kranzmtl

hey where can i get this suede rs4 wheel. i need some links so i can buy one. it is the most amazing looking wheel i ever saw.

http://www.audiportal.com/content/view/4101/45/

check out this rs4's steering wheel
never knnew it came in suede<ul><li><a href="http://www.audiportal.com/content/view/4101/45/">i need this steering wheel!</a></li></ul>

PetrolDave

People who have the suede say it wears very quickly (few hundred miles).

abwc

My M3 has an Alcantara wheel, with almost 6000 miles (sorry M, the RS4 has taken the lion's share of the miles lately), is looking forward to a cleaning, but nowhere near "worn".

I realize it is a popular conception that Alcantara wheels are prone to getting nasty, but that's only because those people have not bothered to maintain them. Regular, gentle, preventive cleanings are all that is needed to keep this material happy.

Fluffhead

and we don't have that in the US :-(

2953

...<font color="003366"> At least not with an Alcantara wheel. Here's my about-to-be-turned-in TT the day before I took delivery...
<img src="http://www.shareyourpix.com/inc/i_importimage.aspx?u=356&a=513&i=6620&w=600&h=449" >
.. with it's Alcantara steering wheel absolutely pristine.

Now with just under 10,800 miles on the clock it looks...
<img src="http://www.shareyourpix.com/inc/i_importimage.aspx?u=356&a=513&i=6650&w=600&h=438" >
... virtually unchanged.

I wouldn't expect a real suede wheel to last. Neither does Audi. That's why the company uses Alcantara. After all, the major component in the fabric is polypropylene.</font>

Der Kimbo

but everyone from quattro was off in Hawaii he said. I have the suede wheel in the Gallardo and its holding up somewhat ok with just about 3k under the belt.

TTigg

huh I thought the TT was purchased by someone?

2953

...<font color="003366"> Summer (which I completely understand). But the payout then was waaaay more than he was willing to pay. The deal fell through, but I picked up the RS4 anyway as my company car. Just bought it out and it's living out in SB now - it's replaced the RS6.

New company car scheduled to be delivered the week of the 11th.</font>

PetrolDave

... try looking over on www.rs246.com. There's several guys on there who ordered the suede wheel on their RS4 and have found it wearing badly very quickly.

So much so that at least one of them was trying to get the wheel swapped back to a leather one.

TTigg

so the other TT goes back now? what's the buyout now?