How are your alcantara steering wheels holding up?
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How are your alcantara steering wheels holding up?
Hi guys,
I am thinking of adding a boss 302 steering wheel to my GT and curious about your long term opinions on the alcantara-wrapped steering wheel.
I am thinking of adding a boss 302 steering wheel to my GT and curious about your long term opinions on the alcantara-wrapped steering wheel.
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mine got a bit hard after 6 track days and lots of street driving. i used a soft bristle suede brush and some interior cleaner with water, fluffed it up and its soft as new again. like anything, you just have to take care of it.
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10k miles and no issues.
Interested in trying Shane's "fluffing" method though.
Interested in trying Shane's "fluffing" method though.
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basically, i have some turtle wax total interior cleaner around i use to get the chocolate out of the seats from my kids (apparently the secrete chocolate). i got a couple clean white dish towels and wet them and then squeezed out as much water as I would, sprayed a bit of the interior cleaner on the rag, and then scrubbed the wheel. then i patted it dry with a clean cloth and fluffed it with a soft bristle brush as i ran my shop vac to suck up and dust and cleaner residue.
the amount of white dust that came out was surprising, track days make a mess of alcantra lol. anyway, i cleaned it while sitting in front of my kids' school, took maybe 45 min of scrubbing. then fluffed and vac'ed at home, maybe an hour total. then i bought gloves for track days to help it stay clean.
edit: i see someone posted the vid i mentioned while i was writing.
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I wouldn't call 10 months of ownership "long term", but I too am interested in how they hold up.
Maybe I should buy a second just in case I need to restore it down the road while they are cheaper now?
Maybe I should buy a second just in case I need to restore it down the road while they are cheaper now?
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- 9K miles and the wheel looks great. The high-use area looks the same as the rest of the wheel. Have not yet resorted to "Steve McQueen" gloves, but do wear gloves at the track.
- The wheel price doubled because Alcantara habitats are shrinking.
- I most certainly am NOT interested in Shane's "fluffing" method.
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Mine is holding up well. But, I only have about 3K miles. As info... I took some Craftsman mechanics gloves to BTA last November. Bryan had suggested gloves because it would be cold. He was right. I took the mechanics gloves because they were all I had. They have a simulated leather palm that feels like suede and they grip the wheel very very well -- noticably better than the g-force racing gloves supplied in the BOSS owners kit. Of course the mechanics gloves are synthetic and are NOT flame proof and would not be a substitute for a racing glove. Bottom line of all this -- the alcantara wheel and a racing glove with a suede palm should be a killer combination.
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Oh Sure, laugh if you want.
Just remember what happened to all the little Naughas when everyone just had to haveNaughahyde seat covers. They all gone now!!!
You want proof???? Show me just one picture of a Naugha running in the wild!!!
So Sad!!!
Just remember what happened to all the little Naughas when everyone just had to haveNaughahyde seat covers. They all gone now!!!
You want proof???? Show me just one picture of a Naugha running in the wild!!!
So Sad!!!
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