stearing wheel cracking!!!

[Cabriochris]

My 172 has only done 28k but already the leather on the top of the steering wheel is starting to crack and go hard.

Any advise what i can do apart from hold the steering wheel in a different place lol. Is there any treatment i can use and what is best to keep the leather supple?

 

[DougClio16v]

Mines melting and gone all nobbly!!!

 

[elgrego]

I went to newcastle and back (just short of 400 miles) and it's melted where i held the wheel! What an absolute disgrace! I can't believe it.

 

[edde]

Not much you can do loads of people try superglue

The wheel is only availiable as a whole £300 or so it is.

Best advice is nt to use hand creme dig your nails into the wheel or wear a wedding ring etc.

They wear with age and milage though just the way it is.

 

[MT AUDIO]

They wear with age and milage though just the way it is.

they wear when air touches them!

 

[MarkCup]

They wear.

 

[Fletcher]

Well my mk2 172 has now done just over 78,000 miles and the steering wheel is still in mint condition.

 

[MarkCup]

You're very lucky. Yours must have been from the one single good batch they had.

 

[Graham Gooch]

I've done 58k and whilst I wouldn't say its mint, its not what I'd call fucked by a long long way.

I use marks as the basis of fucked though LOLOLOL.

 

[MarkCup]

 

[.GAZ.]

cit-ren had sum in stock the other day

 

[Graham Gooch]

I don't know how you put up with that so long.

Mine'll be a aftermarket long before it gets to that state!

 

[MarkCup]

It still makes it go left and right Ralph, and I've been driving wearing gloves for about the last twelve months so it doesn't feel too bad at all.

 

[Monkey_beast_182]

Jeeze Mark! I thought mine was bad! I swear I've added 3kg to the weight of my car in aroldite trying to repair mine, but yours looks impressive(!)

 

[Monkey_beast_182]

Here's a thought for you; I know everyone says about replacing your wheel with an aftermarket one - I'm tempted, but what do I do about my air-bag & cruise control buttons? I still want to keep them both, but I'm sure if I got for an aftermarket one it means loosing both.

 

[edde]

Here's a thought for you; I know everyone says about replacing your wheel with an aftermarket one - I'm tempted, but what do I do about my air-bag & cruise control buttons? I still want to keep them both, but I'm sure if I got for an aftermarket one it means loosing both.

You lose the cruise unless you make a mount of them airbag you have to stick resisters in the wiring loom or get the airbag system deactivated form the dashbopard panel else you get a warning light on.

 

[DrR]

Only part of my car thats not broke, it's outlasted the gearbox, engine and the rear dampers lol.