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jcw alcantara wheel installed :)

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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 04:28 AM
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jcw alcantara wheel installed :)



the alcantara/leather wheel is a unique experience...so smooth to the touch!
 
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 04:40 AM
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nice , and no more hand sweat
 
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 05:54 AM
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Pics or it isn't true.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 07:10 AM
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Looks good. Are the CF bits from MINI or a 3rd party?
 
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by mdsbrain
Looks good. Are the CF bits from MINI or a 3rd party?
the bottom spoke is from Mini, the sides are ebay third party stick-ons (they fit flush and are ultra thin)
 
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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 11:40 AM
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the bottom spoke is from Mini, the sides are ebay third party stick-ons (they fit flush and are ultra thin)
Thanks for the input I've been looking at getting the ebay bits for a while.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 11:51 AM
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Thickness is good, probably one of my fav. mods to date
 
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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 12:47 PM
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I had my for 30k now and the Alcantara is starting to wear down a bit. Just letting you know!
 
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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 12:51 PM
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Toothbrush and suede cleaner, my buddy restored his no issue he got second hand. looks brand new almost.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by mdsbrain
Thanks for the input I've been looking at getting the ebay bits for a while.
the CF weave is a bit bigger than the jcw CF bottom spoke, but its 95% the same, you wont even notice unless you look for differences. quality is good. it comes with instant glue, but i used 3m ultra thin double sided tape.

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I had my for 30k now and the Alcantara is starting to wear down a bit. Just letting you know!
30k miles? that's ok, i usually dont keep a car past that mileage.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2012 | 04:01 PM
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30000 km or so....

@Bigprfed22 How do you clean it? Do you remove it?
 
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