Will suede wheels tear?

[EchoOfSilence]

I love the hand-on-wheel feeling of suede steering wheels.
But will the suede tear up if it's daily driven?

[chmercer]

if you arent using gloves then you want a smooth leather wheel. the point of suede is to use it with leather (suede) backed gloves. notice how nearly every decent driving glove will have suede palms.

"if i use somthing for a long time, will it eventually wear out?"

um duh

[dorifto-san4o8]

i daily drive on my suede wheel... feels real nice like you said but after a month or so the suede starts to wear and get shiny like your worn out NIKE's, but still a nice feeling wheel

[Pank]

the nap will flatten, and you'll have to stiff brush it to get it back up, and that'll tear it up even more, so ...yeah, it'll get old really fast

[FaLKoN240]

I'm happy I didn't get a suede wheel!

[TurDz]

You want Alcantara fabric, not suede. If that's what you're referring to that is... (i.e. pro racing use ALcantara).

Super heavy duty, stays cool, great feel/grip.

[S13SilviaGirl]

ask mrmeph about taking care of a suede nardi sttering wheel.....

[mrmephistopheles]

ask mrmeph about taking care of a suede nardi sttering wheel.....


Oh hardy har har.

So I left a wheel in the oven for a few hours longer than I intended to. So the leather cracked and peeled back. So WHAT?
:-P

cliffs: while trying to restore suede wheel, got impatient waiting for it to dry and stuck it in an oven... too long.

[Maeda]

Suede rules....

Somebody tell me where are these suede restoration instructions you found?

*poke* mister mustache?

[A Spec Products]

suede won't tear but will wear down like people say

just make sure you dont drive all gangster style

with one hand on the 12 o clock position

then only that part will wear down and then you SOL

and your hands get dirtier too when dailying

[KA24DESOneThree]

It won't tear because it's tough stuff, but it'll end up looking like crap because of all the oils in your hands. Big problem with the e30 M3 Sport Evo and replacements are megabucks.

Just get a quality leather wheel unless you wear driving gloves.

[Ricks15]

My suede wheel is shit now when it was still good it was great but when it wears out in like a month It will look and feel like a super shitty leather wheel.

[mrmephistopheles]

Suede rules....

Somebody tell me where are these suede restoration instructions you found?

*poke* mister mustache?

Shush John, before I revoke your right to own a 240sx. :fawkd:

[Maeda]

Many a brave man hath tried. :D

I need to restore my suede wheel so I can sell it for more.

[DrtyRat]

My suede wheel is shit now when it was still good it was great but when it wears out in like a month It will look and feel like a super shitty leather wheel.
Do you track you car? I've had my sparco flash 5 for over 2mos w/out any prob. but I don't track it at all