Which finish?

[TW]Fox · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:27

I have a new steering wheel on its way to me. I am going to have the leather professionally recovered and have been offered a choice of two finishes - standard Nappa, or perforated for a minor extra charge.

It's this wheel:

And these are examples of the two finishes being offered:

Which would you chose and why?

Phil W · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:29

Plain.

Prefer the look of it and won't 'grab' dirt in the holes.

/edit - is the stitching supposed to be in ///M colours?

SoliD · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:29

Standard Nappa unless you have sweaty hands!

Ricochet J · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:29

I prefere the leather with the dimples. It gives the wheel character and I'm sure will feel better when gripping. If you look after the wheel, then the "dirt in dimple" issue shouldn't be a problem. The others just look plain. Although, these small finishes may be too small, even negligible compared to the finish of the entire car.

Why the wheel change?

peterattheboro · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:29

First one. Looks more standard which is what you're after and the second looks tacky as hell.

stulid · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:30

Standard non-perforated

Howard · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:32

stulid said:
Standard non-perforated

[TW]Fox · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:33

Phil W said:
/edit - is the stitching supposed to be in ///M colours?

It's a wheel exchange program - he has a stock of freshly done wheels, you buy one from him with a deposit, send your old wheel back when the new one arrives, and you get the deposit back. All the 'stock' wheels have the M coloured stitching. He will make up a non-M coloured one by special request if I ask. I've not decided how bothered I am about it yet.

Phil W · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:34

[TW]Fox;16003868 said:
It's a wheel exchange program - he has a stock of freshly done wheels, you buy one from him with a deposit, send your old wheel back when the new one arrives, and you get the deposit back. All the 'stock' wheels have the M coloured stitching. He will make up a non-M coloured one by special request if I ask. I've not decided how bothered I am about it yet.

Keep the stitching black.

Ricochet J · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:36

Phil W said:
Keep the stitching black.

This or silver if you're keeping the alu trim that runs across your dash.

Sin_Chase · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:38

Standard, black stitching.

Job done.

Defcon5 · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:40

Perforated, with silver stitching, and keep the alu dash

Kappa · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:40

What? No, keep the colored stitching!

Also, I prefer the feel of the perforations (like the newer BMW wheels I think?) so I'd go for that!

Clarkey · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:40

Standard, the perforated looks nasty, like something out of an old Rover.

mjt · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:41

Whilst i like my perforated wheel, I'd say stick with the standard non-perforated one. I think it suits the car better.

Lopéz · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:42

I think I prefer the perforated, it gives a nice contrast to the standard part of the wheel.

Ricochet J · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:43

A poll is in order.

PeterNem · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:44

Another vote here for standard nappa. While the perforated is fine, I'm not sure it suits the car.

fonzee · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:45

original doesn't even look worn :confused:

standard nappa if you must i guess.

[TW]Fox · 20 Feb 2010 at 19:46

fonzee said:
original doesn't even look worn

standard nappa if you must i guess.

Thats because the original is a picture from an E39 with 5000 miles on the clock. It's a library photo. Did the fact the steering wheel was on the wrong side not give it away?