restitching steering wheel

[speedjunkie]

I'm looking to buy a Nardi Deepcorn steering wheel but I don't want the red thread on the wheel, how hard is it to restitch? Well, I don't stitch so I guess I should ask is there anyone out there that restitches steering wheels?

Also, on another note, I'd be interested in an aluminum or CF map pocket lid if any company wants to make one haha. The stock ones just aren't sturdy enough.

[RotorDad]

I had thought about having the stitching changed as well. At one time I was thinking of having my seats, shifter & steering wheel done in black with gold stitching.

[Prodigy]

I seen a guy, think it was here, maybe 'evil' forum that redid his shift knob with all new material too...

just cut it out to size, and used the old one as a guide on how to stitch the new one, came out really nice, IMO...

Found the Link...

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...ead.php?t=5157

buy the Nardi, and try re-stitching the stock one? then if you mess up just get it recovered professionally..

Either way, I'm looking forward to pics..

J.

[speedjunkie]

Oh I will most certainly NOT be doing this myself HAHA. I have ZERO stitching skills whatsoever.

And Chris, I'm actually wanting this because my seats, ebrake and shift boots are black with blue thread. Black and gold would look cool too.

[Prodigy]

The OP in that thread mentioned it was not hard at all... and he has never picked up a needle before (according to his posts)

I would just be confused on how to tie it off so it would not work itself loose and still look good


J.

[RotorDad]

Yeah I don't think I could finish it off clean to where it looks good & won't come apart. I might check with an upholstery shop when my money is right. Speed you want the stitching blue to match the rest right?

[Pete_89T2]

Originally Posted by Prodigy

I seen a guy, think it was here, maybe 'evil' forum that redid his shift knob with all new material too...

Roger that, there is a guy on the "evil" forum who recovers wheels/shift knobs/e-brake handles, etc. Here's a link to his handywork:

http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=911397

The guy's name is Matt, and he's up in Canada. Great guy to work with. After reading the above thread and getting in touch with him, I decided to send him my shift knob to recover, along with measurements of my e-brake handle so he could fabricate a leather replacement cover for me. Somewhere in that thread, you can see pictures of my recovered shift knob & new e-brake leather cover before he shipped it back to me.

Unfortunately, I was the one guy who had the misfortune of having some scumbag in the USPS system steal the contents of my package during its return trip from Canada, sometime after it cleared customs. Obviously this was no fault of Matt's, and I can vouch for the fact that he made sure the package was properly insured and he diligently followed thru with the postal service's on both sides of the border to get my insurance claim paid as quickly as possible. Net result was the insurance claim was paid and I purchased a brand new leather shifter knob from Ray @ Malloy Mazda and had about $50 change left over after all shipping expenses were paid.

[speedjunkie]

Originally Posted by Prodigy

The OP in that thread mentioned it was not hard at all... and he has never picked up a needle before (according to his posts)

I would just be confused on how to tie it off so it would not work itself loose and still look good


J.

I do remember him saying that. I'm just not sure of my own abilities...or DISabilities HAHA. I would also be concerned about how to finish it clean and secure.

Originally Posted by RotorDad

Yeah I don't think I could finish it off clean to where it looks good & won't come apart. I might check with an upholstery shop when my money is right. Speed you want the stitching blue to match the rest right?

Yeah, I'd like it to be in blue to match the seats and boots.

Originally Posted by Pete_89T2

Roger that, there is a guy on the "evil" forum who recovers wheels/shift knobs/e-brake handles, etc. Here's a link to his handywork:

http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=911397

The guy's name is Matt, and he's up in Canada. Great guy to work with. After reading the above thread and getting in touch with him, I decided to send him my shift knob to recover, along with measurements of my e-brake handle so he could fabricate a leather replacement cover for me. Somewhere in that thread, you can see pictures of my recovered shift knob & new e-brake leather cover before he shipped it back to me.

Unfortunately, I was the one guy who had the misfortune of having some scumbag in the USPS system steal the contents of my package during its return trip from Canada, sometime after it cleared customs. Obviously this was no fault of Matt's, and I can vouch for the fact that he made sure the package was properly insured and he diligently followed thru with the postal service's on both sides of the border to get my insurance claim paid as quickly as possible. Net result was the insurance claim was paid and I purchased a brand new leather shifter knob from Ray @ Malloy Mazda and had about $50 change left over after all shipping expenses were paid.

Then again, maybe I WILL try it myself haha. I sent my shift and ebrake boots to Austin Edwards to have him make some for me and mine wasn't stolen (and the work was great), but stories like this worry me, AND make my blood boil.

[Pete_89T2]

Originally Posted by speedjunkie

Then again, maybe I WILL try it myself haha. I sent my shift and ebrake boots to Austin Edwards to have him make some for me and mine wasn't stolen (and the work was great), but stories like this worry me, AND make my blood boil.

I was more concerned with my parts getting lost/delayed in customs, but prior to shipping my shift knob out, I picked a surrogate knob off a '90s vintage Protege at the local junkyard so I could drive my '7 while the knob was being redone. Matt has done a bunch of these, and I was the only one unlucky enough to have it stolen in shipping. Again, no fault of Matt's, and he took care of it like a professional, even though he does this as a hobby. If I can find a surrogate steering wheel, I might ask him to recover my steering wheel despite my experience with the USPS. I believe in karma, and I think somewhere out there, there's a scumbag who will be smited by the vengeful rotary gods!

[speedjunkie]

Oh I wasn't implying any blame on Matt, just the scumbags that sometimes handle our shipping needs. I've had some issues with USPS myself before, most recently some stuff I sent back from the desert for my now ex-fiance and the package opened itself and all the jewelry and everything was gone except for one little thing that was pretty much worthless. It was the VHS tape size box and I was told after the fact that the glue on those boxes don't hold very well....thanks USPS, for putting substandard glue on your boxes lol. I've had some other issues with them too where they just blew me off when I complained about how the package was damaged and abused in shipment, that was a few years ago though.

[Sideo]

ive also done business with hulandsfs3s from the club hes a great guy pm him for any questions

[speedjunkie]

Cool, thanks! I'll do that. When you say "club" I assume you're talking about 7club, correct?