Retrim leather steering wheel - Brisbane?

[PeanutButterWolf]

Afternoon all,

Driving home yesterday I had to take a fairly small, but sharp left hand corner - lets say an 80 degree bend.

With one hand on the gear stick and the other at the 11 o'clock position on the steering wheel, I turned in - EXCEPT, my hand slipped (hot humid day) and the steering wheel kept pointing straight. I shat myself, and thankfully was able to correct before driving straight into one of those "keep left" signs.

It's a leather steering wheel, but being a 2003 model, the leather has lost all of its grip, and is pretty shiney.

Does anyone know of any places in Brisbane that could retrim it?

Cheers guys, Don.

[Tom87]

Most auto-trimmers/upholsterers will do the job. Some will outsource it to a 3rd party. If you are on the southside I hear nothing but good things about the gentlemen at Annvid at Capalaba. Keep in mind it will never be as "clean" as it was when new, it will have a slightly more human-touch to the stitching...

Although if the surface of the wheel is not damaged you might like to try a good leather cleaner and conditioner first? My mk5's steering wheel went from a slightly glossy look and smooth feel to a much younger looking matte and grippy finish after a few applications of Bowden's Own Leather Love and then Leather Guard.

I cannot stand glossy or shiney leather surfaces and many conditioners have strange concoctions of oils to make leather feel nice rather than make it feel and look the way it is meant to (the leather is dead skin, not living/regenerating skin like your own and usually it is coated with synthetics to give it desired colour and increase its resistance to wear so many traditional oil-based products for leather care will leave a sheen or greasy surface due to it not being a 100% leather finish.). Anyway, oily stuff is no good for contact surfaces obviously and Bowden simply produced a product which addressed this common issue.

If you are anywhere near Morningside I'd be happy to use a few sprays of leather love on your steering wheel to see if it can restore the finish? I plan on giving my own leather a working over this week/coming weekend.

[PeanutButterWolf]

Thanks for the detailed reply mate.

I've got some Duragloss leather products so I'll give them a try first and see if they have a positive effect, if not I'll get in touch with you and perhaps we can tee something up

Thanks again mate, Don.

[Tom87]

I see that has lanolin in it. be careful it does not make it more slippery lol

[JustCruisn]

I've been to a few trimmers around Brisbane to get quotes to retrim my seat. So far only Anvid agreed to be able to do it. All those who were scared of air bags or could not match the cloth recommend Anvid. So I guess they are the best.

If only they were not on the other side of the earth.

[Tobes_WIR35]

I've been to a few trimmers around Brisbane to get quotes to retrim my seat. So far only Anvid agreed to be able to do it. All those who were scared of air bags or could not match the cloth recommend Anvid. So I guess they are the best.

If only they were not on the other side of the earth.

Try Lee Brothers, Pedder St Albion. They do lots of work for high end brand new cars (dealership work) including lots of new VWs.

[PeanutButterWolf]

I see that has lanolin in it. be careful it does not make it more slippery lol

Good thing I didn't try it then hey... back to square one, haha!



Thanks for the suggestions guys, I'll ring both Anvid and Lee Brothers and see what they think