steering wheel leather deterioration
12-14-2001, 08:42 AM
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Re: Wow, that seems too premature that the leather would be that bad in a year....
I agree - my car has only 22,000km on it! Most of the time it is parked covered from the sun. I think most of the damage was done during the winter time when it was really dry weather. I personally think its a defect since many of my friends have older A4s with perfect leather. I'm trying to get them to replace the wheel under warranty, but its hard to convince them...
12-14-2001, 08:48 AM
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Re: ive had mine 2 1/2 years now, and it looks pretty damn good....
yeah, something is definately wrong. I used Simoniz leather conditioner/cleaner on it, but only after I noticed the deterioration. I think on model years before 2000, they used leather with a rougher grain to it, and it seemed to resist cracking better. My year has very fine grained leather; don't know if its more prone to cracking, or if it's just my car.
