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Offline icenutter

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Carbon/Vinyl wrap on steering wheel inserts
« on: December 23, 2009, 01:44:47 pm »
The steering wheel inserts on my GTI were a real mess as the surface of the plastic had started to come away;  I reckon the person that had the car before me wore it away with rings or long nails.  I looked at getting some OSIR Carbon Fibre replacements, but then remembered I haven't won the lottery.

So...

I've covered them in some vinyl carbon fibre I got from a group buy on detailingworld.co.uk


You can see some of the marks here, but they are much worse in reality.


The whole process was pretty easy, and the vinyl was surprisingly stretchy once I had warmed it up with a hairdryer and probably took about an hour including photos and refitting.  Thanks to Mrs icenutter for the loan of the hairdryer!


The one on the right was the second one (which I did a better job on :star:)
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Re: Carbon/Vinyl wrap on steering wheel inserts
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2009, 01:54:34 pm »
Look really good mate were they pretty awkward to do?
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Re: Carbon/Vinyl wrap on steering wheel inserts
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2009, 02:00:32 pm »
i was gonna do this aswell although mine is mfsw and cutting around the buttons would proove tricky
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Re: Carbon/Vinyl wrap on steering wheel inserts
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2009, 02:18:44 pm »
Nice job - I may have done the weave in mirror myself though.

I found my badge much easier to do with it warm too, hairdryer is a good tip  :happy2:
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Re: Carbon/Vinyl wrap on steering wheel inserts
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2009, 02:29:51 pm »
Quote from: BEN62V on December 23, 2009, 01:54:34 pm
Look really good mate were they pretty awkward to do?
Not that bad, I just took my time.  If you have ever wallpapered then its just the same!
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Re: Carbon/Vinyl wrap on steering wheel inserts
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2009, 04:23:14 pm »
Quote from: tony_danza on December 23, 2009, 02:18:44 pm
Nice job - I may have done the weave in mirror myself though.
Yea, I'm still not sure what is best.  The OCD in me wants them both at the same angle, but the artist wants them as mirror images.
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Re: Carbon/Vinyl wrap on steering wheel inserts
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2009, 04:57:41 pm »
Nice Job thinking of doing this with mine but I have the mk6 gtd wheel and the buttons and badge have quite abit of detail in them? 

Has that hairdryer got a brake light??? :grin:

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Re: Carbon/Vinyl wrap on steering wheel inserts
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2009, 05:05:00 pm »
ive just seen this on DW, looking nice mate  :pomppomp:
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Re: Carbon/Vinyl wrap on steering wheel inserts
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2009, 07:05:18 pm »
noooo my idea is stolen!!really want to get this done but havent got round to it. Looks awesome mate!
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Re: Carbon/Vinyl wrap on steering wheel inserts
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2009, 07:13:42 pm »
Does anyone know if the mfsw button type inserts remove just like the plain blank inserts like above??
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Re: Carbon/Vinyl wrap on steering wheel inserts
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2009, 07:27:27 pm »
nice touch mate  :happy2:
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Re: Carbon/Vinyl wrap on steering wheel inserts
« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2009, 03:02:10 pm »
Mr M no they dont, you need to take the airbag off and then there is 2 20mm torqs holding them in.

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Re: Carbon/Vinyl wrap on steering wheel inserts
« Reply #12 on: December 24, 2009, 04:02:57 pm »
cheers Darren  :happy2:
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Re: Carbon/Vinyl wrap on steering wheel inserts
« Reply #13 on: December 24, 2009, 04:33:44 pm »
Quote from: icenutter on December 23, 2009, 01:44:47 pm
The steering wheel inserts on my GTI were a real mess as the surface of the plastic had started to come away;  I reckon the person that had the car before me wore it away with rings or long nails.  I looked at getting some OSIR Carbon Fibre replacements, but then remembered I haven't won the lottery.

 :grin: :grin: :grin: Big LOL
That looks a top little mod for less than a fiver?!
Awesome attempt imo. I'll give it a go after Xmas  :smiley:
« Last Edit: December 24, 2009, 04:52:36 pm by rdfcpete »
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Re: Carbon/Vinyl wrap on steering wheel inserts
« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2009, 04:39:12 pm »
Have you considered doing the bottom insert, but leaving the small rectangular bit where the GTI badge is alone?
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