Looks and feels great. Appears to be a high quality product. Takes longer than 1 hour to install. Took me most of the day. Biggest frustration was the thread twisting and knotting. If there’s a tip to make this go easier, I’d appreciate knowing it. Overall, very happy with the installed product.
I am still struggline to put it on. Had no clue it would be so difficult.
I got one of these covers for my '23 Audi Q3, and the quality of the materials is pretty good. It certainly smells like real leather, and it looks pretty good, too. And when you get it all done and installed, it looks pretty good. Certainly better than any auto parts store or Amazon cover.
The problem I had with it is that the number of stitches on the front don't match the number on the back, so I had to either use some thread loops twice, or skip some entirely. Why? Because the thread you're using to do the stitch becomes waaaay off, so you're not going straight front to back, you're pulling at quite a sharp angle. The holes would start of straight, but would sometimes fairly quickly got out of whack.
I got one of these for my '17 VW GTI a few years back, and I don't remember that happening as much.
Also, I did have the thread break on me once, but that was probably my fault for pulling too hard. The thead likes to twist itself up into knots, which makes the threading more difficult and time consuming. Again, I don't remember that happening w/the VW wheel, so maybe the quality of thread has gone down a bit?
Finally, if you're thinking about doing this yourself on a Q3, know that you're going to need a lot of patience. It took me about 4 hours to do this job (the 2nd time) with trying to tuck the leather behind the spokes, straightening the thread so it wouldn't knot itself, and trying to keep the stitching looking straight because of the dissimilar thread loops provided in the leather. The first try was a few days earlier, and after 1.5 hours of not even completing 1/4 of the cover, I gave up.
The only reason I went for it a 2nd time was because all the alternatives I've found either look cheap, or obviously like a cover, or are waaaay too expensive. And I had already bought it and didn't want to spend more money on a different one. At least this one looks more like OEM, and 95% of the people out there will think it looks great. I do think it looks good- better than most other choices out there- but I seriously doubt I'll ever spend another 5.5 hours total installing another one in the future.
The final result does look better than my worn steering wheel, so I can’t say the product itself is bad. But the installation process was much harder than expected.
This took me about 6–7 hours to install, and it was honestly one of the more frustrating DIY projects I’ve done. The instructions were not very clear, and even the YouTube videos didn’t fully explain the tricky parts (especially around the spokes and tightening the stitching).
If you’re considering this, just know it requires a lot of patience, hand strength, and attention to detail. This is not a quick or easy install.
The end result is decent, but it doesn’t quite match the clean, tight look shown in the product photos—at least not without a lot of effort and experience.
If you’re okay with a time-intensive project, it might be worth it. Otherwise, you may want to consider other options.