Steering wheel retrim

wlegge · 02-05-2019, 12:47 PM

As per the title really, anyone else out there apart from Royal Steering Wheels?

I only ask as they are drowning in work and being very unresponsive to my enquiries.

I'm after my heated wheel retrimming with alcantara and blue or M stitching.

Cheers

teaston · 02-05-2019, 12:57 PM

I would avoid getting a heated wheel retrimmed, the heating on half the wheel stopped working after they did mine (exchange) and I suspect they damaged the heating element.

wlegge · 02-05-2019, 01:25 PM

I was going to get mine retrimmed over the top of the leather, not have the leather stripped off - this is what they have advised me do (Royals). just have asked him another question and he's not responding

teaston · 02-05-2019, 01:42 PM

Oh I didn’t realise they could do that, surely the wheel would be very thick though?

muffking · 02-05-2019, 01:42 PM

I did my own in the end. Just Googled for a supplier and bought the kit online.
It's not a great job and is hard work, but I'm happy living with it while I own the car.

muffking · 02-05-2019, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by teaston

Oh I didn’t realise they could do that, surely the wheel would be very thick though?

Yeah Royal did my E90 over the old leather. I guess that's the normal way.

teaston · 02-05-2019, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by muffking

Yeah Royal did my E90 over the old leather. I guess that's the normal way.

Oh, I wonder if the exchange wheel they got me was just a faulty one then!

muffking · 02-05-2019, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by teaston

Oh, I wonder if the exchange wheel they got me was just a faulty one then!

Quite possibly. Could well have been damaged by it's previous owner removing it from his car.

wlegge · 02-05-2019, 01:53 PM

I've seen some pics of a re-trim over the existing leather and they say it will be about 2mm thicker so not too bad at all really.

Just need them to get back to me!!

R99 · 02-05-2019, 02:33 PM

Contact Ledermanz on ebay.

Unrivalled work.

Russbmw · 02-05-2019, 02:44 PM

Had mine done recently by royal. Looks lovely, I'll host some pics at some point. Their work is really good, and the fact it's sensible money too is just a bonus.

I spoke to 2 places nearer me (to save me a drive to Aylesbury), and both wanted £400+vat.

kzg1969 · 02-05-2019, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by R99

Contact Ledermanz on ebay.

Unrivalled work.

Those prices!!!

wlegge · 02-05-2019, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Russbmw

Had mine done recently by royal. Looks lovely, I'll host some pics at some point. Their work is really good, and the fact it's sensible money too is just a bonus.

I spoke to 2 places nearer me (to save me a drive to Aylesbury), and both wanted £400+vat.

Interesting. Was yours heated too?

teaston · 02-05-2019, 03:13 PM

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Those prices!!!

Expensive?

t5pilot · 02-05-2019, 05:30 PM

Relax people, LOL. Check these out.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/MEWA...4a7c4c4ddG9jhK

Scroll to the bottom of the listing, there's more choices, but they'll basically make you any combination you want.

I have one, just not fitted it yet. When I first saw the idea, I thought, no, that'll be crap. But a mate's got one (who provided me the details) & his looks the dogs!

For £30/£40 if you don't like the end result, it's not a great loss really...

Soul_Glo · 02-05-2019, 10:21 PM

Royal did a decent job on my F30. I even booked in advance because Jack said he was busy. On the day of my 9am appointment there was one drop in customer and one who arrived 2 hours early and another who had a question. I used the exercise bike in the office for 90 minutes and was seen around 10:30am. I asked him about the correct torque settings for the steering and he hadn't the foggiest idea. So when I got back. I looked it up on newtis info and did it again. He was so frazzled he didn't even know which steering was mine. I wasn't overly impressed with the one exchanged. I think he is over priced for what he does. It's one man who can't manage his own business.

So I wonder if there are alternatives out there as well. As I would like to get the other cars done.

wlegge · 02-06-2019, 12:33 AM

Well I've got a window of time that we are on holiday and my car can be left unused, so i am trying to get my actual wheel booked in for then, but it just depends if he can do it in a week. I do have another vehicle I can use too if it's a few days longer than a week turnaround. Just need him to respond.

R99 · 02-06-2019, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Chelsea_Tractor

Royal did a decent job on my F30. I even booked in advance because Jack said he was busy. On the day of my 9am appointment there was one drop in customer and one who arrived 2 hours early and another who had a question. I used the exercise bike in the office for 90 minutes and was seen around 10:30am. I asked him about the correct torque settings for the steering and he hadn't the foggiest idea. So when I got back. I looked it up on newtis info and did it again. He was so frazzled he didn't even know which steering was mine. I wasn't overly impressed with the one exchanged. I think he is over priced for what he does. It's one man who can't manage his own business.

So I wonder if there are alternatives out there as well. As I would like to get the other cars done.

Ledermanz. He’s in Latvia, you buy the whole wheel off him, rather than the whole core exchange procedure.

You can send him a wheel if that’s your preference though!

muffking · 02-06-2019, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by t5pilot

Relax people, LOL. Check these out.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/MEWA...4a7c4c4ddG9jhK

Scroll to the bottom of the listing, there's more choices, but they'll basically make you any combination you want.

I have one, just not fitted it yet. When I first saw the idea, I thought, no, that'll be crap. But a mate's got one (who provided me the details) & his looks the dogs!

For £30/£40 if you don't like the end result, it's not a great loss really...

That was exactly my thought process. If I fvcked it up then it's no great loss, didn't turn out too bad though for a 1st attempt on a spare steering wheel though.
Same people supplied mine as in your link too. MeWant via AliExpress.

Russbmw · 02-06-2019, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Chelsea_Tractor

Royal did a decent job on my F30. I even booked in advance because Jack said he was busy. On the day of my 9am appointment there was one drop in customer and one who arrived 2 hours early and another who had a question. I used the exercise bike in the office for 90 minutes and was seen around 10:30am. I asked him about the correct torque settings for the steering and he hadn't the foggiest idea. So when I got back. I looked it up on newtis info and did it again. He was so frazzled he didn't even know which steering was mine. I wasn't overly impressed with the one exchanged. I think he is over priced for what he does. It's one man who can't manage his own business.

So I wonder if there are alternatives out there as well. As I would like to get the other cars done.

One man? So you missed the 2 girls and at least 1 other guy whilst you were there?!

Soul_Glo · 02-06-2019, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Russbmw

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chelsea_Tractor

Royal did a decent job on my F30. I even booked in advance because Jack said he was busy. On the day of my 9am appointment there was one drop in customer and one who arrived 2 hours early and another who had a question. I used the exercise bike in the office for 90 minutes and was seen around 10:30am. I asked him about the correct torque settings for the steering and he hadn't the foggiest idea. So when I got back. I looked it up on newtis info and did it again. He was so frazzled he didn't even know which steering was mine. I wasn't overly impressed with the one exchanged. I think he is over priced for what he does. It's one man who can't manage his own business.

So I wonder if there are alternatives out there as well. As I would like to get the other cars done.

One man? So you missed the 2 girls and at least 1 other guy whilst you were there?!

Was just him when I went. No one else. May be his colleagues were away?! He is the proprietor though. Deals with all the emails. Fittings. He did mention a workshop. So may be there are people working for him or with him.

Russbmw · 02-06-2019, 03:06 PM

There's an office on the left as you go in, a store room next to that, and a workshop through a door in the far corner on the right. Kind of surprised you missed it all if you were in there on an exercise bike for half an hour? I didn't see any bike mind...

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