[perryo91]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

Carbon Fiber stripes do not match Dashboard Trim in above pic as well.

What do you mean? They're the same vinyl wrap.

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by perryo91

What do you mean? They're the same vinyl wrap.

I hope that would be it as that would be easy to fix.

The stripes on one run 1:00 to 7:00

The stripes on the other run 2:00 to 8:00

But the finish does not look anything alike in detail and shine.

[wantafastone]

Originally Posted by perryo91

Haha I didnt even notice thank you The carbon is more recent

How did you add the carbon fiber?

[perryo91]

Originally Posted by wantafastone

How did you add the carbon fiber?

Remove the trim carefully and slowly from the top so you dont break any of the delicate tabs.

Then wrap it with whatever vinyl film you want!

[KingpinRCR]

Originally Posted by perryo91

[B][SIZE="3"]I will give you the real answer...*snip*

Looks fantastic!
Any chance you could find out wich paint he used? Brand and color would be great.
Thanks.

[H4CK1NT05H]

Originally Posted by perryo91

[SIZE="3"]I will give you the real answer. [/SIZE]

I bought my car with 38k miles and the steering wheel was fucking horrible. The previous owner definitely parked in the sun every single day and never cleaned it. The whole interior actually was nasty as fuk in little crevices and behind the paddles. I feel like he ate and didnt even clean his hands when driving. I wish I can meet him and ask wtf he was thinking, but anyways.The 12, 3, and 9 o clock positions were worn down nasty nasty.

So what did I do? Lucky my salesman was honest af and knew how to fix it.

They send their post-lease cars to a leather/wheel guy to get reconditioned. So he told me to go over there, tell them he sent me, and they will restore the wheel.

It only cost $40 when I feel like it should have costed more (my steering wheel is now basically new).

So I watched the process... the guy just masked EVERYTHING, buffed/sanded the leather portion of the wheel all the way down to bare. Then literally just re spray-painted it with black spray paint (He had a nice gun).

The first week it was still kind of coarse feeling but he said it would smooth out to like-new.

I was nervous, but he was right, after a while it literally felt/looked like a brand new wheel.

He recommended to maintain it to use the Wolfgang leather cleaner/conditioner and they are pricey but idgaf i love how this steering wheel is when brand new.

10k miles later and it's still as nice and matte as it was when he refinished it and I do have sweaty hands so it's not like I have an advantage to not affecting the wheel.

I do clean with water about once every two weeks. Then clean/condition it like 3 times a year.

So. Thats the real answer. Yes you can try cleaning it and see if it's just "dirt" But once it hits a certain point - like your wheel - they need to respray it.

Hopefully there's a good leather guy around you that can fix it. Sorry if I sound bitchy, it's just I've seen alot of posts where people say "It's just grime, just use a cleaner and condition it and you'll be fine" ; no, it gets to a point that the dye wears off.

Good luck. Here's a pic of mine after a year/11k miles. (The first picture has glare)

Thanks a lot, seems common with these wheels becoming older everyday. Very informative post and nice to have a solution.

[JOEMAG85]

Im picking up my 2013 F30 today and the msport steering wheel looks worn out. I'm wondering if anyone's tried something like this:

https://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/le...hoCQ6sQAvD_BwE

I'm thinking it might be worth a go

[JOEMAG85]

Originally Posted by JOEMAG85

Im picking up my 2013 F30 today and the msport steering wheel looks worn out. I'm wondering if anyone's tried something like this:

https://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/le...hoCQ6sQAvD_BwE

I'm thinking it might be worth a go

My steering wheel just needed a good old baby wiping

[BAKKI]

visualexstasy I have the exact same issue w/ my newly bought used 440i (30k miles). Top of the steering wheel is rough and sticky, leaving black residue whenever I try to clean it. Either the previous owner tried to refinish it poorly, or the original finish is coming off due to sun damage.

Where can I find a good shop that does this kind of work?