I have about 5-6 chunks of material missing all around my steering wheel, and for awhile, I thought I was nicking it when eating picnic style in my car... this week, I figured out what the culprit was.
Carrying my Native in my right front pocket, the way I get into my car, my right hip sometimes slides right past the steering wheel. This week, I noticed it hung up a little getting in and right away, bam!, new chunk taken out of my steering wheel, because of my Native clip.
Now I really wish it had a wire clip, not the stamped steel clip.
Anyone else have chunks missing from their steering wheels because of clipits?
Native clip taking chunks out of my steering wheel!
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chuck_roxas45
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There's usually a metal thingy below and to the side of the seat that you can use to move the seat forward or backward. :D
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Yeah, I had that happen on a brand new car years ago! Ragged a 1.5" gash in the leather steering wheel. Only lucy part was that it was the bottom side. I'm more careful now!
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Yep, me too. Rear passenger driver's side door always getting hit when I swing in. Steering wheel gets raked getting in or out. As previously suggested, move seat back. In my case, it's already back, and it's my fat a$$ that condems me. So now I wear my shirts outside, too.
The other solution is back pocket carry, of course.
The other solution is back pocket carry, of course.
Not the steering wheel, but the side of the car right behind the door gets raked when I am to close to the car and go to get in. This happened to my friends brand new Challenger SRT. I was getting out from the passenger side and the clip dragged along the paint inside the door jam. The problem was fixed quickly, and I am much more careful now.
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Smile, it can always get worse
I've put some gouges in leather furniture - it's one reason I prefer wire clips.
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+1LDB wrote:Tilt wheel?
If its that much of a problem thats wat id use
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Dodo!
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Dodo!
@rycen: Great suggestion! Trying 2 layers of heat shrink tubing on the tip of the Native clip, will see how that goes.
As for moving the seat or tilting the wheel... doesn't work so well when it's good and cold, last thing I need to do is delay getting into the vehicle (btw, it's a car, not a truck or SUV)
As for moving the seat or tilting the wheel... doesn't work so well when it's good and cold, last thing I need to do is delay getting into the vehicle (btw, it's a car, not a truck or SUV)
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