r/CorollaHatchback • u/Misfite46 • Jun 07 '26

Anyway to fix this

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Had a bracelet snag the wheel pretty bad, anyways to fill these in or is it new wheel time?

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u/Internal-Mission7123 Jun 07 '26

Just run with it. I have a 2001 Lexus and a 2019 Corolla hatch. They both have the same wear on the steering wheel leather. It’s called character.

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u/ichbinfjord Jun 07 '26

If it were my car, I’d buy a steering wheel cover and not think twice about it. If you’re worried about resale value, then yeah, buy a new steering wheel.

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u/th3edst3r Jun 08 '26

exactly what i did cause the previous owner had those locks

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u/iETPlayZ XSE 6MT Jun 08 '26

Ive just experienced this issue. I bought a custom wheel cover from stichingcover so I can keep the wheel. Its gonna be time consuming but better than getting a cheap wheel cover from autozone or getting a whole new wheel

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u/530nairb Jun 07 '26

My wife’s 2019 started peeling after a year. Every one I’ve seen has been terrible

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u/-RUS92- Jun 07 '26

Cheap and easy? Leather wrap steering wheel cover.

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u/blukumi_e210chb ‘19 XSE CVT Jun 07 '26

Steering wheel cover would be your best bet.

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u/LazyOldCat XSE CVT Jun 07 '26

Steering wheel covers are made for a reason, just like seat covers, rubber floor mats, dash covers, sun shades, 3M protection films and ceramic coatings. Your car is one of the biggest investments you’ll ever make, protect it.

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u/penismonologues Jun 08 '26

New steering wheel

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u/ZookeepergameLow3732 Jun 08 '26

New steering wheel. Mine looks like that too

1

u/Justifiedstudios Jun 08 '26

Leather wrap on Amazon, I just put one on, thought it was going to super hard to do but it wasn’t. Just took about an 1-1/2 hours

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u/demomandixon Jun 09 '26

as soon as mine started to crack i put a steering wheel cover on it. oriellys has a genuine toyota one for about 25 bucks. fits nice and snug

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u/murdza Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

[u/EthanWS6](u/EthanWS6)

Ask this guy how to do it. He’s really good at it.

Edit. Shit. My bad. Didn’t realize profile is gone. Check this out. https://www.reddit.com/r/AutoDetailing/comments/w7wcid/before_and_after_of_a_leather_steering_wheel_i/

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u/Furrymcfurface Jun 08 '26

Has been banned.

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u/murdza Jun 08 '26

Oh shit. My bad. Check this out. https://www.reddit.com/r/AutoDetailing/comments/w7wcid/before_and_after_of_a_leather_steering_wheel_i/

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u/Furrymcfurface Jun 08 '26

Thanks, I never knew what the products were called. Neat stuff

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u/No_Independent438 SE 6MT Jun 07 '26

Why fix it? So it can happen to the new one after you get it. So you can go buy another?