Restoring this AWFUL PORSCHE 964 wheel with a touch class

What a satisfying job this one turned out to be. This Porsche 911 964 steering wheel came to me having been re covered before in bright yellow leather, a choice the owner soon came to regret.
I turn this steering wheel around removing the old worn yellow leather and give it a classy finish fit for any Porsche 911 964.
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00:00 Intro
00:21 What we're working with
01:19 Small update
02:04 Removing the old leather
03:50 Top dead center
06:19 Measure and pattern
08:39 Gluing
09:51 Stitching process
12:44 Finished product
13:35 Outro

[@garrettlowell7637]

Great work. Craftsmanship is always appreciated, on both the wheel and video editing.

[@lewisenticknap8601]

Excellent craftsmanship.

[@Godfrey_Ho19]

You said it right at the end, satisfying. That cross stich looks real smart. Amazing as always.

[@alexandrumarianporneala7195]

Thanks for the insides 😉

[@steve-tm6vu]

Looks great nice transformation well done Edge

[@beano6584]

Fantastic as always! Don’t think anyone really appreciates what goes into these jobs tbh. Said it all along you don’t change enough for your quality.

[@hopndrop2000]

outstanding!!

[@mateo2178]

Beautiful 😍. Oh and the wheel looks good as well 👍🏻

[@EDGE_automotive]

🫠

[@silverlbc3342]

Your work and your videos are amazing, keep it up even if it’s one a month ! I would love to see a video of a seat you’re working on And this wheel was fitted on 964, and 944

[@EDGE_automotive]

One of my next videos will be some Audi RS4 seats which I'm looking forward to. Thanks for the confirmation on the models it was fitted too.

[@tonistaru]

Looks great! I see you cut grooves for the leather joins on the spokes as well, do you ever do skived/ flat joins like the OE of the period to keep from cutting the foam?

[@EDGE_automotive]

I do try to avoid doing butt joints mainly for longevity. I've found a lot of these wheels where the leather has shrunk and left a gap. I do it this way to avoid that in the long run.

[@danhenton1978]

Woah awesome work ✨ I would love this in my 944, only with a linen TDC band! Did you make a pattern out of this? 😍

[@EDGE_automotive]

Thanks! Because the wheel was upholstered before I never trust someone else pattern so I patterned from scratch.

[@peterbuckles2711]

What should I look for when searching for automotive grade material in the future? I have been using marine vinyl for most of my interior upholstery projects.

[@EDGE_automotive]

Marine vinyl should be fine, I've never used it personally so don't have much experience with it. This felt more like furniture leather, which states to leave out of direct sunlight so not an ideal place in a car.

[@ValentineAutos]

Fantastic result. Is there any functional reason that you opted to do half the cross stitch along the full length once and then in the opposite direction rather than starting at one end with the middle of the thread, and then use two needles and work up one half of each stitch at a time, a bit like a saddle stitch?

[@EDGE_automotive]

It's just personal preference I guess, I find it far to fiddly dealing with two needles and two lots of thread.

[@ValentineAutos]

@@EDGE_automotive makes sense. I feel you on the finger pain though. I used to make leather armour for a living which was LOTS of hand sewing. My biggest tips used to be using a curved needle as you can pull it rather than having to push it through, and wearing rubber gloves to easily grip and pull the needle. Definitely helps with preventing the leather blisters.