I have a dry, rough section at the top of my '94 steering wheel and continuously clean it with Meguir's gold class leather cleaner. The cleaner restores it to normal for a while but the dry spot comes back quickly. Anybody have this problem or have a cure?

DTF: I am having the exact same problem with my 94 E320....the spot at the top where the sun hits is now to the point where it is rubbing off on my hands.

I tried solutions like leather treatment, but the leather is just so old and has been exposed to so much sun that its pretty much worthless to do anymore.

I went to Pep boys and bought a genuine leather steering wheel cover (one of the sew on, not the crappy "fit over" types) and sewed it on really tightly. If you get the right kind of cover, like this one, it feels just the same as the old leather, but it really cleans up the look and feel of the whole wheel. I would suggest that you look into this an answer.

Just plan on spending a lot of time with the sewing, it will look very professional and stock if you do it right, but hurrying the job will result in a truly awful looking wheel.

Hope this helps!

Mine (on my 300E) has gotten to the advanced stage, and I too, tried some leather conditioners, but the hot Texas sun just eroded it beyond repair.

Right now I have the "crappy, fit-over" type of wheel cover with the fake burlwood inserts. Yeah, real cheesy, but it doesn't look bad, and I can tolerate it because I will be purchasing my "real" zebrano wood wheel in a few months!

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