BigNutz
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- 2006 Ford Explorer EB
So the steering wheel in my 06 EB Exploder looked like hell when I first bought it. Looked like it was peeling or somingthing. I wanted to cover it immediatly so I bought a $15.00 cover from AutoZone. It worked but still looked out of place and made the steering wheel pretty thick.
So I looked elsewhere and thought I'd give the Wheelskins brand a try. If you're not familiar, it is a one piece leather cover that is sewn on. One needs to be very careful when installing it though. At the stems, you stop the normal sewing process and do what the call dummy stitches, and continue with the sewing after you reach the wheel again. Welp when you do the dummy stiches, make sure that you skip the exact amount of hols on the back side of the cover as you do on the front.
I wasn't as careful as I should have been. The problem is, you don't realize it until you get close to the end and the cover starts to wrinkle. Suck! So after spending ~ 2 1/2 hours on it, I decided to cut it and tie despite the amatuerish look.
So I decided that I could not deal with that and would always be frustrated about it. So I wrote Wheelskins a quick e-mail to see about getting another roll of thread for a re-do. They actually sent me one at no cost to me!!! That is what I call good customer service!!! Anyway, I'm going to try again tonight and see how it goes.
Bottom line - If you do it right, it looks great! If you screw it up, Wheelskins will take care of you.
So I looked elsewhere and thought I'd give the Wheelskins brand a try. If you're not familiar, it is a one piece leather cover that is sewn on. One needs to be very careful when installing it though. At the stems, you stop the normal sewing process and do what the call dummy stitches, and continue with the sewing after you reach the wheel again. Welp when you do the dummy stiches, make sure that you skip the exact amount of hols on the back side of the cover as you do on the front.
I wasn't as careful as I should have been. The problem is, you don't realize it until you get close to the end and the cover starts to wrinkle. Suck! So after spending ~ 2 1/2 hours on it, I decided to cut it and tie despite the amatuerish look.
So I decided that I could not deal with that and would always be frustrated about it. So I wrote Wheelskins a quick e-mail to see about getting another roll of thread for a re-do. They actually sent me one at no cost to me!!! That is what I call good customer service!!! Anyway, I'm going to try again tonight and see how it goes.
Bottom line - If you do it right, it looks great! If you screw it up, Wheelskins will take care of you.