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bkharmony · 02-24-2017, 04:36 PM

Anyone been overjoyed with a particular leather steering wheel wrap?

funwheeldrive · 02-24-2017, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by imprezza

as others have said, the leather is too slippery, especially for a car like this.. needs more grip. and its thin as hell.

I'm already seeing some peeling on my wheel. Checked out the wheel at the autoshow this past weekend and it was also peeling. gonna bring it into the dealer to have them check it out. def prefer the 13-16' wheel

Can you post a picture of the peeling?

HachiRolle · 02-24-2017, 09:02 PM

I've owned mine for about a month now and also find it a bit slippery, but nothing too bad. Much preferred the steering wheel that was in my 2nd gen Fit - had a better overall feel to it.

Nothing a new wheel can't fix.

Vracer111 · 02-24-2017, 09:28 PM

Here's a fix for you '17 guys...just use these:

Tcoat · 02-24-2017, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vracer111

Here's a fix for you '17 guys...just use these:

Not enough. Need more.

krayzie · 02-25-2017, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Not enough. Need more.

You must love Asics shoe bottoms.

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3+ years and I wipe down the leather of my steering wheel, shift knob, and handbrake at least twice a month with a conditioner since day 1 and no peeling. Not even shinny either which is quite impressive, makes me think the leather is probably synthetic / composite.

WWFT86 · 02-25-2017, 07:45 AM

I was in Europe recently and had a Mecedes as a rental. That car had the same type of leather on its steering wheel...

I find if you use armor all wipe on this type of leather it'll give you the same feel as the old BRZ steering wheel, for about 2 months or so until it need to be reapplied.

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02-24-2017, 04:36 PM	#29
bkharmony Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Drives: 2017 86GT Location: North Texas Posts: 324 Thanks: 562 Thanked 335 Times in 166 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Anyone been overjoyed with a particular leather steering wheel wrap?

02-24-2017, 09:02 PM	#31
HachiRolle Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Drives: 2017 Toyota 86 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 60 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 30 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've owned mine for about a month now and also find it a bit slippery, but nothing too bad. Much preferred the steering wheel that was in my 2nd gen Fit - had a better overall feel to it. Nothing a new wheel can't fix.

02-25-2017, 07:45 AM	#35
WWFT86 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Drives: 2017 BRZ Limited Location: Toronto Posts: 137 Thanks: 43 Thanked 72 Times in 35 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I was in Europe recently and had a Mecedes as a rental. That car had the same type of leather on its steering wheel... I find if you use armor all wipe on this type of leather it'll give you the same feel as the old BRZ steering wheel, for about 2 months or so until it need to be reapplied.

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