Regarding the wheel covers I used a cover from http://www.wheelskins.com/ on
a used LE steering wheel. Price is about $40 US and if you give the diameter
and grip circumference they will custom make it at no additional cost.
Installation takes about an hour.
Mike
'79B
----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Heim" <mvheim@attbi.com>
To: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: Aftermarket Leather Steering Wheel Questions
> 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
>
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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