New to the 6G community, steering wheel cover installed pics!

[B1rdflu]

Hi all,
I recently purchased a '25 Lariat, Marsh Grey FX4 and am loving it! The only additions so far are a SmartCap, universal seat covers and a Stitchingcover steering wheel cover. That's the best thing I've done so far and wanted share a couple pics in case anyone is considering one. (Ok, the SmartCap is probably better, but I enjoy the wheel cover every time I'm in the truck!). Not many things bug me as bad as super clapped out steering wheels in 2-year old vehicles, so I want to keep mine as nice as possible. The StitchingCover was remarkably easy to install, pretty affordable, looks almost factory and feels amazing! The increased diameter is perfect. I did remove the airbag for install as well as the trim pieces, but the result is a near perfect fit. All in all, about 2 hours of work. Enjoy!

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[superj]

you installed that cover? its a sew on? it looks great

 

[Ag3ntC00p3r]

I wish the website would provide a preview of the selections made. I have no issue with the stock material but it looks like you could get a pretty sweet custom look for under $140.

 

[B1rdflu]

Thank you! Yeah, they are cut to fit and I used a simple cross stitch from a tutorial on their website (https://stitchingcover.com/). I did a few of the old, old-school Wheelskins covers back in the day and this was 87.9% easier : )
I’d recommend not doing it mid-summer when it’s 95 degrees in the garage, but otherwise pretty painless.

 

[B1rdflu]

I wish the website would provide a preview of the selections made. I have no issue with the stock material but it looks like you could get a pretty sweet custom look for under $140.

Yeah, I went for a simple one at least until I knew what I was in for. I did the faux leather too, and it feels surprisingly leather-like!

 

[superj]

Nice. I used to always do those sew on covers too amd summer is not the time to do it, ha ha ha

 

[quickstang1]

Hi all,
I recently purchased a '25 Lariat, Marsh Grey FX4 and am loving it! The only additions so far are a SmartCap, universal seat covers and a Stitchingcover steering wheel cover. That's the best thing I've done so far and wanted share a couple pics in case anyone is considering one. (Ok, the SmartCap is probably better, but I enjoy the wheel cover every time I'm in the truck!). Not many things bug me as bad as super clapped out steering wheels in 2-year old vehicles, so I want to keep mine as nice as possible. The StitchingCover was remarkably easy to install, pretty affordable, looks almost factory and feels amazing! The increased diameter is perfect. I did remove the airbag for install as well as the trim pieces, but the result is a near perfect fit. All in all, about 2 hours of work. Enjoy!

Looks great!

 

[Michel Jeanneau]

Those covers are not bad to put on even without removing airbag and trim pieces...I did mine last march

 

[RangerPA]

That looks wonderful!

 

[ATestBishop]

I did checkout their YouTube channel for install info, but if anyone has a good assembly reference video on YouTube I'd like to see if I'm up for the challenge... I haven't contacted the local auto upholstery place to get a estimate for installing it there .. thanks

 

[B1rdflu]

@ATestBishop, here's the video I used:

I had to watch it like, 15 times and have it on my iPad next to me for the first 15 minutes of work, but it seemed to do the trick. The cover fit so well, that the "tricky" spots like the back of the spokes went really smooth. Tucking the flaps up under the plastic trim pieces was the only slightly challenging part, which is why I removed the air bag so I could fully access the trim.

 

[ATestBishop]

Thanks for sharing

 

[DJThruxton]

@ATestBishop, here's the video I used:

I had to watch it like, 15 times and have it on my iPad next to me for the first 15 minutes of work, but it seemed to do the trick. The cover fit so well, that the "tricky" spots like the back of the spokes went really smooth. Tucking the flaps up under the plastic trim pieces was the only slightly challenging part, which is why I removed the air bag so I could fully access the trim.

I was just about to ask how you got everything tucked in. Just finished mine but have extra flaps on the back that need to be tucked away.

 

[B1rdflu]

I had to go back and re-tuck the flap at the bottom of the wheel (center spoke) once it had been on for a few days. I loosened the trim up from the back of the steering wheel, pulled the flap as tight as I could and used the plastic spatula tool to hold the flap behind the trim as I retightened the screws. So far, so good.

 

[DJThruxton]

Thanks again for the tip! I went with red stitching to match the red in the plaid seat covers. Dare I say that looks sexy as hell? And feels good on the hands, too.

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