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Do Not Buy Personal Steering Wheels

Old Jul 24, 2008 | 12:44 PM
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this is how mine looks after a few weeks of having it. i should have known the day i got it this was going to happen because the suede material looked so thin and poorly constructed to the wheel.

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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 12:46 PM
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if you have greasy/sweaty hands, suade steering wheels aren't for you.
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 12:47 PM
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 12:47 PM
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pm price shipped to 21771
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 12:48 PM
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I do not. the steering wheel materials were of poor quality
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by SlideWays314
I do not. the steering wheel materials were of poor quality

I guess my friend's 2006 BMW M3 competition package with 10k miles which comes with a special edition suade steering wheel has poor quality too since his does the same thing. I told him his sweaty hands would mess up that steering wheel.
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 12:57 PM
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its the sweaty hands... not the material
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 01:16 PM
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Its your hands. I have a nardi and it did the same thing.
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 01:18 PM
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think about where my fingers would be when im holding the steering wheel at 10 and 2 o'clock. i would have to have a pinky finger the size of the hulk for it to rub that part of the wheel.
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 01:22 PM
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That looks like normal wear for suede, but if your hand never touches that area, how would that happen? Or is that your point?
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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i have a key!s suede steering wheel been in there about 8 months its still in perfect condition
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 01:39 PM
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if you buy a suede anything, jacket, shoes, shift ****, or steering wheel, you need to know how to take care of it. If you don't keep it clean and brushed, it gets matted down, which is precisely what happened in your pics
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Z1 Performance
if you buy a suede anything, jacket, shoes, shift ****, or steering wheel, you need to know how to take care of it. If you don't keep it clean and brushed, it gets matted down, which is precisely what happened in your pics
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 01:46 PM
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<--- going to brush my seats right now
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 01:46 PM
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You've obviously never had to keep a set of timbs (timberlands) looking fresh for an entire winter. If you did you would know that this is what suede/nubuck does and it isn't all that hard to get that fresh out of the box look back.
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 01:51 PM
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Suede wheels are designed for use with driving gloves. People do otherwise but for them to last longer, driving gloves are recommended.
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 02:10 PM
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I fap while driving and my OEM wheel looks more shined then ever before
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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OP's sweaty hands FTL
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 02:18 PM
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+1 sweaty hands
personal is top notch if you ask me
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 02:27 PM
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hey man don't feel bad...i got that sweaty hand problem too. all it takes is 1 injection every few months to control it
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