£160 Alcantara re trim for V12VSR steering wheel. Results...

[Flugplatz]

Black stitch with silver stitch top centre.

Thanks to Royal for the super service

[macdeb]

That looks like good work, st loads better than was provided to me by D+C for my TVR steering wheel which was nowhere near as good as that.

[Graze01]

looks fabulous

I had my wheel re-made by a guy i know in Poland - such a difference when you get the steering wheel you want

Graeme

[AdamV8V]

Flugplatz said:

Thanks to Royal for the super service

Who, and where, are Royal, Flugplatz?

I was told I couldn’t spec Alcantara on my incoming Roadster, so will have a leather wheel. But do fancy the Alcantara, with an orange stitch to match the Cali Poppy accents of my interior. And £160 seems a bargain.

Did you have to take the wheel off yourself and send it to them? Any issues with airbag etc?

[Butter Face]

http://royalsteeringwheels.com

Their work is superb.

[NeinFondue]

Butter Face said:

http://royalsteeringwheels.com

Their work is superb.

^^^This^^^

Jack did a retrim of my 993 steering wheel, and it was perfect

[Upperworks]

AdamV8V said:

I was told I couldn’t spec Alcantara on my incoming Roadster, so will have a leather wheel.

They lied to you, I’d push them to do it, but if not this does seem a really good plan b.

[silverspeed]

AdamV8V said:

Who, and where, are Royal, Flugplatz?

I was told I couldn’t spec Alcantara on my incoming Roadster, so will have a leather wheel. But do fancy the Alcantara, with an orange stitch to match the Cali Poppy accents of my interior. And £160 seems a bargain.

Did you have to take the wheel off yourself and send it to them? Any issues with airbag etc?

Pretty sure you can but comes under Q and minimum spend requirement . Assume all AMR specs are locked down now but may be worth another ask ?

[Upperworks]

silverspeed said:

Pretty sure you can but comes under Q and minimum spend requirement . Assume all AMR specs are locked down now but may be worth another ask ?

Oh, if you want the custom stitch, then I believe it is a pricey Q option, but just the standard wheel in black leather, or black alcantara should be a no cost option.

[AdamV8V]

Thanks guys. Car was delivered to dealer today, so bit late to go back into bat for this!

Quite keen on the orange centre stitch, and def not keen on the £12k min Q spend, so aftermarket prob the best solution anyway

[The Surveyor]

Royal have just done the wheel on my 570s, from plain grey leather to this:-







They were great to deal with, very professional and highly recommended.

[cayman-black]

Upperworks said:

They lied to you, I’d push them to do it, but if not this does seem a really good plan b.

£1600 i,m sure they will do it.

£160 is great value and what a fantastic job as well.

[bananarob]

Upperworks said:

They lied to you, I’d push them to do it, but if not this does seem a really good plan b.

I just ordered one from the dealer for my roadster, no problem.

[Flugplatz]

AdamV8V said:

Did you have to take the wheel off yourself and send it to them? Any issues with airbag etc?

I went for the exchange option so the wheel shown they had in stock and then it was trimmed to my spec.

I paid a £200 deposit and they sent the wheel.

It is being fitted next thursday and then i will send mine to them and my deposit will be returned.

[Flugplatz]

The Surveyor said:

Royal have just done the wheel on my 570s, from plain grey leather to this:-







They were great to deal with, very professional and highly recommended.

That looks superb

[The Surveyor]

Flugplatz said:

That looks superb

Cheers, really pleased with it and it feels great.

[The Surveyor]

Flugplatz said:

AdamV8V said:

Did you have to take the wheel off yourself and send it to them? Any issues with airbag etc?

I went for the exchange option so the wheel shown they had in stock and then it was trimmed to my spec.

I paid a £200 deposit and they sent the wheel.

It is being fitted next thursday and then i will send mine to them and my deposit will be returned.

Took mine off myself and sent it too them, they turned it around in 2 weeks which I thought was pretty quick.

[old phart]

Any long term converts? I read once where a guy would wear gloves because the alcantara would absorb skin oils and over time start to look shiny where held. With leather not a problem but alcantara has a flat look to it.

[V8V Pete]

old phart said:

Any long term converts? I read once where a guy would wear gloves because the alcantara would absorb skin oils and over time start to look shiny where held. With leather not a problem but alcantara has a flat look to it.

Well mine has had the same Alcantara wheel since new (4 years and 26,000 miles) and it's just about due its second refresh. I did it with a microfibre cloth wetted with water and a little detergent (washing up liquid) then "rinsed" with the same cloth with just water and it comes up nicely. Some people say to use baby wipes but my kids are teenagers now. The pile returns where it has been flattened/impregnated with skin oils and looks pretty well new. Once mine is actually worn out then I will get it re-covered by Royal as their work looks superb.

[TheHoof]

For those of you who sent the wheel away for re-trimming, what did you do regarding power to the car while waiting for it to be returned?

I understand the process to remove the wheel is to disconnect the battery, wait 15 minutes before disconnecting the airbag, then remove the wheel.

Once removed, did you re-connect the battery while waiting for the wheel to be returned, or did you leave the car without power for the few weeks it took to have the wheel re-trimmed?