DIY Steering wheel covers made of soft leather on the steering wheel of the car with needle and thread Interior accessories Red

Fiddly to put on but it’s lovely once it’s on

Steering wheel on my 20yr old Ford Fiesta was showing signs of wear, wanted something to improve appearance and hand comfort when drivingTook a little bit of persuassion to get onto the wheel but with 5 minutes of light stretching and persuasion around the wheel it was soon in place.Stitching took about an hour but I was watching a couple of online tutorials as I went along to ensure I got a good finish around the spars of the wheel, needle and thread included were easy to work withFor what is a very cost effective product and investment of time it was well worth it. If you were to rush it I imagine you could make a bad job of it, so do it on a quiet day and give yourself the time you need and it will be fine.I found that rotating the steering wheel at certain points made it easier to see where I was threading the needle. I made one small mistake where I pulled the thread too tight right at the start so you can see it's stretched a touch at the bottom of the wheel but now we're using it it is becoming less noticible as the material forms to the wheel

Firstly, this is not leather. But for £10, you wouldn’t really expect that. It has a lovely feel and covers up a work leather wheel. Looks great and enjoyable and relaxing stiching it on. Get one and you won’t regret it. Does not rip at all when really stiching it up very tight. A photo speaks a thousand words.

This was a super tight fit, hard to get on steering wheel but got there in the end, it's also not leather as it states it is, I started lacing it up until I got a quarter of the way around and PING!! The string broke, I had to cut the thing off the steering wheel and throw the rubbish in the bin, I will buy a better 1 now

As you can see in the first photo, the steering wheel on my car had become very worn and it was getting uncomfortable to use as it felt like sand paper on my hands so I purchased this in the hope that it would save me having to replace the whole steering wheel. It was quite fiddly to stretch the material over the steering wheel as it kept falling off in different places but once it was on it was very straight forward and only took about an hour or so to sew into place. It has now been on my steering wheel for over a year and it’s still looking brand new! It’s lovely and soft and has saved me the cost of buying a replacement so I’m really pleased.

I read the rest of the reviews before I bought it and kept in mind the ones that said it was tough to get over the wheel.I lined up the seam at the bottom and used tape to secure the top, then pulled and pushed and stretched and eventually got it on. Yes it was tight, if you've ever fitted a bicycle tyre without spoons you'll know what I mean, but it DOES fit, and the fact that it's tight is a real bonus to the finished effect.I watched a video on YouTube to see how to do the stitching, I used less than one of the two lengths of thread provided and provided you hold the thread tight as you run each stitch you can get a really nice looking result.Once it was finally done (took about an hour) the end result was way beyond what I expected for the money, it looks great and is SUPER comfortable to drive with.Time will tell how long or how well it lasts, but for this money and the time it took to fit I'd happily do one a year if it came to it, hopefully it will last much longer!

I have a standard size steering wheel on a Seat. Unless you have a smaller sized steering wheel this will probably not fit. Only covered about half of mine, with that stitching was not great along with no instructions on how it should be stitched. Good quality for the actual material of the cover though

Good replacement of a 5 year old one.Easy to install , patience and planning needed.Don't tighten until happy after 20 stitches or it pulls out of shapeSearch online for tutorial.Check your tucking in seams before tightening