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I bought a Xuji leather steering wheel cover from Ebay and wanted to show the process and the result in case anybody else was interested. I am really pleased with the results! And for only $55, I couldn't be happier.
I saw this item on Amazon and noticed that people were asking if they could customize the thread color and the seller said they could do blue. I searched around on google for the product number and found a picture of the cover with blue thread and thought it would match the iA perfectly! I not sure if I can post a link to where I bought it, but search for Xuji Mazda CX-3 2016. They use the exact same steering wheel for the iA. I sent the seller a message after ordered specifying that I wanted blue thread and they said sure thing. You can also get this from Amazon Prime which lists it for the Scion iA, however it will come with red thread.
It took about 1.5 weeks for the item to arrive from China. The box it came it was very nice. The thread and needle and tape came in a separate box than the cover.
I had read that some people took their steering wheel off to do the wrap, and since I wanted to do it in one night but didn't have enough day light to complete it I went ahead and took off the steering wheel. After finishing, I'm not sure I would want to spend 4 hours in my car turning the wheel back and forth, but I'm sure it could be done.
Here is a picture of the test fit that shows off the blue threading.
http://www.scioniaforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2353
After test fitting it, I put on the double sided tape, following the instructions to apply it and each clock position (6 o'clock first, then 3 and 9, then 12), use the plastic tool to push the leather under the trim, and then stick the rest of the tape.
Here is a picture after doing the 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions. At this point I could tell it was going to look amazing.
http://www.scioniaforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2361
I then started stitching the top section first. I didn't want to run out of thread half way through so I used a VERY long length of thread that kept getting knotted up. Halfway through I estimated how much I would need and ended up cutting off more than half of what was left.
Here is a picture of the top stitched up.
http://www.scioniaforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2377
I finished up the bottom ends fairly quickly.
Here it is all stitched.
http://www.scioniaforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2385
And here is the final product mounted in the car.
http://www.scioniaforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2393
The cover feels absolutely amazing. The blue thread matches the iA'
s blue stitching perfectly. It doesn't feel or look cheap in the slightest and it is a huge improvement over the stock rubbery wheel. The whole process took about 4 hours including figuring out how to take off the steering wheel. About 3 hours of putting the cover on and stitching it up.
If you like the look of it, I would highly recommend it. It was hard to resist getting it overnighted from Amazon, but the blue thread customization was worth the wait.
I saw this item on Amazon and noticed that people were asking if they could customize the thread color and the seller said they could do blue. I searched around on google for the product number and found a picture of the cover with blue thread and thought it would match the iA perfectly! I not sure if I can post a link to where I bought it, but search for Xuji Mazda CX-3 2016. They use the exact same steering wheel for the iA. I sent the seller a message after ordered specifying that I wanted blue thread and they said sure thing. You can also get this from Amazon Prime which lists it for the Scion iA, however it will come with red thread.
It took about 1.5 weeks for the item to arrive from China. The box it came it was very nice. The thread and needle and tape came in a separate box than the cover.
I had read that some people took their steering wheel off to do the wrap, and since I wanted to do it in one night but didn't have enough day light to complete it I went ahead and took off the steering wheel. After finishing, I'm not sure I would want to spend 4 hours in my car turning the wheel back and forth, but I'm sure it could be done.
Here is a picture of the test fit that shows off the blue threading.
http://www.scioniaforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2353
After test fitting it, I put on the double sided tape, following the instructions to apply it and each clock position (6 o'clock first, then 3 and 9, then 12), use the plastic tool to push the leather under the trim, and then stick the rest of the tape.
Here is a picture after doing the 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions. At this point I could tell it was going to look amazing.
http://www.scioniaforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2361
I then started stitching the top section first. I didn't want to run out of thread half way through so I used a VERY long length of thread that kept getting knotted up. Halfway through I estimated how much I would need and ended up cutting off more than half of what was left.
Here is a picture of the top stitched up.
http://www.scioniaforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2377
I finished up the bottom ends fairly quickly.
Here it is all stitched.
http://www.scioniaforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2385
And here is the final product mounted in the car.
http://www.scioniaforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2393
The cover feels absolutely amazing. The blue thread matches the iA'
s blue stitching perfectly. It doesn't feel or look cheap in the slightest and it is a huge improvement over the stock rubbery wheel. The whole process took about 4 hours including figuring out how to take off the steering wheel. About 3 hours of putting the cover on and stitching it up.
If you like the look of it, I would highly recommend it. It was hard to resist getting it overnighted from Amazon, but the blue thread customization was worth the wait.
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