lotsie- wow, looks good! huh, that wheelskin look real nice
too. i bet it feels 10x better then that factory plastic leather or wth they
used.

in my side of town...
holly crap....when did all this snow come down?
guess a good time to try out my snowbrum.

 

I did not really mind the feel of the OEM steering wheel, but as I said, it was worn through the "skin" right where I hold the wheel most of the time. The rough places were driving me nuts, but with 90k+miles, it lasted pretty well.

The Wheelskin fits very well, the stitching closed it right up, no gap where it comes together. It adds some girth to the wheel, but I like that, and the leather is very gripy. I does take some time to install, about an hour, and I found it best to cover everything in the cockpit with a big towel, as the lasing kept getting caught on *****, shifter, seat belts, etc.

Mark

 

The other thing I've found you have to watch out for when lacing up your wheelskin (I've done if 4 or 5 times now): The adhesive for the "rolled" edge sometimes flakes out in little chunks as you work. If you're not aware of this, it can rattle down into the bottom of the open section of skin and end up as little lumps under the finish skin - which is insanely annoying, princess and pea like...

So I make sure that, before I lace up the bottom half of the wheel, I start the car, turn the wheel 180 degrees, and clean out any gunk that may have accumulated in there (and make SURE it's all out) - then lace it up and be cautious not to flake off more adhesive.

 

wow can you guys take more picts facing the steering wheel?

im kinda interested. this and a new set of 16's.

 

Here's a partial frontal.


Another:



This was my second skin - a dark blue perfed one. First was a Charcoal gray smooth. I didn't really like the color of either. Now I'm running a black smooth and it's pretty and comfy.

This increases the diameter of the wheel to about the same "fatness" as the JCW wheel - and I love it.

 

I'm not as shy as Blimey Here is a FULL frontal


Mark

 

thanks for the picts. looks good!

 

thanks a lot for the mental image mark

 

Thanks for the better pic of those floor mats, Mark.

 

Always trying to help my fellow NAMers

I promise to get those mats clean real soon

Mark

 

 

you guys remember that cheap panasonic shaver i told you
about weeks ago? im still on the same charge!
this shaver can probably go one month with only one charge.

ok, so i have a goatee so i only need to shave like 1/2 of my
face, but still....

 

My shave soap, brush and razor work great

Mark

 

So I placed my order to Griots. I used my $100 gift certificate to get:
1 gallon undercarriage spray $39.99
Spray Nozzle Rack $19.99
Ramp Extension Kit $26.99
Set of 5 Extra Long Picks $16.99
$105.87 with shipping and the 15% off code.
D'oh!

 

^^ sounds like someone's going to have fun in the garage.

 

My boots dusty, going to give the QD a go at 20f, well the body will be warmer than that in the sun. BRG does have some advantages

Mark

 

i'd get your IR thermometer out and measure the surface temp
before you freeze something on there.

they're pretty cheap. like $50 at smarthome.com

only down side is the thermometer needs to be in the ambient
temp you're measuring in for about 30min to get accurate readings.

so i just leave mine in the garage.

 

The boot feels warm to my touch, should be fine

Mark

 

i dont think the temp of your booty is going to matter outside?

 

Not mine, his, er I mean Poco's, oh now ya got me all flusteredrazz:

Mark

 

 

Oh sure Ken, get me all flustered(one of my fav words) then laugh at me

Mark

 

Those Fishmitts are not very warm, maybe a winter version with thinsulit is in order

Mark

 

lol

 

so griot's is re-introducing their 3" mini random orbital...

wat do you guys think? due to the 2 electric product failures
ive had the last 10months from them (air compressor, heat gun),
i think im going to pass again...they appear not to have any
experise in electronic products.

prove me wrong? (i even feel lucky that my griots
RO even works correctly)