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Originally Posted by mjposner

My steering wheel was worn out by prior owner. Dealer had it refinished, but it doesn't feel good and some of the treatment has come off. So should I have it professionally rewrapped, sew on a cover like this https://www.amazon.com/MEWANT-Genuin...79&sr=8-3&th=1 or install an M Performance wheel (https://www.getbmwparts.com/oem-part...ii-32302253649

Opinions from someone who had done any of these would be appreciated.

My wheel was reasonably worn when I bought my car and I cleaned it up myself. You'd be amazed what a quality leather cleaner and a synthetic brush with light pressure will do. I would recommend Swissvax or Colourlock leather cleaners but I'm sure there are plenty of others out there.

The quality cleaners will remove all of the dirt and oil built up revealing a factory matte look and feel. The mindset that I likened to is using a gentle brushing motion as if you were exfoliating skin, as that's essentially what you're doing.

Just be sure to follow up with a leather treatment afterwards to nourish the leather and protect it in the future. Very happy with my results



That said, if you're dead set on starting from scratch with an Alcantara wheel or having yours re-wrapped I think I would lean towards re-wrapping as leather is easier to maintain than alcantara IMO. Every alcantara wheel I've had matts down despite having all of the brushes and cleaners, but maybe others have had better luck. I looked at buying an entirely new wheel for ~$900 and starting from scratch but figured I would throw $50 at a leather cleaning regimen beforehand to see how it would turn out, glad I did!