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Ratty leather on steering wheel

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I'm looking at a 01 Cab that's in nice shape, but the leather (tan) on the steering wheel is heavily stained, rubbed through, etc.; generally looks terrible. It spoils the the whole interior. Maybe the owner has super sweaty palms or wears gloves...dunno. It's only got 50K miles on it. I haven't seen any other car with this fault. I have a hunch this isn't a minor thing to have corrected. Has anyone dealt with it?

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The Savannah (tan) wheel on my C2 was just like you describe, so I think it is quite common on that colour leather. I took it as an opportunity to buy a new 3-spoke wheel, but it isn't a cheap solution!! I would suggest trying a leather dye. These people get very good reviews in the UK ( http://www.dynamixdyes.com/ ) but I'm sure you have equivalent suppliers in the US.

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What color. I have a 4 spoke with airbag, Savanah Beige that is like new. Went to a 3 spoke in my car.

It's savannah biege, but I haven't bought it yet.

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I'm looking at a 01 Cab that's in nice shape, but the leather (tan) on the steering wheel is heavily stained, rubbed through, etc.; generally looks terrible. It spoils the the whole interior. Maybe the owner has super sweaty palms or wears gloves...dunno. It's only got 50K miles on it. I haven't seen any other car with this fault. I have a hunch this isn't a minor thing to have corrected. Has anyone dealt with it?

Without seeing it it´s difficult to say, but generally speaking the leather can be repaired and tinted to appear as new. It shouldn´t cost toomuch either...The car dealerships should know a local chap who does these repairs for them.

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