any demand for re leathering old steering wheels

[steveo3002]

wondered if anyone on here has struggled to get a steering wheel re done in new leather?

a mate has started to do them and hopes to be competetive on pricing

if youve had any quotes what kinda ££ was it ?

any ideas where he could advertise for cheap? would it be best to run a for sale ad on here too?

[Dez]

how much is he charging then?

does he do repairs/restitching?

[steveo3002]

I'm sure he would re stitch /repair if its possible

best get a picture up and he'l price it

[anisotropy]

I've one of these in roughly this condition:

[mat91]

ive gotten a mountey wooden wheel
and would like it trimming in leather or swade
how much does he charge and were is he
thanks mat

[steveo3002]

he's close to ipswich , needs a pic for prices

i'll get him on here to answer questions

[akku]

construction of wooden Mountney wheel is a bit different to the padded one. You'd most likely be better selling it and buying a padded/leather one...

[uel]

Hi everyone, as steve has kindly said i have just started doing steering wheels, i work with leather as my main occupation, but as business has been slow i've started doing steering wheels as something on the side. I'm trying to be as reasonable as i can with my prices, most trimmers will charge £150-£200 to do a steering wheel, i hope to be about half that £70-£100. As steve has said, if you post a pic or send me one via e-mail i'll get back to you with a price.

anisotropy, the bmw wheel you have posted there is no problem at all, I could do that for £70 (inc return p+p), If you want to send me an e-mail we can talk about exactly what you want.

Heres my e-mail for anyone who wants to inquire about anything:

[e-mail]

Thanks.

[Blown_Imp]

If he is proper cricket stitching them, then that is a really good price! Stretching the leather is such a time consuming process, as is getting it all looking just so around the spokes!

J

[joem83]

Worth posting on BMW forums as I know they like this sort of thing

[Team Blitz]

Jan 18, 2010 23:02:04 GMT joem83 said:

Worth posting on BMW forums as I know they like this sort of thing

Yes, they do... Black leather is only the tip of the iceberg. ;D

[80mojo]

Would be worth putting up on www.mantaclub.org too. The exclusive ones are mostly all past their best these days.

Can you do steering wheels that have quarters such as this one? (not mine BTW, pulled off a google search )



Good luck with the venture. Retrimming steering wheels is an especially demanding skill least of all to get the leather tight enough and looking right.

[uel]

Jan 19, 2010 8:37:04 GMT 80mojo said:

Would be worth putting up on www.mantaclub.org too. The exclusive ones are mostly all past their best these days.

Can you do steering wheels that have quarters such as this one? (not mine BTW, pulled off a google search )



Good luck with the venture. Retrimming steering wheels is an especially demanding skill least of all to get the leather tight enough and looking right.

Yeah i could do that, i don't have any perforated leather though.

I can do other bits and pieces aswell, gaitors etc

Just e-mail me with pictures of what you want doing, i'll get back to you with a price.

Thanks.

[Lopez]

Jan 19, 2010 8:37:04 GMT 80mojo said:

Would be worth putting up on www.mantaclub.org too. The exclusive ones are mostly all past their best these days.

Definitely! My Exclusive wheel looks fine at a glance but it isn't - all the surface is peeling off in big black blobs of gunk, oh and all the red stitching has gone AWOL too.

[jaykay]

would you be able to re trim a new beetle steering wheel in leather?

[steveo3002]

Jan 19, 2010 21:16:48 GMT jaykay said:

would you be able to re trim a new beetle steering wheel in leather?

find a pic off google mate ..obviously cant trim the airbag bit