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> Leather steering wheel covers, Who has replaced theirs ?
pgollender
post Jun 6 2016, 08:47 PM
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My COA said my 1970 came with "leather steering wheel covers"
Most of it is intact, but would like to see where members have turned to for restoration ?
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post Jun 15 2016, 12:07 PM
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I saw that Eklers/Automotion offers a cover "kit" for the 4 spoke butterfly wheel but its listed as a 911 part which I believe is a diff diameter ?
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post Jun 15 2016, 03:00 PM
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QUOTE(rdauenhauer @ Jun 15 2016, 11:07 AM) *

I saw that Eklers/Automotion offers a cover "kit" for the 4 spoke butterfly wheel but its listed as a 911 part which I believe is a diff diameter ?

As I recall, the bowtie kits offered by Automotion are 16" or 17" diameter kits. The stock 914 steering wheel is 380mm or 15" in diameter.

Regarding AGLA, I believe the leather kits themselves are fine. It's the restoration service (or lack thereof) that has received so many negative comments.

Speaking of DIY kits, here is a nice how-to write up by Montreal914. He used the AGLA kit:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=159965
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The end result looks really terrific and Montreal914 saved himself a bunch of money doing the work himself. The only thing I might question is the stitching at the spokes.
I have read in a couple of other threads that the stitching changes from a criss cross stitch to a baseball stitch at the spokes. See image below for reference:

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