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What did you do to your Sedan today?

Old Feb 2, 2017 | 06:24 PM
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Got the Takeda long tube intake and Cusco strut brace in

Looks great, Melophile. Nice start to your engine bay!
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Old Feb 2, 2017 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Bear Slate
I got the steering wheel wrapped with a hand stitched leather cover!! The local shop that did it for me was amazing

i just did the same to mine, but I tried doing it myself. Probably looks 85% as good as yours lol... tucking the leather in without taking the wheel apart is a PITA...
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Daddy Fat Sacs
Where in fl are you located?
I'm between fort Myers and west palm beach. I'll try to post a clip soon.
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by hexotic
i just did the same to mine, but I tried doing it myself. Probably looks 85% as good as yours lol... tucking the leather in without taking the wheel apart is a PITA...
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by 2GoRNot2G
its black in a beige interior and its not perfect, so NO lol. Its just a temporary thing I did for the winter so its not as cold to the touch
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by hexotic
i just did the same to mine, but I tried doing it myself. Probably looks 85% as good as yours lol... tucking the leather in without taking the wheel apart is a PITA...
Out of curiosity (I'm planning to do this) what did it cost you?
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by r2dmax
Out of curiosity (I'm planning to do this) what did it cost you?
Since it was my first try and just a temporary thing, I went with the xuji kit from aliexpress. Cost 25 bucks.
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 11:01 PM
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I got the aliexpress kit and got it professionally installed. The cover was like $20 and the labor was $250.
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Bear Slate
I got the aliexpress kit and got it professionally installed. The cover was like $20 and the labor was $250.
Do you have a link to this? How's the quality and feel? Looks pretty good from the pic.
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 01:20 AM
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https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free...608.0.0.7kj7yK

feels great actually. Kind of like a q50 steering wheel. Delivery was like less than 2 weeks too.
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 09:40 AM
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I did the same thing a while ago. I really like it.

(in the pic the wheel is still wet, i used a steamer to shrink the leather for a better fit after stitching)

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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 01:20 PM
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Can't wait for springtime so I can actually take things apart and do a much more detailed cleaning, but I decided to get rid of the dirt and salt that has gathered under my hood over the past month. In the spring I'll take off the fender liners for cleaning as well as remove the reservoirs and clean all the hoses and looms. For now, this is the cleanest part of my car lol... Canadian winter...

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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 04:28 PM
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Not a double post, just later the same day lol. Decided I needed a phone holder, so I made one. Still waiting for the plastidip to dry, but here are some pre-paint photos.












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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 07:19 PM
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Nice and simple! Mine is similar kinda but i made it on the 3D Printer. Goes in the exact same spot
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Old Feb 4, 2017 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by iCrap
Nice and simple! Mine is similar kinda but i made it on the 3D Printer. Goes in the exact same spot
Dont know why I didnt think of printing one.....
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