Post Photobucket reboot from April 2011On a sunny day,I get a strong reflection from the steering wheel boss on the windscreen, and it's distracting. This corrugated 'crushable' spacer is the culprit.
I've been giving this some thought, because I wanted a reversible solution. The solution presented itself in my last shipment of black leather offcuts from e-bay. I'd asked for 'soft & supple' and that's what I got. In the offcuts though was a piece which had been double stitched along one edge and this was just what I needed. First came the usual brown paper template......
Here the actual piece has already been cut out. The small flap at the top of the paper is for an overlap which is fixed with double sided tape.
So the edge nearest the dash has the double stitching. The raw edge which sits under the wheel is folded over onto double sided tape and reinforced with a thin strip of leather.
It wraps round and has stuck perfectly with the tape. Although it maybe doesn't look as good as the alloy, - no more reflections.
Just look at that stitching.....
