steering wheel retrims

Post Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:17 pm

guys i need mine retrimmed/furbed any good reputable companies out there that can do a tech2 to a good standard?

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:25 am

Location? Old fashioned internet (yellow pages) is a good start. Visit them and ask to see their work.

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:37 am

normally costs around £100 for a good job

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:27 am

How about a quick 15 min fix? Black shoe polish (good for leather) carefully applied, followed by dubbin (very good for leather). I was very surprised how my tech 1 wheel came up.

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:32 am

hi aze try www.jd-trimming.co.uk mate

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:34 am

How about a quick 15 min fix? Black shoe polish (good for leather) carefully applied, followed by dubbin (very good for leather). I was very surprised how my tech 1 wheel came up.

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:35 am

you allready said that

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:41 am

Try bespoke leathers based on Birmingham

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:16 am

magpie wrote:normally costs around £100 for a good job

i dont mind if its a little more than that as long as its a top job

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:17 am

M-Sport wrote:Try bespoke leathers based on Birmingham

thanks for the help lads top stuff will give these guys a shout

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:40 am

I just had this M3 wheel retrimmed from Bespoke, it was an Evo wheel with Alcantara, but that was knoackered.

Not 100%, but i had 1mm neopreme added to make the wheel thicker so feels better to grip

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:34 pm

Look up Royal Steering Wheels on Google. Jack does great job and is very reliable. I've just had one done on my E46 for about £110 and I'm more than happy with it.

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:35 pm

On a similar vein, does anyone know a trimmer for Leather Sports seats? Most seem to have either bolster seat cover problems, so would be good to know.

Maybe it's the same guys?

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:57 pm

batleyrhino wrote:On a similar vein, does anyone know a trimmer for Leather Sports seats? Most seem to have either bolster seat cover problems, so would be good to know.

Maybe it's the same guys?

AS Pickering in Bradford are fantastic. He's fitted a new window in the Boxster, retrimmed me a quattro sport interior and has made good my tired carpet in the 968CS.

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:13 pm

Rav, lost your number. Text me

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:20 pm

kundiboy wrote:Look up Royal Steering Wheels on Google. Jack does great job and is very reliable. I've just had one done on my E46 for about £110 and I'm more than happy with it.

thanks buddy will give them a call tomorrow

I just had this M3 wheel retrimmed from Bespoke, it was an Evo wheel with Alcantara, but that was knoackered.

Not 100%, but i had 1mm neopreme added to make the wheel thicker so feels better to grip

rav that wheel looks good what did it cost to have that done?

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 9:23 pm

Rav335uk wrote:I just had this M3 wheel retrimmed from Bespoke, it was an Evo wheel with Alcantara, but that was knoackered.

Not 100%, but i had 1mm neopreme added to make the wheel thicker so feels better to grip

that looks good rav what did it cost to have that done?
im unsure weather i want leather or alcantara now lol

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:20 pm

Kos wrote:Rav, lost your number. Text me

You still have the same number???

Post Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:33 pm

aze30 wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:I just had this M3 wheel retrimmed from Bespoke, it was an Evo wheel with Alcantara, but that was knoackered.

Not 100%, but i had 1mm neopreme added to make the wheel thicker so feels better to grip

that looks good rav what did it cost to have that done?
im unsure weather i want leather or alcantara now lol

I had a load of other different parts trimmed from him, and it was an overall price.
I'll ring John and find out tomorrow

Post Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:54 am

Falkster wrote:
batleyrhino wrote:On a similar vein, does anyone know a trimmer for Leather Sports seats? Most seem to have either bolster seat cover problems, so would be good to know.

Maybe it's the same guys?
AS Pickering in Bradford are fantastic. He's fitted a new window in the Boxster, retrimmed me a quattro sport interior and has made good my tired carpet in the 968CS.

Cool, thanks mate, I'll look them up. Not far from home either, although I used to work in Bradford so I know what to expect...

Post Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:41 am

aze30 wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:I just had this M3 wheel retrimmed from Bespoke, it was an Evo wheel with Alcantara, but that was knoackered.

Not 100%, but i had 1mm neopreme added to make the wheel thicker so feels better to grip

that looks good rav what did it cost to have that done?
im unsure weather i want leather or alcantara now lol

Problem with Alcantara is it goes manky very quickly especially if used in a daily

Post Fri Oct 12, 2012 4:16 pm

You could wear driving gloves

Post Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:46 pm

batleyrhino wrote:
Falkster wrote:
batleyrhino wrote:On a similar vein, does anyone know a trimmer for Leather Sports seats? Most seem to have either bolster seat cover problems, so would be good to know.

Maybe it's the same guys?
AS Pickering in Bradford are fantastic. He's fitted a new window in the Boxster, retrimmed me a quattro sport interior and has made good my tired carpet in the 968CS.
Cool, thanks mate, I'll look them up. Not far from home either, although I used to work in Bradford so I know what to expect...

It couldn't get much worse as its on manningham lane.

Post Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:55 pm

ross_jsy wrote:
aze30 wrote:
Rav335uk wrote:I just had this M3 wheel retrimmed from Bespoke, it was an Evo wheel with Alcantara, but that was knoackered.

Not 100%, but i had 1mm neopreme added to make the wheel thicker so feels better to grip

that looks good rav what did it cost to have that done?
im unsure weather i want leather or alcantara now lol
Problem with Alcantara is it goes manky very quickly especially if used in a daily

ewww and my car is a daily think ill stick with levver lol

Post Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:09 am

Falkster wrote:
batleyrhino wrote:
Falkster wrote: AS Pickering in Bradford are fantastic. He's fitted a new window in the Boxster, retrimmed me a quattro sport interior and has made good my tired carpet in the 968CS.
Cool, thanks mate, I'll look them up. Not far from home either, although I used to work in Bradford so I know what to expect...
It couldn't get much worse as its on manningham lane.

So they fix the leathers with the car running then....

Post Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:59 am

Royal steering wheels did a fantastic job on my tech 2 I got new Dakota leather on the wheel and centre piece then m coloured stitching like on the m3 e46. It looks like new and cost about 120 including postage

Post Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:56 pm

Anyone had a full leather interior done, and got a clue about pricing? I'm thinking that it would be a very worthwhile investment on a tired interior if the rest of the car is in good shape.

Post Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:47 pm

hi duncan i will get you the phone number for the guys in wakey tomoz mate.they are good .i would say £800 to £900 for full refurbish.trust me the guys are good and nice to chat to.
richard

Post Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:16 pm

Cheers mate, just trying to make sure the budget is right for me. Presumably that's for seats and doesn't include recovering door cards for example?

Post Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:10 pm

threelander wrote:hi duncan i will get you the phone number for the guys in wakey tomoz mate.they are good .i would say £800 to £900 for full refurbish.trust me the guys are good and nice to chat to.
richard

You're looking at about £1500 for a full retrim in a decent grade of leather.