I did alot of research on another leather wheel restoration company that had an extensive resume of experience and was lower priced. To check out the quality of their work (because I was interested in using them as a vendor) I had them first do a 3 spoke Shelby Dakota wheel.
The craftsmanship seemed decent but they used the wrong grain of leather. I was also interested in having them redo the 1987-88 four spoke wheels (that were not originally covered in leather) so I sent one out. What I finally got back after way too many "we'll get it right out's" what finally arrived was a joke. They didn't put the seams where I requested and glued on leather patches around the spokes instead of wrapping it. I had them redo it but it still was still substandard when I finally got it back. There are few companies that are skilled enough to properly recover a steering wheel so I'd say American Stitches is the way to go. David Salamone Positive Impressions PO Box 27073 Jacksonville, Florida 32205 904-388-4040 phone [EMAIL PROTECTED] See the newly updated product list at www.unleashedbyshelby.com > I saw (and held) one that Tim Costello had done by American Stitches > in Mesquite Texas. It was superb!! The leather was tight, but soft > to the touch. It felt so good to the touch, I didn't want to put > it down. If I had a steering wheel like that in my car, I would want > to go on long trips just so I could steer. The wheel he had done was > one of the wood grain wheels, so the leather was only on the sides of > the rim, but did extend to the rubber part of the center spokes. The > stitches were top quality, the fit was perfect. They will cover > entire wheels also. > > American Stitches - Terry Rowe VP Sales & Marketing > 972-613-8678 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.american-stitches.com > > Barry > > I have an 89 Shelby Dakota, that needs it's steering wheel redone. > > I'm having a problem locating one; or even a good place to get > > this one redone. All the places I called couldn't guarantee how > > tight the leather would be after it was done. I guess they where > > going to use one of those "skin" wraps? ANY HELP, > > WOULD HELP. > > > > > > Thanks > > RAY -----------------------REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING---------------------------- Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
