Desert_Cloak Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Been thinking lately about the steering wheel because mine has started to get worn and the stitching is coming apart. So my question is do I retrim with Royal Steering Wheels or buy an M sport wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Been thinking lately about the steering wheel because mine has started to get worn and the stitching is coming apart. So my question is do I retrim with Royal Steering Wheels or buy an M sport wheel? If you like the style of your current wheel you can have it retrimmed and made a little thicker also Desert_Cloak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly123 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Royals FTW Desert_Cloak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert_Cloak Posted May 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 I dont mind the current wheel, is the msport on smaller? I tend to like the feel of a smaller wheel. I changed the one In the astra I had from the original to a gsi and it felt tonnes better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly123 Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Yes msport is smaller and chunkier Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Msport is same size I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0B Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 The sport wheel is the same diameter but the actual rim is thicker and has thumb rests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert_Cloak Posted May 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 But with the retrim on the 3 spoke wheel wouldnt that make it thicker from the materials he uses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 He can use additional padding to make it a little thicker if specified. Desert_Cloak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert_Cloak Posted May 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Think ill retrim the current one then, how much did you end up paying Rebel? Think ill end up paying more because ill need to do the send one to me and ill send mine to them swap thing they do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuBeeDoo Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Yes msport is smaller and chunkier No it's not smaller. Thicker, yes, but there's a thread here which I and others contributed to where standard and Sport wheels were measured and both types are 37cm diameter. Rebel, B0B and Desert_Cloak 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted May 18, 2014 Report Share Posted May 18, 2014 Think ill retrim the current one then, how much did you end up paying Rebel? Think ill end up paying more because ill need to do the send one to me and ill send mine to them swap thing they do I did an exchange with fitting which cost me £120 (fitting is an additional £15) If you do the exchange you describe, you pay a deposit which is refunded when younreturn your original wheel. Desert_Cloak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly123 Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 My bad!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuBeeDoo Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 The wheel I had done............. Desert_Cloak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Had mine done in 2011.. Starting to look a little worse for wear now.. But that's my fault as I recently discovered a pair of trakkies I wear is missing a zipper to the left pocket so when I get out of the car - it cuts my steering wheel to sh*t!! lol Ooooops! Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert_Cloak Posted May 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Looks good stubeedoo, I was going to ask if anybody had any pics of one refurbed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuBeeDoo Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Looks good stubeedoo, I was going to ask if anybody had any pics of one refurbed I asked Jack to keep it as original looking as possible, but thicker. When we did the thread on size/thickness we ascertained that the standard 'wheel was roughly 3mm thinner than the Sport one. Jack's work made my 'wheel 3mm thicker, so it's now the same thickness as a factory Sport wheel (but it doesn't have the thumb rests). Desert_Cloak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert_Cloak Posted May 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Think ill ask for that too then StuBeeDoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosb Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) im ordering off royals next week..my spec is nappa top and bottom ...perf leather sides..thicker ...black stiching..also sending top and bottom plastic inserts to get prof carbon wrapped from a ebay seller...pics to follow..... Edited May 20, 2014 by kosb Desert_Cloak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 That's exactly how I had mine done.. kosb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Yours looks like grain leather not nappa momo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuBeeDoo Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 In ^^^ that case, I'm glad I didn't bother with nappa. I thought nappa was supposed to be proper smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Nappa is smoother i.e. no grain but for me it just looked too smooth. I went for grain as it looks more natural to my eyes and ties in nicely with the dash which also has a grain finish. Pauly123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuBeeDoo Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 I didn't bother for similar reasons. I think grain looks more natural/normal. Once the grain starts to smooth-out the 'wheel looks worn and I didn't want my 'wheel to look worn before its time. Did you see momo's 'wheel when it was new? Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 Yeah it's grain on mine. More OEM StuBeeDoo and Rebel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
