final knot with a lighter and/or a very hot knife, whereas with cotton braided cord it would be a self-tightening knot such as a reef knot and be sealed with Araldite.
(When I 'lace' vintage car springs using 3mm cottom braided cord, the final knot is a reef knot sealed with the aforementioned Araldite)
Also, if you don't fancy a cord-laced steering wheel I happened to find THIS article a couple of weeks ago on how to renovate a tired steering wheel, and it doesn't look too difficult to do...
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Max Headroom wrote: Hello mresowik
As already mentioned here, cord wrapping a steering wheel is a possibility.
Most folk use modern 'para' cord these days, and do a fancy knot making it look like a piece of Macrame art. Theres a good illustration of the method HERE...
However cord-binding a steering wheel is nothing very new; I'm involved with vintage sports cars and this practice was commonly done in the 1920s - 30s to give old fashioned thin-rimmed steering wheels more grip. It was usually done using cotton braided cord or a hemp based cord of about 3mm diameter.
These are my 1932 MG front springs...
There's a bit of an art to doing springs and it results in some blisters from hell, but it was done by enthusiasts of the day to improve performance. I did mine because I think it looks more interesting than bare leaf-springs. I haven't yet 'laced' a steering wheel but the method will be slightly similar to doing the springs I'd imagine.
There are plenty of articles on YouTube about how to go about binding steering wheels. The beauty of using para-cord is that you can seal or lock the final knot with a lighter, whereas with cotton braided cord it would be a self-tightening knot such as a reef knot and be sealed with Araldite.
(When I 'lace' vintage car springs using 3mm cottom braided cord, the final knot is a reef knot sealed with the aforementioned Araldite)
Also, if you don't fancy a cord-laced steering wheel I happened to find THIS article a couple of weeks ago on how to renovate a tired steering wheel, and it doesn't look too difficult to do...
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Must be a fetish.Max Headroom wrote:
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