I've been thinking of getting my steering wheel retrimmed by Royal Steering Wheels for a while now but am still not sure, how quickly does it wear out and need redoing?
Think you will find its not real leather , and would get mine redone, more becasue i want red stitch look, already have a spare wheel, gear gater, and handbrake leaver/gater, waiting to be done one day
I have the alcantara steering wheel. Cleaning it is a b****. Every time I take it to the shop somebody decides to touch it with dirty hands. Even worse they try cleaning it without knowing how to proper do it and you get bald patches. Worst idea I had. Do it in leather and make it thicker.
IME I'd say alcantara is fine for weekend and TD cars but will wear and get dirty for a daily driver. You could have one that is part leather and alcantara, with leather bring on the bits you mostly hold. Also, I'd add that when mine was done it does make it quite a thick wheel which I wasn't keen on.
Yeah, mine is a daily so half and half sounds like a good idea. I really wish I could fit a mk4 steering wheel though, much sportier! Well, of course, it goes without saying that it makes the car faster!
Mine is a daily. I have done around 6000 miles I think. Was fitted by the previous owner(a friend of mine) so had done a bit of mileage with him too. I am careful with trying not to get in the car with dirty hands. I do really like the feel of the alcantara though compared to leather. I have a snappy wheel in my Clio Cup which is mainly leather with a small bit of alcantara at the bottom of the wheel.
The pricing seems so good for what you're getting. I always thought it was stupidly expensive for retrimming. I'll be doing about 10,000 a year so still not decided if I'm going to go for full or half and half.
I feel like if I go for half and half then I should make the handbrake match, I was going to go for Alcantara on that but would an Alcantara gaiter and leather handle work better do you think?
