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Old Jan 26, 2023 | 09:46 PM
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Nice product, made my wheel look brand new.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2023 | 01:30 AM
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Yeah, I love mine for sure. Yours looks great.
Looks like there’s a truck missing underneath it though!

We had a discussion a year or two ago about this. Discussing the differences between the less expensive vinyl ones and the more expensive leather ones.
Were you involved in that discussion?
 
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Old Jan 27, 2023 | 05:47 AM
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I wasn’t part of the discussion but was following and was why I decided on the Wheelskins cover, definitely more $$ but was the look and feel I wanted.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2023 | 10:20 AM
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Nice shop and thanks for the heads up.

easiest cracked steering wheel replacement I have seen.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2023 | 11:26 AM
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Very nice. I did not know about these.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2023 | 12:50 PM
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Is that a padded cover? It looks thick. I put a leather cover on a car years ago that was thinner leather, but it was like shrink wrap over the wheel once it was tight and you couldn't tell it was a cover.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2023 | 01:09 PM
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There is no padding just leather not sure of it's thickness, it is doubled at the edges where you stitch it on.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2023 | 03:39 PM
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Looks fantastic, can i ask the cost please?
 
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Old Jan 27, 2023 | 03:49 PM
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I'm curious now too, now that you've asked.
Seems to me the first one I bought way back when was about $15 or so, and the last one I bought (almost way back when now too!) was about $30-ish?
They seemed expensive compared to the cheap vinyl ones (about $7 to $15) but not way out of line for the type of product it was. Heck, if I was willing to buy them, they could not have been too high priced.
I've always been a bit on the cheap side except where something really mattered.

I bet they're closer to $50 or so now.
I'd better start keeping mine up. Some leather conditioner seems called for about now...

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$65.95 with free shipping
https://wheelskins.com/original
 
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Took me a good hour to stitch it on but I work sloooowwww….
 
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Maybe I do too, but more likely I think careful and consistent is simply the key. And it's going to take an hour at least to get there.
Well worth the time.

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Old Jan 28, 2023 | 03:16 PM
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Thanks for the lead and the pic, I have hear of them before, but never seen one installed on our trucks.
 
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So when I looked this up and entered info they ask for size. In that process the oldest truck shown is 87-96. Is that what you entered for.
 
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No, I had to measure the Diameter of wheel and circumference of the grip at the high point of the finger grip. It’s under the “ measure” tab as a special order, it costs the same, mine was 15-1/2” x 3-1/4”.
 
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