What did you do to your Sedan today?

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02-02-2017, 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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02-02-2017, 11:34 PM

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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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02-03-2017, 01:58 PM

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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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02-03-2017, 04:33 PM

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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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02-03-2017, 04:35 PM

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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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02-03-2017, 05:43 PM

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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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02-03-2017, 05:45 PM

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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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02-03-2017, 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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02-04-2017, 12:02 AM

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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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02-04-2017, 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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02-04-2017, 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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02-04-2017, 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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02-04-2017, 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.