View Single Post
Old 08-28-2021, 07:32 PM   #54
Pete
Senior Member
 
Pete's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Drives: 22 BRZ
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 615
Thanks: 1,341
Thanked 478 Times in 230 Posts
Mentioned: 15 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo View Post
The alcantara wheel on my BMW ZHP was fine even 12 years after the car was made. It does require regular cleaning with a damp clean cloth, and clean hands while driving. Once it starts ‘matting’ together it’s time to clean.
Yeah, I went and googled after I posted (always the right order), and it definitely looks like I am worried about nothing.

There are a lot of before/after pics and cleaning information about alcantara and.. it looks like it is actually pretty durable if you are willing to put in a minimum of effort. I personally wouldn't go for a steering wheel with it just because I live in Texas and sweaty hands are a thing.

Seats are probably fine unless you have a very sweaty ass and frequently drive with no pants. In which case you have bigger problems.

Maybe I'll go for the limited trim after all, and not have to worry about missing speakers. I can just drive on the 18's until the tires are ready for replacement. Or sell them, someone is always willing to buy stock wheels & tires when they need them.

I wish Toyota would open up the orders already. The sunroof on my GTI started leaking so now it's at the dealership, and I am beyond ready to get rid of it.
__________________
2013 FRS -> 2011 CTS-V -> 2006 Cayman S -> 2015 GTI -> 2022 BRZ
Pete is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to Pete For This Useful Post:
Blighty (08-28-2021), Dzmitry (08-30-2021), JusTheG (08-28-2021), StE92ve (08-29-2021), timurrrr (08-28-2021)