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  1. Ellie

    Steering Wheel refurbishment

    Thank you!!:p To update you all... I have started, I’ve made the sleeve, now all I need to do is find time long enough without the children to sit in my car and stitch up the wheel... I had made an attempt last week whilst my son was at a birthday party and I sat parked up outside, but I became...
  2. Ellie

    Steering Wheel refurbishment

    :eek: I’ve not started it yet! This weekend I reckon ;)
  3. Ellie

    Steering Wheel refurbishment

    I like to set myself a challenge :p:p;)
  4. Ellie

    A140 Hub Caps...

    Mine are 15” :)
  5. Ellie

    A140 Hub Caps...

    My ‘eBay special’ hubcaps have arrived... although they’re not MB, I think they tidy the car up quite well :D Before.... After....
  6. Ellie

    Steering Wheel refurbishment

    Material and thread have arrived!! :D:p
  7. Ellie

    Steering Wheel refurbishment

    I don’t have the tools to remove the steering wheel anyway, so I’m going to get my mechanic friend to remove it. I could just stitch it whilst still attached but think it would be awkward... Either way, I’ll be sure to post photos!!:D
  8. Ellie

    Steering Wheel refurbishment

    Tempting ;):p maybe my job job is in the wrong field!! :D I’m honestly attracted to the challenge now! :D If it goes Pete Tong then I may have to result to ordering one ;) Otherwise, I’ve found online a dark grey faux leather (real leather is expensive :eek:) which I think would look great...
  9. Ellie

    Steering Wheel refurbishment

    Also, there are some things I didn’t agree on with his method... For example, I wouldn’t be using glue to stick down the leather where the arms of the wheel are. Glue (especially fabric glue) doesn’t last very well in the heat and over time, so I can imagine in a year the excess material would...
  10. Ellie

    Steering Wheel refurbishment

    I’m actually really excited about this little project now after watching that! The hardest part for me to complete in that entire video will be the removal of the steering wheel - simply because I only own a couple of screwdrivers! But as long as I can borrow the tools from somewhere then I’ll...
  11. Ellie

    Steering Wheel refurbishment

    There doesn’t appear to be any available at the moment... but I’ll keep my eye out. Failing that I’ve seen some diy leather covers which you sew on yourself at home. I’m a good seamstress so I might just give that a go for £7. If it looks crap, i can always take it off :D
  12. Ellie

    A140 Hub Caps...

    I’ve never even heard of the company and I live in Caversham o_O there is another one I know of (also in a Caversham) but I’ll take a look when the next service is due :D Thabjs for taking a look though! :p:D
  13. Ellie

    A140 Hub Caps...

    They look great! :D
  14. Ellie

    Steering Wheel refurbishment

    :p:D;)
  15. Ellie

    Steering Wheel refurbishment

  16. Ellie

    Steering Wheel refurbishment

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  17. Ellie

    Steering Wheel refurbishment

    Et Voila....
  18. Ellie

    Steering Wheel refurbishment

    Thanks for the advice! As it happens the steering wheel isn’t even leather!! :wallbash::( So that definitely rules out the shoe polish idea :( Perhaps I should get fluffy dice and a matching fluffy steering wheel cover?... :p:banana::D
  19. Ellie

    All things w168

    I’ve also taken a look at the webpage you’ve sent me... it looks expensive :eek: - you’ll get used to this, if it’s cheap or free then I’m there! ;) This car is my stop gap for my new job, once I’m in and hitting my targets I may be upgrading (or lovingly restoring :p)
  20. Ellie

    Steering Wheel refurbishment

    Good morning... I’m thinking about refurbishing my gear stick and steering wheel. In my curiosity I found a YouTube clip using shoe polish! Has anyone tried this? Do you recommend?? - I am on a budget so a pound shop shoe polish special sounds ideal to me! :D:p
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