I went ahead and bought a Wheelskins cover off EBay to save a few bucks ($30). I received my order three days after paying for it. My ordeal started when I was about half way through. The reinforcing part of the cover started to come apart. I thought I was screwed since I bought off EBay, but noticed the packing slip said it was sent from Wheelskins. I notified the EBay seller and Wheelskins of the problem. Within 5 minutes Wheelskins emailed me and told me they would send out another, no need to return the one I bought. I thought Wow! That's great and also a first for me.

I got my replacement and started to put it on, and let me tell you, it's a real bitch. The supplied cord is sticky, so it catches on everything and really wants to knot itself when pulling through the holes. I had to untie a few knots along the way, and I used double sided sticky tape for the spokes - they came out tight and look great. All said and done, it looks great, but I don't think I'll ever do another one. If our interested in one, shop eBay. Most sellers have the orders drop shipped from Wheelskins, so it comes from the maker, the warranty is covered through them also and you save $30. Good luck!

 

Sorry to hear you had problems, my 2 installs were flawless

 

I had a defective Wheelskin, but like I said, their customer service is top notch. I thought I would have to send the first back and wait until they received it, then wait for a replacement. Not the case. I had both the first and second in 6 days. That is top notch customer service in my book. It does look great. If you think your gonna get one and quickly put it on, your in for a treat. My main problem was the cord - it was sticky/waxy and kept catching on everything and had a tendency to bind to itself when lacing it. You gotta take your time and it will stand it's own next to factory installed leather wraps.

 

yeah, you have to develop a flow with the string

 

I have a WheelSkins and I love it...

Just take your time with the install.

I may want to redo the stiching with some Red Tread...

 

If you email Wheelskin they will send you new cord and needle free.

 

jtb, You're the man!!! Since I have the same interior as you and liked the look of your wheel so much, I went to the wheelskins website with your picture saved on my desktop so I could be sure I ordered the exact same colors. After beginning my install, I'm not sure how to address the spokes so I came in to look at your picture again. It looks as if you "front laced" around the spokes so I'll give that a try. Hope that's what you did... Thanks for helping. Next is a new couch and coffee tables for my house. Ideas?

 

Yup, I front-laced the spoke areas and dropped a bead of hot glue behind it to hold it in place. Glad it worked out for you!

 

jtb, that looks good. What are the colors of your wheelskin? Is that black and sand?

 

Looking at the color samples they have on the wheelskins site....I've got brown on the top/bottom, and sand on the sides. The sand is a decent approximation of that light pebble color on my interior. According to their site, they can also send you leather samples to test out your combo.