Do all MY99/00 steering wheels have these 'splits' in them?

Or has my one's leather just contracted over the last 10+ years and then split at that vulnerable tensioned area?

 

Not normal, never seen that on any of the scoob steering wheels

 

Typical! lol

Cheers.

 

Happened to my MY98 too... I guess it's because of age and heat... Seems rather typical

 

That's what I think too.

 

Yep, same here and I saw it on a friend's car. Looks like that is what happens to the steering wheels as they get old.

 

must be a friday wheel

 

Well, that'd certainly be plausible, if they were assembled by UK workers!

 

mines well worn at 115k but no splits

 

If mine's the original wheel, then it's only 40k miles old! It does look that young - the condition of the rest of the leather is bang on, for that mileage ballpark.

 

Must've been owned by someone with permanent white knuckles.

 

Age and heat Joz, buy yourself a sexy new one

 

Thing is, outwardly and inwardly (save for a boost gauge and red painted 4-pots lol) the car is totally OEM bone stock looking - and I want to keep it that way.

So it'd have to be a replacement MY99/00 wheel that's better than mine.

Do any of the New Ages still have that style wheel? If so, what's the youngest MY?

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/subaru-impreza...item335e651b47

 

Cheers - I thought the Bug had that wheel too.

I might get it.... But first I'm gonna put the feelers out to see if anyone has an umnmarked one (save for naturally worn leather, obviously).

Thanks dude.

 

My last 99. Model had done 135k ,wheel was worn but no splits like that .

 

They're not very nice are they?

They're a bit vulva-esque LOL! They're gash. Literally!

 

Women round your way must have strangely shaped (and sized) bits for you to make that comparison!

 

You know what I mean.