The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network (https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/index.php)
-   The 1973 - 1987 Chevrolet & GMC Squarebody Pickups Message Board (https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/forumdisplay.php?f=4)
-   -   Anyone here leather wrap your steering wheel? (https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=829369)

wazzabie 01-02-2022 03:25 PM

Anyone here leather wrap your steering wheel?
 
Anyone here leather wrap your steering wheel?

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jJwSdWIKT...0/SAM_2596.JPG

mongocanfly 01-03-2022 08:05 AM

Re: Anyone here leather wrap your steering wheel?
 
1 Attachment(s)
I hope you get a good response....I asked this a yr or so ago and never got a real answer
I ,was/still am ,wanting to do my old wheel so it looks factory and not cheesy..
And sure dont want these results

TKCR 01-03-2022 11:02 AM

Re: Anyone here leather wrap your steering wheel?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by mongocanfly (Post 9014143)
I hope you get a good response....I asked this a yr or so ago and never got a real answer
I ,was/still am ,wanting to do my old wheel so it looks factory and not cheesy..
And sure dont want these results

:lol:

TKCR 01-03-2022 11:07 AM

Re: Anyone here leather wrap your steering wheel?
 
I had a thread a few years back, just asking for steering wheel pictures. There’s one in there that was wrapped. I swapped mine for a Forever Sharp wheel. I really like it a lot better than the stock wheel.
https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...steering+wheel

hatzie 01-03-2022 02:05 PM

Re: Anyone here leather wrap your steering wheel?
 
3 Attachment(s)
Quote:

Originally Posted by mongocanfly (Post 9014143)
I hope you get a good response....I asked this a yr or so ago and never got a real answer
I ,was/still am ,wanting to do my old wheel so it looks factory and not cheesy..
And sure dont want these results

ROTFLAO on the pink fuzzy covers :lol::lol::lol:

The skinny plastic steering wheels used on the squarebodies don't lend themselves to leather wrap.

I would look into wrapping one of the larger diameter wheels that GM used in the 1988-1994 GMT400 C/K series and 1988-1991 R/V series squarebody SUV.
The early 1990's GMT400 SS and Sport truck models had factory leather wrapped wheels but good luck finding one.
Some of the Astro and fullsize G series vans are rumored to have used similar but not exactly the same wheels as early as 1985.
This is a 1989 or 1990 Chevy CK truck interior
Attachment 2155585
This is a faux leather wheel from a 1988-1994 GMC CK truck.
Attachment 2155587
Four spoke F body, J body (Cavalier etc) and A body Celebrity steering wheels are another option. They probably used similar or the same wheels on the X body (Chevy Citation & similar rigs from Buick, Olds, and Pontiac).
This is an early 1970's Chevelle SS wheel... Same as the J body wheel with an SS horn button and an earlier date code.
Attachment 2155586

This is a Chris-Fix howto on installing new leather wheel wrap using a baseball stitch and curved needles. Tedious and time consuming but not terribly difficult.

bhc41051 01-03-2022 06:41 PM

Re: Anyone here leather wrap your steering wheel?
 
2 Attachment(s)
Have you looked at Wheelskins?https://wheelskins.com/ I'm very happy with mine.

mongocanfly 01-04-2022 09:42 AM

Re: Anyone here leather wrap your steering wheel?
 
Bhc...that's what I was hoping to see back when I asked..
Wheelskins is the ones i was looking at...I just couldnt find anyone that had used them

hatzie 01-04-2022 12:51 PM

Re: Anyone here leather wrap your steering wheel?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by bhc41051 (Post 9014373)
Have you looked at Wheelskins?https://wheelskins.com/ I'm very happy with mine.

That looks a lot better than I would've guessed on the skinny diameter stock steering wheel ring. Nice work.;)

LT7A 01-06-2022 05:05 PM

Re: Anyone here leather wrap your steering wheel?
 
Yeah, that looks good. I wonder if a little bit of wettng it with a sponge and letting it dry would shrink it tight up against the wheel. Too much and it might pull on the stitches, but anyway, I like that.


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:43 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2025 67-72chevytrucks.com