How is your leather holding up...???

[Blue]

My gearknob is completely devoid of any of the shiny coating it came with, the steering wheel is starting to lose the coating too - it started at about 7,000km and now at 24,000km the job is almost completely eff'd...

[jop]

My knob is completely devoid of any of the shiny coating it came with,it started at about 7 and now at 24 i am completely eff'd...

[MR T]

it only happens when you get old

[4wd26]

My knob is completely devoid of any of the shiny coating it came with,it started at about 7 and now at 24 i am completely eff'd...

Thats gold......

Blue has got you though quoting JOP in his signature.

[jop]

That was pilfered from chat the other night, i'm not going there

[rick]

stop rubbing while driving blue,must be a nervouse thing

[Blue]

I really have to be more careful with my wording...

[Greedy]

:lol: stop rubbing while driving blue,must be a nervouse thing

I hope you've got good tinting Blue.

[Blue]

I'll notch this up to experience...

[darren4570]

yea blue mine's the same on the gear shift,
started at about 60k mark (60 kilometeres, not 60 000).
Just went to the deal and he ordered me a replacement.
Still waiting thou, been about 6 weeks now.
Steering wheel seems ok for now.

[jop]

Bit scared to admit this now - but my grrr knob is losing it's shine as well

[subi_man]

Mine is fine so far, but my wife puts her moisturised hands on it occasionally, so maybe that's helping?

[jop]

[AC]

After 67 000 k's both the steering wheel and gear knob look extremley second hand ... old mans prado 90 000 k's and wear is very acceptable ... mitsi's must use dodgy leather !!!

[rick]

what jop said

[andydlm]

Got leather seats in my Triton and at 25000km the door side of the drivers one is looking very sad Not good leather at all.

[NowForThe5th]

Ahhhh, I love it. Yet another reason why I bought the VR. Solid plastic that doesn't get burning hot like the leather and lasts much longer.

[powerball]

35000 and still spot on. I did take my wedding ring off though as I found with both my cars that it was the ring that scuffed it. Wife asked why i took the ring off and I said to protect my truck interior! She said whats gonna protect you if you don't put it back on?????

[Homer]

My knob is completely devoid of any of the shiny coating it came with,it started at about 7 and now at 24 i am completely eff'd...

Got leather seats in my Triton and at 25000km the door side of the drivers one is looking very sad Not good leather at all.

Please...please Jop...don't do it!

[Blue]

My knob is completely devoid of any of the shiny coating it came with,it started at about 7 and now at 24 i am completely eff'd...

Got leather seats in my Triton and at 25000km the door side of the drivers one is looking very sad Not good leather at all.

Please...please Jop...don't do it!

[MR T]

theres not really any leather onthe seats any way its all vinal exept for the top of the seat and front of the back rest
im a bit pissed at that

[MilkmanDan]

Thread bump,


Anyone gone aftermarket for a gear knob replacement. I'm gobsmacked how worn it is for 'genuine' leather for a car with 80000klms, pretty average IMO.

I'm happy to buy a new one however don't want to pay exuberant dealer prices if it's going to wear as quick as others have.

[shortSteve]

My Challenger went through 2 Gear knobs in 30k km, both replaced under warranty but leather would just peel off in chunks. I did have fabric protector sprayed in the car when new (by dealer, that "protection pack" stuff) and wondered if it affected the leather? Cars gone now, so irrellevant, and the tritons knob is plastic lol

[Juggz]

My knob is fine

I palm steer though so there is no leather left at all on the face of the wheel. It all peeled off long ago, I'm at 25k

[GadgetMN]

My 'leather guy' does gear knob/steering wheel retrim packages at a pretty reasonable price for proper leather (not oem stuff)
Pm me for contact details if you like... I haven't got a price handy though

Wow. Just realised how putting leather guy in commas makes it look.