Staring Wheel...Change or Refinish?
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Staring Wheel...Change or Refinish?
I have the full leather wrap staring wheel on my 2005 XKR and it is showing signs of wear on the sable leather finish. Has anyone refinished one of these staring wheels and/or replaced them? If so how big a job is it to refinish and is it durable thereafter? Also, how big a job is it to change out the staring wheel on an XKR with the adaptive cruise control system? Is it a job for a Tech or can a novice mechanic do it?
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Tim
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Tim
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On a serious note, I used a leather dye kit I bought from ebay to refurbish the wear marks on my sable leather steering wheel and it came up like new.
I gave them the trim code and they supplied the correct colour matched dye along with a cleaning solution. It was easy to apply and only took a few minutes for each coat. I did it a year ago and it's only now showing signs of needing redoing on the edges. Would probably last a lot longer on areas that don't get as much wear.
All in all not quite as good as a new steering wheel, but a lot cheaper and easier.
The supplier is based in the UK but I think they ship overseas, so just search for Jaguar leather dye. Can't remember the name but he had a number of testimonials on his page.
I gave them the trim code and they supplied the correct colour matched dye along with a cleaning solution. It was easy to apply and only took a few minutes for each coat. I did it a year ago and it's only now showing signs of needing redoing on the edges. Would probably last a lot longer on areas that don't get as much wear.
All in all not quite as good as a new steering wheel, but a lot cheaper and easier.
The supplier is based in the UK but I think they ship overseas, so just search for Jaguar leather dye. Can't remember the name but he had a number of testimonials on his page.
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No you don't remove the steering wheel. Just clean it with the cleaning fluid and a cloth, then when dry I just "painted" the dye on in thin coats with a sponge brush and let it dry between coats.
Takes about 5 minutes to apply each coat, depending on how big an area you need to cover, then about an hour drying/beer time between each coat. 3-4 coats will probably be enough for the worst areas of wear.
Very simple and effective fix.
Apparently it works well on all leather areas such as worn seats etc but haven't had the need to try.
Takes about 5 minutes to apply each coat, depending on how big an area you need to cover, then about an hour drying/beer time between each coat. 3-4 coats will probably be enough for the worst areas of wear.
Very simple and effective fix.
Apparently it works well on all leather areas such as worn seats etc but haven't had the need to try.
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