well my steering wheels is done!

[bahnstormer]

american stitches in texas. they added 1/8" padding and recovered
it in leather. it looks oooo so good.and feels great! now i don't want
to shift cuz the wood knob is hard and cold compared to the leather
heheh

[Jason]

do you have a contact # for them? how long did it take? I waiting on a friend to re-cover mine in synthetic suede, like the E46 performance package, but it has been taking forever and i know he didnt even start yet.

[George M]

Impressive...looks very professional. Be sure to let us know how much and how long it took.
Congrats,
George

[DaCan23]

Very Nice... Ditto... I'd be willin to pay $50-75 plus S&H for dat!

[Jason]

I called these people earlier... they told me $75 bucks for the padding and $259 for the recover... and i told them i could supply the "alcantara" (i wanted the suede look of the e46 zhp) if they werent able to get it. They did say that it would be done in 5-7 days though.

[Phil M]

bahn, why no colormatch with the tan interior leather? i thinks that woulda looked great

[George M]

yeah Phil but it wouldn't be original looking...personally I like the black wheel which is a nice contrast with the tan interior. A subtle point is...check out the hue of the black wheel in the pic. If you notice, it is lighter than what typically comes on these cars. I think it is ok in a tan leather interior car but would stick out a bit in a black leather trimmed car like I have for example. If you wanted that wheel to match a BMW with black leather interior, one would have to refinish it with the thick dye used to dye the seats and the rest of the interior. The leather shown has more the look of a new car sold by many manufacturers with a different dye.
Still an impressive job. Since I work in the industry, I know how labor intensive it is to leather wrap a steering wheel to high standards...expensive as most are still done by hand.
George

[Phil M]

i agree, it wouldnt look original only to us e34 nuts to the average passerby or passenger.. i think it would look good. i also agree, the black shown is not so much black as it is a charcoal gray. it does flow with the tan interior too. i have black interior as well and this probably would stand out a lot in my car. although my mom owns a leather repair company here in town and she can dye any type of leather, suede, etc to any color. shes about to start repairing some scratches and scuffs on my rear seat that were there from the PO's dog. she did a wonderful job on my dad's jaguar recently (cream leather) and cant wait til she does mine. im really pondering this mod, esp since she can dye the leather more black. if you or anyone wants anything repaired/dyed, pretty much anything leather, she can do it

[George M]

what town are you in Phil?
George

[Phil M]

lex, ky