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Sorry if anyone has already seen this on Civic Type R OC but thought it may be of use to some folk...
Since I got my Ep3 a couple of weeks ago, I had a few things that were niggling about it. The gearknob was badly marked so that went to be replaced by a Skunk2 one, new mats were ordered and the seats were given a wet vac and shampoo. The only thing really letting the interior down was the steering wheel. It was badly worn and generally very tatty with faded / dirty stitching. I looked into a second hand one in better condition but didn't fancy spending the £150 that they seemed to go for on eBay... Then I came across a company that recover steering wheels for high end brands like Lamborghini, Porsche, Audi, BMW etc.I thought it was a long shot but sent an e-mail to see if he would re-trim the civic wheel. As luck would have it, he had two in stock that I could purchase on an exchange basis.
These were the two options I was given :
I went for the plain with red stitching to keep the OEM look.
So I paid for the re-trim plus a deposit (to be refunded when I send my wheel back) and it arrived today!
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I am well impressed, the smell of fresh leather greeted me when I opened the box! The double stitching looks great in red and whilst not as uniform as the OEM one, has obviously had a great deal of care taken when stitching it.
So off with the old manky one....
And on with the nice new one....
I think it's just an illusion but the new one feels slightly thicker but has transformed the interior.
I have no affiliation to the company that did the re-trim but feel they deserve a mention, they are called Royal Steering Wheels and the guy there is called Jack. He was super helpful and sent out instructions for fitting and even postage costs for different companies for when I send my old one back!
Thanks for reading, sorry no pictures of it fitted but I only finished half an hour ago after doing it in the dark / rain so I can post the old one off tomorrow!!
Since I got my Ep3 a couple of weeks ago, I had a few things that were niggling about it. The gearknob was badly marked so that went to be replaced by a Skunk2 one, new mats were ordered and the seats were given a wet vac and shampoo. The only thing really letting the interior down was the steering wheel. It was badly worn and generally very tatty with faded / dirty stitching. I looked into a second hand one in better condition but didn't fancy spending the £150 that they seemed to go for on eBay... Then I came across a company that recover steering wheels for high end brands like Lamborghini, Porsche, Audi, BMW etc.I thought it was a long shot but sent an e-mail to see if he would re-trim the civic wheel. As luck would have it, he had two in stock that I could purchase on an exchange basis.
These were the two options I was given :
I went for the plain with red stitching to keep the OEM look.
So I paid for the re-trim plus a deposit (to be refunded when I send my wheel back) and it arrived today!
/I am well impressed, the smell of fresh leather greeted me when I opened the box! The double stitching looks great in red and whilst not as uniform as the OEM one, has obviously had a great deal of care taken when stitching it.
So off with the old manky one....
And on with the nice new one....
I think it's just an illusion but the new one feels slightly thicker but has transformed the interior.
I have no affiliation to the company that did the re-trim but feel they deserve a mention, they are called Royal Steering Wheels and the guy there is called Jack. He was super helpful and sent out instructions for fitting and even postage costs for different companies for when I send my old one back!
Thanks for reading, sorry no pictures of it fitted but I only finished half an hour ago after doing it in the dark / rain so I can post the old one off tomorrow!!
