I found the stock steering wheel to be a little slippery and not thick enough for my liking. I wanted to keep the stock airbag so I ordered up the Autoexe buckskin wrap through Mazmart. Installing it is the biggest pain in the *** ever. My fingers have blisters all over them and it took me about 6hrs to complete it. In the end the effort was worth it. The instructions were all in Japanese with some cryptic pictures, but it's pretty easy to get the gist of. It's a very well designed and fitting product.

One nice thing about the buckskin is it doesn't get nearly as hot when the car is sitting in the sun. The thumb bumps are really nice to have and the wheel is a lot grippier. Definitely worth the price, which is actually pretty reasonable compared to a new non airbag wheel and adapter.

Here's some quick pictures:

 

Awesome. Was everything hand sewn? How much was it?

 

It looks out of place...

 

man i've been eyeing that peice for a while now, glad someone on the forum got it n likes it

 

I had to hand thread it, but it's not that hard, just tedious. Basically there is loop stitching on each side of the wrap and you just weave it in and out like you would a shoe lace with the included blunt needle. The thumb bumps are stuck on with some super sticky 3 m stuff and they include enough of that for 5 insalls, lol. If you have ADD or are impatient I wouldn't recommend doing this as you will go insane. The cost was $125 plus shipping, I paid tax instead of shipping because I picked it up.

As to it looking out of place, I got it for function, not form.

 

Get a shift boot, and an e-brake cover to match it and I just might dig it.

 

i dig it

 

To the OP or whoever has this product, does the wrap bunch up when used aggressively? I guess I am asking how the wrap is fixed on the wheel. Did you have to apply any glue or tape on the backside of the leather? Or is it only held together by the stitching?

I see now you must have been using it for a couple of months, how did the leather wear? Also, can the wheel be returned to it's original condition after applying this wrap?

I too find the stock steering wheel too slippery. It gets too hot and too cold. And it's too skinny. And I prefer the two bumps.

 

I've got the exact same thing... used it for 2 months.. been lovin it since then.

And yes, you can return to its original condition. It's wrapped on top of the steering wheel.

 

I've had it on for plenty of track days and haven't had any issues with it bunching up. It's one of those mods that the more time, patience and effort you put into installing it the better it comes out. It's holding up really well, I mean it's an Autoexe product. It would be really easy to removed and reverse back to stock. It uses some 3m tape/glue in some places which works really well and is removable. The stitching is what really keeps it in place.

 

Grandma would be thrilled.

 

Not sure if I like it, need more pics. But I do need a wrap because mine is a little worn from the years of use and the ones I have seen I'm not feeling.

 

I would get it if it was available in red and black two tone to match my interior. I also find the steering wheel to be a bit slippery even when clean.

 

They actually do make it in red/black, but not the same material:
http://www.streetunit.com/AutoExe_St...mgg1360-03.htm


Peppy,

How do you think it'd look if red thread was used instead of the supplied black thread?

 

Man, $150.00. Plus I'm not so sure how well I could thread it with my fat fingers.

 

Haha, just leave it to the Mrs.

I am not that hot about the red/black one. I like the buckskin one because it'd make my steering wheel look like these:

 

I had thought about using red thread, but then I got lazy and just used what came with it. If you decide to get red thread, make sure you get the strongest thread possible to avoid breaking it when you pull everything tight. Even with the thread they supplied I managed to break it 2 or 3 times which isn't fun to fix.

 

Ive been contemplating this years but never saw any pics other tahn tiny ones from AutoExe, but after seeing the OP this is a must, perfect timing for Mazmarts sale,,,

 

Where did you find this on mazmart's site? I've been looking all over it and cannot find.

 

Have some questions... How is the suede material holding up? How often do you clean it? And what do you use to clean and preserve the feel of the wheel?

From what I heard the suede wears out easily due to grease or if used for a long period of time and not properly cleaning it.

 

The trick would be restore it with sand paper (#400 or something )and carefully roll on top or brushes it to bring it alive.

 

I think a couple of us here ordered one from the latest AutoExe group buy. I am seriously considering using a different coloured thread. I hope it turns out well.

I am debating between silver (my car is silver) and red threads. What do you guys think?

 

The only thing missing is the bobble head dog on the dashboard. This looks like something out of a wally-world, 15 year old ricer's civic. Sorry but that would never be on anything I own.

 

did mine, used heavy duty red thread, it looks ok but since red is alot more visible you cant screw up as much. if your thread breaks in the middle of a section that means you have to start all over again. I ended up taking my steering wheel completely off and doing it at home and i still have some areas that are sightly messy.

 

I wrapped mine this weekend. It took me 7 hours! Afterward, I was too tired to even take it out for a quick test.