Is mine the worst melted/f***ed thumgrips Renault steering wheel ever?

[MarkCup]

If so, do I win a prize?

Mmmmm, nice...

Definitely not fit for the purpose...no way is that 'normal' wear and tear.

Anyone have one that's worse?

 

[Pep]

i see no problem with that?

 

[Daniel]

dude, buy another steering wheel!!

 

[fatboyslim]

feck me.. how many miles are on that?

 

[Baldin0]

hehe, boy am i glad i dont drive by holding my thumbs in there

 

[Michael172]

well if you didnt track the bloody car so much maybe youd be allrite

 

[Gareth]

skank

 

[Alan]

hehe, boy am i glad i dont drive by holding my thumbs in there

Its the sun that does it matey..

 

[Hazza]

LOL, that is terrible!!

 

[Laura]

i think ill ill protect mine lol

 

[MarkCup]

dude, buy another steering wheel!!

I'm going to once I get it going again...planning a few changes elsewhere as well now I don't commute in it anymore.

feck me.. how many miles are on that?

93,000 - but that's irrelevant in my opinion. Name another make of car with leather wheels that look like that after 3.5 years?

 

[AlexS]

Im suprised you haven't chucked that in a skip and got a smaller one, now that its a second car.

 

[Mikey197]

Thats the exact same problem that happened with my mums megane, the steering wheel was fucked and everyone that came and looked at it questioned the mileage as you expect that from really high milers but they are just s**t steering wheels to be honest.

 

[Baldin0]

hehe, boy am i glad i dont drive by holding my thumbs in there

Its the sun that does it matey..

aw crap, so theres no avoiding it then

 

[daydotz]

that sucks

 

[Alan]

Disklock thingy, added safety and will stop the wheel getting ruined or just stick a towel over it if its going to be parked in the sun all day...

I dont have this problem as my car is garaged 5 days out of 7 lol..

 

[AlexS]

When I looked at a 172 at a garage it had the standard knackered steering wheel, the salesman's suggestion was to put one of those ghey steering wheel covers on, you know the ones with the tribal pattern!
Not only do they look gash knowing me I would turn the cover and the wheel would stay still and go straight into a tree!

 

[Josh220]

thats shocking, shows you the quality of some of the materials in renaults.

 

[Day]

And we all sit here like puppets accepting things like this.

 

[MarkCup]

How's yours Day?

 

[Andy.]

I thought the PH1 wheels were bad but that is shocking!

 

[John D]

That is pretty horiffic Mark!

Mine started to go last summer. I've just chucked an old t-shirt over the wheel whenever its parked in the sun and the thumb grips hav'nt got any worse. The top of the wheel has started to crack this summer though. But f**k it. I did'nt buy the car for the lovely steering wheel! I'll replace with a nice Momo before it gets like yours

 

[ck786]

f**k....... i thought mine was bad.....
i feel much better after seeing im not the only one

 

[fmp_]

get that shitty standard wheel to feck!!!!

replace it asap my man!!

 

[Peperami]

My cup wheel (now removed for a sparco jobby) is still in one piece, thumb grips intact.

Any idea how much theyre worth?

 

[H5 D*P]

looks like uv got a bit peckish on some journeys

 

[Day]

How's yours Day?

Top part is starting to peel, thumb grips are good.

Long way from replacement time.

Dansta's one was mint when I looked last weekend, god knows how.

 

[Ali]

He's so fierce on track! - Need gentlier hands mark!

 

[MarkCup]

My cup wheel (now removed for a sparco jobby) is still in one piece, thumb grips intact.

Any idea how much theyre worth?

...their weight in gold?

get that s**tty standard wheel to feck!!!!

replace it asap my man!!

I intend to...with exactly what you've got, but with thumb contour swelled bits or whatever they're called :approve:

 

[MarkCup]

He's so fierce on track! - Need gentlier hands mark!

Nothing wrong with my hands sweetness, I grip and stroke it gently.

Serious question for you for a change Ali...

Is there anything in your detailing arsenal that would have stopped that?

Or is it just s*** leather?

 

[Ali]

He's so fierce on track! - Need gentlier hands mark!

Nothing wrong with my hands sweetness, I grip and stroke it gently.

Serious question for you for a change Ali...

Is there anything in your detailing arsenal that would have stopped that?

Or is it just s*** leather?

serious answer....lol...I don't know! I use leather care and conditor on mine. But never had a problem with crackin or splitting bits...only seems to happen to some cars. My 172 was an 02 plate and it was fine, left in the sun and all sorts...

 

[DH_GTI]

wow that is bad lol

 

[Greeny.]

I have 1 broken grip but that is bad!!

 

[C.slicker]

My cup wheel (now removed for a sparco jobby) is still in one piece, thumb grips intact.

Any idea how much theyre worth?

If it is mint, £120-£160.

 

[Peperami]

My cup wheel (now removed for a sparco jobby) is still in one piece, thumb grips intact.

Any idea how much theyre worth?

If it is mint, £120-£160.

You're joking

 

[Graham Gooch]

Personally I think you just have a high/low pH sweat lol.

Been drinking caustic recently? LOLOL.

 

[172.com]

Mine is absolutely fine. But I do tend to have my hands in different places on the steering wheel a lot and don't grip really tightly.

Plus I'm up North, so the sun is a rare occurance.

 

[mini-valver]

The dynamique ones don't seem to wear anywhere near as bad. Granted they don't jave the thumb grips but the actual wheels are usually pretty good....

 

[Ollie82.]

My god man, thats a mess. How can you put up with that day in day out?!

Mine started to melt so i changed it not long after.

 

[Jake16v]

lol wtf av never seen a steering wheel lk that in my life