If the leather itself is in good condition, an upholstery shop could probaby
stitch it back up.
In David's case , where the leather is splitting, they could possibly
replace it all. But I don't know that it would be cheap.
I have seen two kinds of generic steering wheel wraps. One is the (usually
perforated) kind that spirals around the rim, is wrapped with plastic cord,
and that looks hideously cheesy (IMO). Somewhat less common is a leather
covering that is sized to the wheel diameter, and laced up on the inside
edge with heavy thread, more like a factory-style leather wheel. Of this
variety, all the ones I have found are designed for thicker rims than on CB
MGs (or any other 60s-vintage cars). On my 67 Barracuda (which had several
cracks in the rim), I solved this by wrapping it with foam first, then
stitching on the cover. This makes for a wheel that feels like a modern
luxury car -- smoothly sheathed in leather, with a slightly squeezable grip.
on 2/6/03 4:41 PM, David Councill at dcouncil@imt.net wrote:
> At 03:20 PM 2/6/2003 -0600, Patton Dickson wrote:
>
>> Finally, the leather stitching has come loose where the leather ends
>> meet. It is not bad, but one day I'll want to fix it. Is there anyway
>> to repair that?
>
> I would be interested too, if anyone knows a fix or a place to get the
> leather fixed. My 67BGT came with an aftermarket steering wheel. It looks
> nice except the leather was splitting. So I covered it with one of those
> generic leather wraps for now. That gives it a nice feel and appearance but
> ultimately I would prefer a more original look. Judging from the style, the
> wear, and the nice MG centerpiece, I think the steering wheel may have come
> with the car, perhaps installed as a dealer option.
>
> I have some pictures - the steering wheel can be seen but not too clearly at:
> http://cu.imt.net/~dcouncil/mg
> These pictures were taken by the previous owner when he was selling the
> car. The steering wheel is somewhat visible in the bottom pictures.
>
> Since I got the car, I have restored the interior (dash cover and seat
> covers). The carb air filters pictured have been replaced with stock air
> filters which means the coolant overflow tank was also removed. So the car
> is near original, except perhaps the door mirrors, which I will get to
> after I finish my 72B restoration.
>
> David Councill
> 67 BGT
> 72 B
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