Steering Wheel Cover Install

[surly]

How was the learning curve on doing the stitching?? Always thought that looked tough to do. Also, dis you use any glue to hold it on?? Was all that in the kit or purchased separately??

Always had to have mine done professionally as I never found a kit that was as configurable as this one and that came out looking that good!! Very nice.

Honestly, I wish I watched more videos before I started. I attempted to tuck the cover first and then start stitching, but one video I saw started with one small piece to start stitching so that it starts taking shape and then you tuck the last pieces. The finishing of the stitches was a bit rough but I can’t notice it unless I look. 2nd go at it will be much easier and 10/10 vs 8/10 now.
Check out their YouTube channel. Super helpful.

https://youtube.com/@stitchingcover?feature=shared

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[surly]

How was the learning curve on doing the stitching?? Always thought that looked tough to do. Also, dis you use any glue to hold it on?? Was all that in the kit or purchased separately??

Always had to have mine done professionally as I never found a kit that was as configurable as this one and that came out looking that good!! Very nice.

Everything came in the kit. Including some tape. You don’t have to use a ton of tape. Start stitching and put a strategically placed piece on. The inside between wheel and cover as you go along. Mine is held by 3 pieces. 2 at the stitching marks at top and one at 6 o’clock.

 

[canyonslicker]

Everything came in the kit. Including some tape. You don’t have to use a ton of tape. Start stitching and put a strategically placed piece on. The inside between wheel and cover as you go along. Mine is held by 3 pieces. 2 at the stitching marks at top and one at 6pm.

So what exactly is the difference between 6pm vs 6am? Asking for a friend..

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Nope. I’m in an XLT, with cheap plastic wheel. ...

The XLT is actually leather.

You have the stitching so it's the factory leather.

It's just crappy leather.

I recently drove a new ZR2 Colorado and a Lariat Ranger.

The steering leather on both was FAR better than my Ranger leather.

 

[Joeiconic]

So what exactly is the difference between 6pm vs 6am? Asking for a friend..

12 hours.

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

You mean over the leather? Looks like that's what you started with...does this make the grip too fat?

 

[PltFX4]

FYI: I have a spare 2019 steering wheel if some one wants to use it to send out to be covered or do it yourself and still keep the Ranger on the road (that's why I have a spare for when I sent mine out to be covered). Swapping out the steering wheel is mostly easy. Pay for shipping and I'll pay for shipping of yours back to me... keep a free wheel in circulation as it were.
Just a thought.

 

[Msfitoy]

Nope. I’m in an XLT, with cheap plastic wheel. The new cover is 100% coverage. Left and right perforated leather is part of the new cover and top/bottom is alcantara. Stitching is new too. 100% wrap around. Check out their website. It does NOT make the grip too fat. About ~1mm increase. On mine it made it feel way sportier because it gave it a bit more girth.

Just to clarify...this is your original wheel and it's not leather? This is plastic with stitching? This looks identical to my optioned upgrade leather wheel from Ford...

 

[awd.nv]

I have seen these for German cars and such, didn't know our Ranger had these covers. May explore this a little bit. Thanks for the info!

I wanted to order a carbon fiber steering wheel but then it hit me, it might suck when doing a u-turn or something and you let the steering wheel spin back to center, the OEM one is round and you can kinda let it glide, those CF ones are flat at the bottom and contoured, but same diameter, so I didn't want to spend $800 and not like it. I still may, but it was something I am not sure about.

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

Just to clarify...this is your original wheel and it's not leather? This is plastic with stitching? This looks identical to my optioned upgrade leather wheel from Ford...

It looks like the leather wrapped wheel. I have the basic rubber/dead nauga version (no stitching) and it looks like this…

 

[surly]

Just to clarify...this is your original wheel and it's not leather? This is plastic with stitching? This looks identical to my optioned upgrade leather wheel from Ford...

Yes. This is original.

 

[Msfitoy]

Yes. This is original.

You're saying that is plastic with stitching and not leather?

 

[surly]

Here are some close ups of the install. It’s “good enough” for my first time. When it’s time to replace (because I get bored easily), the second install will be much cleaner as I’ve learned from the first one. Again, ten fold better than the shiny greasy looking shit it came with from the factory. The back got ripped because of user error. Should’ve watched more videos before starting. Started tucking first instead of sewing first. Start stitching FIRST and tucking once it got nice and snug around the steering wheel after stitching. Totally worth the few hours of wrenching and sprucing up my visual field and feel of the truck.

 

[awd.nv]

User error aside, I am blown away it came out so good looking.

 

[surly]

You're saying that is plastic with stitching and not leather?

It feels like plastic. I bought the truck used so no idea what it looked like out of the showroom.

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