Thread: Steering wheel replacement

Buy a leather steering cover from mr steering on ebay, too easy.

Mate what about getting a quote to reupholster in leather?

Cheers

Originally Posted by bronson

Hi,
Thinking about replacing my worn out steering wheel, is it difficult to do in terms of airbags etc?

Cheers
Bronson

I saw a leather bound one (were they stock on HSE spec D2s?) on eBay a few days ago. It was under $100 IIRC.

Fitting the leather wrap as mentioned above was the first thing I did to mine when new to me. I bought a set of gaitors for the park brake and transfer case shifter too. There was also a different seller doing a leather cover for the storage box between the seats.

I do wish mine had a full leather interior. I could live with black even. I wonder what a set normally goes for?

I bought a good second hand leather wheel from the US. It ended up begin cheaper than a tatty standard wheel from a local wreckers even factoring in shipping.

The airbag is held on by a couple of torx screws, so it's just a matter for following RAVE in regard to safety procedures and disconnecting battery for the recommended time before starting work.

You just need to take a bit of care with the rotary coupler positioning but in the end the most difficult part of the job is getting the wheel off the steering column.

To get wheel off, loosen the big stake nut but do completely remove. Leave it threaded in because the wheel will require a big yank to come loose; the stake nut will be there to stop the wheel flying off and punching you in the face.