wheelskins....glutton for punishment..

[wolfdogs]

ittle over a year and half ago i put a wheelskin on our 2005 Envoy... realy like the feel of the wheel and the fit and finish..but what a frigin nightmare of a job... took 1hr and 40 min. the very strong cord that comes with them to lace them on with is thickly coated with a sticky wax. That helps the stitches stay tight when you pull them together on your way to the next one... but it also makes the cord tend to knot and bundle up while you pull it through during the lacing process.. you have to be carefull laying it down even... talk about cussin!!! LOL Then, God help you if you miss a hole or go "over the top" when you should have gone "thru the inside"... you have to pull them loose and start back at where your messed up... aaaaaaah. hardest part is around the sections of the wheel that support the outter wheel.. you need to put "dummy" stitches in the front then make sure you hit the right hole on the backside when you resume stitching, in the right sequece of "over-under-over".... Then when your are done... you have to clean up all those wax "snow flakes" that have now invaded your interior....hahahahahahaha .... but what the heck...

yall that have done this can relate im sure!

neat thing about it is......if you dont like it "down the road"...take it off, no permanant damage and it does save your O.E. wheel... I like the feel better than OE... its easier to grip ....the leather is premium quality and nice and thick..

so...... i ordered one for the gto........ did it this morning . Took me a little over an hour, guess having done it before helped... Here's the Envoy and the goat:

[Steel2686]

Nice. I've never really seen them installed before. I love the red/black combo on the Goat wheel. Dresses up an already sweet interior.

[FroSSty]

Looks Great!!! Where did you get the wheelskins from? I might have to look into this mod.

[wolfdogs]

Looks Great!!! Where did you get the wheelskins from? I might have to look into this mod.

ordered on line...forgot the name of the place now... just surf for wheehskins steering wheel covers and go with the best price...they range all over the board...

[Jon99TARamAir]

Try Afterthoughtautoparts.com
They are one of the board sponsors I think... they seem to have the best deals. I've purchased three from them so far.

[alenstein]

Is that Pink Leather . . . ?

[Joe K. 99 Zeee!!]

I had one on my old Sundance. Liked the feel, but the install was a PITA. I was in high school at the time and didn't spend as much time as you did to get it just right. Subsequently it didn't come out looking quite as nice. After seeing yours, I might consider it again if the leather wheel on my Camaro starts showing signs of wear.

[Performin Norman]

Wow, that looks nice.

[wolfdogs]

Is that Pink Leather . . . ?

was your car pink?

[KnightFire]

Yep, a really good product, have one on the Formula. Your right it is a PITA to install, but it feels and looks SO much better than the el' cheapo versions...

[Joe 1320]

I had one on my old TA. Had to use pliers to sew it on there. It was a hour and a half in the hot sun, but the results were worth it.

[wolfdogs]

I had one on my old TA. Had to use pliers to sew it on there. It was a hour and a half in the hot sun, but the results were worth it.

i ended up with a nice deep slip at the first joint on the side of my right index finger from pulling the cord so tight.... shoulda used pliers myself i guess...LOL