restitching steering wheel

[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!