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That’s a wrap !!!
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2025 9:19 pm
by Blacky
Saw a post on the FE- FC Forum about a leather steering wheel cover that you sew over your wheel - after driving back from Temora thought it would be worth a try
Measured the wheel up and sent the details off to the mob in England who make them along with about $80 and a few weeks later it turned up in the post.
I figured the wheel could do with a bit of fattening up so I allowed a bit extra and stuck a sheet of 3mm foam under it first - I used this stuff after talking to my trimmer mate
It’s adhesive backed so I cut it to size then slid the cover over it
Tied it on and voila !!!! Electricians toolkit, call it done
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Re: That’s a wrap !!!
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2025 9:29 pm
by Blacky
Then I found this needle and thread in the kit - figured I better use that instead of the cable ties ………
After a few YouTube tutorials I got to it …….
Slow going - no wonder my trimmer mate wasn’t interested in doing it
Getting there …….. once I got a rhythm going it wasn’t too bad
And there you go ! Took nearly 3 hours after Drew (trimmer) said it would take an hour or so . Hope the knots stay tied or I will be doing it again …..
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Re: That’s a wrap !!!
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2025 10:19 pm
by Errol62
Pretty swish mate!
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
Re: That’s a wrap !!!
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2025 7:23 am
by EK283
Thats Fat,
It looks huge, nice old fashioned power steering, and no more white knuckles !
Greg
Re: That’s a wrap !!!
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2025 8:06 am
by Blacky
EK283 wrote: Mon Jul 28, 2025 7:23 am
Thats Fat,
It looks huge, nice old fashioned power steering, and no more white knuckles !
Greg
Yeah - I would like to get one made a couple of inches smaller for the 2 door - Pearlcraft can do it but $$$$$$$ , and the cost of making a custom horn ring would be crippling I would reckon
Re: That’s a wrap !!!
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2025 9:38 am
by Errol62
Garry in our club, green and white FB wagon, cut one down a bit and made a wood rim. Didn’t have to touch the horn ring as it is just a bit smaller. Lot of work though. Looks nice.
FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie
Re: That’s a wrap !!!
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2025 10:44 pm
by In the Shed
Looks very tidy there Blacky
The list of options / accessories on this Ute keeps growing…..
Re: That’s a wrap !!!
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2025 6:22 pm
by WesternWagon
Looks tidy mate
I have an XP Falcon outer on a 49 Merc wheel for my Coupe
Finding the outer the correct diameter would be the challenge
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The list of options / accessories on this Ute keeps growing…..