i30 Owners Club
MODIFYING OR DETAILING YOUR I30 => INTERIOR => Topic started by: petran58 on September 28, 2015, 16:29:29
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hello guys. I decided to change the steering wheel leather . I looked on the internet and found generally Sew Patches leather steering wheels that you put only your strand . you have something in your mind that fits for our own i30 2008 model. I say this because I saw some that were specific models specially made as a cover.
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I did this with one of my cars (not an i30) I found that it worked better to replace the supplied thread with elastic to stitch it up. :goodjob:
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The best steering wheels I've had were a leather one on a 2007 40th Anniversary Ford Falcon GT which was thick & leather. :D
Then a 1998 Momo wheel on a Fairlane by Tickford that was a combination leather & wood. :)
But as far as Hyundais go, my daughter's 2006 MC Accent had a leather steering wheel that was streets ahead of anything I've seen on factory i30s, although I did replace my standard SLX wheel for a better quality leather wheel on my last (FD) i30.
I've left the Active i30 wheel as is although I do really like a quality leather steering wheel.
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I bought a genuine Chinese leather cover on eBay and fitted it on the silicon covered wheel of my 2009 i30
The original
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/13/276820a83cd7b60bcff8acd6109df2fe.jpg)
Step 1:
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/13/d9bd5ec641e93bed13499c469e794641.jpg)
The result:
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/13/730d0fea518396e69303b22fc5ca9c94.jpg)
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Nice Job! I've covered the plastic wheels before with one of those, but can't really see the point of covering the leather wheel unless you like a thicker feel! :undecided:
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I'm 1.98 m and have big hands so i like a thicker feel. And i didn't like the silicon stuff on the wheel.
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I'm 1.98 m and have big hands so i like a thicker feel. And i didn't like the silicon stuff on the wheel.
That explains your moniker, everything is probably out of focus from way up there!