Royal Steering wheels Aylesbury

Royal Steering wheels Aylesbury

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Turn7

Original Poster:

23,604 posts

221 months

Tuesday 26th March 2019
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Anyone used or heard anything about them ?

Want to convert my standard leather Momo to suede/alcantara.

http://royalsteeringwheels.com/

Dave.

7,360 posts

253 months

Tuesday 26th March 2019
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Heard nothing but praise for them, never used them myself though.

https://www.minitorque.com/forum/f11/steering-whee...

https://www.mx5nutz.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=...

Edited by Dave. on Tuesday 26th March 20:09

p4cks

6,908 posts

199 months

Tuesday 26th March 2019
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They're bloody great, they did a thickness increase, new perforated leather and red stitching on my car's steering wheel

Before:
Untitled by p4cks, on Flickr


After:
Untitled by p4cks, on Flickr

anonymous-user

54 months

Tuesday 26th March 2019
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Meant to be excellent.

Butter Face

30,298 posts

160 months

Tuesday 26th March 2019
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Did mine in alcantara a few years back, superb job.

thebraketester

14,224 posts

138 months

Tuesday 26th March 2019
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A friend had his Scirocco wheel done and it looked amazing.

FWIW

3,069 posts

97 months

Tuesday 26th March 2019
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As said, they have a great reputation. I’ve never heard a bad word said about them.

Turn7

Original Poster:

23,604 posts

221 months

Tuesday 26th March 2019
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Cheers guys, they are only down the road from me as well.....

darreni

3,788 posts

270 months

Tuesday 26th March 2019
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Jack retrimmed the Alcantara wheel for my CSL and did a great job.
Very reasonable pricing too.

renmure

4,242 posts

224 months

Tuesday 26th March 2019
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Had my Ultima steering wheel retrimmed by them to have smooth leather on top and bottom, perforated leather on the sides, orange contrast stitching and orange vertical strip to keep me pointing in the right direction. Also had the wheel rim made a bit thicker. Great service and great price.


Spaceibiza

64 posts

110 months

Friday 29th March 2019
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Joe Wilcox of North west wheel trims is your man for Caterham MOMO steering wheels. His work is top notch and he’s a great guy to deal with. He did an excellent job of mine, with custom embroidery. Quick turn around and all at a very reasonable price. Highly recommend!


DoubleD

22,154 posts

108 months

Saturday 30th March 2019
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Ive heard loads of good stuff about royal steering wheels.

Turn7

Original Poster:

23,604 posts

221 months

Saturday 30th March 2019
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Shame they don’t reply to emails....

mike150

493 posts

200 months

Sunday 31st March 2019
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Turn7 said:
Shame they don’t reply to emails....
They do...……………………their quote of £140 + Vat for mine is way too much to recover a leather Momo in Alcantara IMO. Its got to be a really simple job for them unlike most.

A new Momo in suede is just over £200.

turboman786

1,063 posts

187 months

Wednesday 24th June 2020
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Have they stopped trading or something ?

Ive had 4 wheels done in the past and now dont seem to get any reply to emails or texts.....


Dave.

7,360 posts

253 months

Wednesday 24th June 2020
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https://instagram.com/royalsteeringwheels

Still active on IG 5 days ago...


e42

198 posts

188 months

Thursday 25th June 2020
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Recent (19/06) thread on Chimaera forum , excellent feedback there too, apparently they’re closed until 29/06 for work on site and to clear backlog.

Dom

triplets3racing

73 posts

208 months

Friday 26th June 2020
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I can recommend Linas at Design LS near Woking. His work is exceptional and he's very tuned in to motorsport applications.

email: info@designls.co.uk
Mobile: 07952 992613

I've seen various comments in the past about the cost of a new suede Momo compared to recovering. Of course we can all chose how much we are prepared to pay a craftsman for their work, however in my humble opinion, derived from having commissioned many seats and steering wheels over 26 years of racing, I can say with certainty you will pay a great deal more and wait a lot longer to achieve comparable quality and any level of customisation from Momo, that we can currently access in the UK from the various specialists.

Again it's individual choice but in my view the steering wheel is such an important interface, so to both personalise it and have it "fitted" like a Saville Row suit adds to the driving experience. I believe the words of Benjamin Franklin said it very well....“The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.”

Couple of pictures of wheel and headrest attached.