What's up with the ugly black fuzz that appears on the so-called brushed aluminum steering wheel covers? The dealer tells me these cannot be replaced without replacing the entire steering wheel(which he refuses to do!). Can this grime be removed without removing the clear coat and/or rubbing out the cruise control lettering on the right side? This really bothers me on a 35K car.

KennyG.
(no sax)

 

This thread needs some photos.

 

How bout pics please???

The GF bought me a pair of driving gloves 2nd day I had the car....just for this reason.

 

I don't have pics.....but some of us must have a similar problem.What do you do about it?

 

Colour me blonde, but what do you mean? Is there discolouration on the aluminum or on the leather?

 

how bout the pics, so we can help out.

 

I will try to post pics, but the discoloration(black fuzz) is on the aluminum overlays. Hasn't anyone experienced this as yet?If I use any effective cleaner,
it also removes the clearcoat.

queasyrider

 

Yeah that would be good. Help us to help you.

 

I experienced the same issue, the material breaks down from the oils in your hands. According to the dealer only some our chemistries cause this issue, lucky us. This stuff gets all over my pants when I get in and out of the car. I suspect the answer is to get a steering wheel cover, hopefully there is one out there that doesn't look 70's cheesy.

 

welcome to my world. it's very common for this.

the clear coat on the plastic peices painted to look like brushed aluminum react with the oils in your hand and turns brittle and rough and starts to peel off.

get a new wheel... nothing to be done. overlays, etc is possible.

 

I need to find a new steering wheel. My steering wheel and aluminum piece are all peeling

 

same problem here along with the door handle things on the inside (i have an 06) i plan on getting a personal steering wheel i just really dont wanna lose my controls

 

Has anyone checked out these covers?

http://www.ppsonline.net/SWheelCover.htm


http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/CTGY/WSWC


The Wheelskins look halfway decent at least from the picture.

 

I bought the carbon fiber covers from the Z store! they needed some finessing to get them looking good and a couple of extra pieces of CF I had lying around.
Prior to that I thought about nail polish remover and just taking the clear off.

Just my $0.02