I put a black leather cover on my SIII wheel back in the mid-'70s.
It's the kind that has little holes in it for "breathability," and
you stitch it up with a long leather lace. That thing was
on there for over 20 years. Last year I happened to notice
a tiny ad in LROI that a company in the UK had a limited number of
brand new, still-in-the-box, Series III steering wheels. I
called them and they had one left. So I bought it
and retired my original wheel. But I still have it and
the leather cover is almost in as good shape as it was when
I installed it. I don't remember the brand or manufacturer,
but I bought it an auto parts store in Honolulu, and it was
just a standard wheel cover, nothing fancy. I have not put a cover
on my new wheel as it has a textured surface as opposed to the
glass-smooth finish that was on the original wheel, and I like the
feel of the new wheel much better.
___________________________
C. Marin Faure
(original owner)
1973 Land Rover Series III-88
1991 Range Rover Vogue SE
Seattle
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