Corvette Steering Wheel Modification

"JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7" (jayzayeighty) 06/06/2014 at 21:34 • Filed to: C4 update

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Recommended skill level: advanced. Permanent and professional solution for torn or worn through steering wheel leather.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 06/06/2014 at 21:39

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"leather"

Brian Silvestro > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 06/06/2014 at 21:39

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dat craftmanship

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/06/2014 at 21:41

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Zoom in to see pores. GM interiors do not disappoint! :P

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Brian Silvestro 06/06/2014 at 21:43

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I feel like I could've had a chance at a job early on at the Bowling Green plant with these quality control skills.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 06/06/2014 at 21:45

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Eeehh...

Sometimes they do.

I'll give your leather the benefit of the doubt though.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/06/2014 at 21:47

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Haha that was maximum sarcasm there. Someone stupid enough to compliment GM's interiors should be immediately banished from the planet. Anyways, it's one of three places on the car with leather: seats, shift boot, and steering wheel.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 06/06/2014 at 21:49

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I complement their interiors all the time D:

They can do good interiors sometimes. See 2009 Vue.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/06/2014 at 21:52

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that's actually quite nicely designed, but as a whole the interiors are generally pretty poor efforts. They have gotten far better over the years, though.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 06/06/2014 at 21:52

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Better issue a recall for steering wheels because it tore.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 06/06/2014 at 21:54

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Oh definitely, but who's haven't?

Maybe Ferrari. LEATHER WRAPPED EVERYTHING.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 06/06/2014 at 21:56

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"That could KILL someone. GM is such a monster!" - some guy, probably named Bob

Brian Silvestro > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 06/06/2014 at 22:01

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Seriously though, one glance at this work and they'd have no choice but to take you on. Advanced/secret development is the department for you.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/06/2014 at 22:02

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Who has a beer gut and refuses to wear a shirt.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 06/06/2014 at 22:02

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And owns a third hand Chevy Cobalt he got for $1500 from Jim

Axial > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/06/2014 at 22:41

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Lol, the steering wheel is one of two things in the car that is actual leather, the other being the shift knob.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/07/2014 at 01:35

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it may look good but I can guarantee it wont feel good.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/07/2014 at 01:38

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I sit in this same interior minus the leather seats almost daily, it feels perfectly fine. It feels upscale actually, considering my parent's $22k price of entry.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/07/2014 at 01:46

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weird most GM interiors are 110% hard plastic. Like sitting inside a Buzz Lightyear action figure.

see last gen Silverados. My old boos had one. It was a top of the line 2500, and everything but the leather seats felt like it belonged in a Saturn.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/07/2014 at 01:51

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The entire top of the dash and doors in the Saturn are soft materials. There's cloth inserts in the doors, and everything feels screwed together really tight. Anything that's plastic is quality plastics.

This is pretty much the case for every late Saturn. They had their shit together.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/07/2014 at 01:53

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So the 50k chevy pickup felt like a Saturn, but the Saturn actually feels nice. Irony

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/07/2014 at 01:54

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Yup, pretty much. Yet who got the axe in the end?

The people who had their shit together and knew how to build a quality product.

Old-Busted-Hotness > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 06/07/2014 at 05:49

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wheelskins.com

un-hipster > JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 06/07/2014 at 14:05

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thumbs up, for not using one of those gigantic lace-on replacement covers!

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > un-hipster 06/07/2014 at 16:05

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Haha, thanks. I figure I'll buy a Nardi/Momo eventually, so I'm not going to offend the masses with a gas station special. Also, because racecar (although it's the wrong color for that). These steering wheels are the 1984 equivalent of the C6's, so there's no point in leaving on a rough one...

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Old-Busted-Hotness 06/07/2014 at 16:07

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Those look to be good quality. I'm replacing the wheel down the road, but I'd get a cover if the original C4 steering wheel were better to use.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Axial 06/07/2014 at 16:14

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We are spoiled with the stuff. You can only smell a little smoldering rubber on a warm, sunny day with the top off. On a better note, half of the ancient pencil from the dealer the car was bought at in Stockton, CA was under the seat.