Edit: Shipping has gone up and the leather covers had a price increase. The prices have gone up to $150 per wheel. PM me for quickest response. This thread doesn't get much traffic and I don't check it often. I'm wrapping old, worn and sticky Buick three-spoke sport steering wheels. If you have one that you hate to touch because it is gooey or it doesn't look nice because the grain has worn smooth, these leather wraps with extra padding might be just the thing you are looking for. I have two types of covers to choose from. The first is the inexpensive Belinous without the rolled-over edge and a visible seam that I position at the bottom. In the black or red thread, this cover applied to your wheel and shipped back to you is running $115 as long as my costs remain stable. The second option is the more expensive WheelSkins with the rolled-over edge and a hidden seam. In the black or red thread, this cover applied to your wheel and shipped back to you is running $150. Turn around is generally one week from the time I receive the wheel. Here's a few examples. Comparison of padded and wrapped wheel to factory three-spoke wheel: 20200820_162508 by knucklebusted posted Sep 3, 2020 at 11:24 AM Black Belinous wrap with black cross stittch thread: 20200802_115006 by knucklebusted posted Sep 3, 2020 at 11:24 AM Black WheelSkins wrap with black cross stitch thread from back: 20200820_150419 by knucklebusted posted Sep 3, 2020 at 11:24 AM Black WheelSkins wrap with red cross stitch thread: 20200831_000553 by knucklebusted posted Sep 3, 2020 at 11:24 AM
Hi Greg. This thread was referenced in another thread which I opened about my steering wheels. I have a few questions if you don't mind. 1) Do you wrap in any color other than black? I have a red comfort-grip wheel and I'd like to put it in a saddle-colored interior car. Painting/dying doesn't seem to be an option and repros seem to only be available in black. 2) Also, do you wrap '86/'87 GN wheels?
Can you do this on a 67 Toronado (the Tilt/Tele wheel) ? God Bless Bill https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ar-transport-hauling-open-or-enclosed.614419/
Hey Greg, What’s the turn around time on these? I like the thicker wheel but I was wondering if this could be done a little thinner, maybe between the pictured wheel and the standard wheel thickness. Thanks Joe
Wow, sorry to anyone that posted on this thread. I think I must have lost the notification on this one. I'm still doing wheels if anyone needs one. I' updated the pricing at the top.
Hey Greg, I’ll try again. I think your wheels are really sharp and I’d like to get one but I’ve got a few questions. 1. How much padding do you add and how thick is the wheel when finished? 2. As to my previous posting, I like the thicker wheel but I wondered if it could be done a little thinner, say between the thicker wheel and the stock wheel. 3. What is the difference between the 2 covers you use? Do they feel different? Softer, thicker, different texture? 4. What is your turn around time? And finally, 5. Which one do you prefer and why? Thanks.
I'll be at the GS Nats with one of my cars every day. I have these wheels on my personal cars so you can check them out if you have any doubts about how they look and feel. 1. The standard padding I like is 1/8" neoprene. It adds a little thickness to the wrap. More like a modern wheel but not as thick as my wife's factory Honda wheel. 2. I can and have done a thinner 1/16" padding. I have a hard time telling that it is any thinner if I can't see them side by side. The factory wheel is so skinny that the leather cover adds a fair bit but the padding, any padding gives it a nicer feel. I think the thicker padding compresses when stitched up so that the difference between paddings is minimal. 3. The cheaper Belinois cover has an exposed stitch at the overlap. It is OK but not as refined looking as the WheelSkins cover. They both feel about the same. The look is the biggest difference. Also, the Belinois is much better if you want a baseball stitch instead of a cross stitch. 4. I can generally get a wheel, check it out, order the cover, get it stitched and back to you in one to two weeks if my life is stable. It takes 5 business days to get the cover in from California as I don't stock them since the options are pretty cost prohibitive for a guy like me that does a handful a year as a hobby. 5. Both of my cars have the WheelSkins covers because of the nicer seam where joined. I've done more WheelSkins than Belinois but they Belinois sometimes has a better color choice. Here's a pic of the standard, skinny and stock wheel stacked so you can see how they look. As you can see, it really isn't THAT thick or that much skinnier.
Yes. As a matter of fact, if that cover is still serviceable, I could just add a little padding to fill it out, get rid of the wrinkles and stitch it up with black lacing. You could drop off or pick up at the GS Nats to save some shipping as long as I have enough time to get anything I don't have.
That cover is just an extra piece of the leather left over from doing the seats. That black wheel is not in great condition but will have to work until I find a red one a correct sport wheel
WheelSkins has a red cover that should work if you want one. That's a pic off of ebay of the red cover. I have plenty of black lace.
