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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 02:02 PM
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I went for a run with a Mazda group to Flagstaff Arizona with 4 other S2ks and my steering wheel always felt dirty, but cleaning it never helped. Then after 6 hours behind the wheel I looked at my hands because they felt sticky and they were COVERED in black sh*t. Felt dirty, sticky and nasty. I looked closely and it looks like the leather is falling apart, but you can hardly see it, it
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 02:15 PM
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What have you been cleaning it with in the past? Did you destroy the leather cleaning it previously?
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 02:18 PM
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I think CKit is right. You've been using something that should never come in contact with leather.
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 02:26 PM
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Either that, or you have sweaty palm syndrome like me
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 02:27 PM
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since I bought the car when it had 38k miles and now it has 55k nothing but this has been used on seats and steering wheel...



Must be the previous owner...
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 02:33 PM
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[QUOTE=EOE,Jun 3 2007, 05:02 PM] I went for a run with a Mazda group to Flagstaff Arizona with 4 other S2ks and my steering wheel always felt dirty, but cleaning it never helped. Then after 6 hours behind the wheel I looked at my hands because they felt sticky and they were COVERED in black sh*t. Felt dirty, sticky and nasty. I looked closely and it looks like the leather is falling apart, but you can hardly see it, it
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 02:36 PM
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Ricks used to do custom leather on steering wheels...
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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Cant get enough of that VGS wheel
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 02:51 PM
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i think if you send it in to ricks2k he does custom leather work. this could be your excuse to getting your wheel reupholstered in matching leather

check his site.
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 02:52 PM
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S2KPUDDYDAD -- i LOVE that VGS wheel. isn't VGS the name of the traction control system in the newer models? what region's S2000 does that wheel come stock on?
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