tylor

comparing the two on their own, the punched leather wheel wins hands down. it looks <i>and</i> feels better. however, i'm not sure if it will look good <b>in</b> the tt. the leather on the punched is much lighter than the oem tt wheel. i found that the tt's leather is darker, and that is why they made the oem wheel dark -- i don't think that the punched leather will match at all inside the tt

my final verdict: you should get the alcantara. since you will be doing interior work on the tt in the future, i think the alcantara wheel could really work in your car -- i also think you wont be happy with the leather match (since you're a picky bastage ;-)

meem

that the tt wheel is not a different color leather from the ultrasport punched leather wheel. given that audi offers this as an oem option in europe, i would be surprised if the leather did not match the seats.

tylor

if it isn't, they *don't* match. i don't know if the age does it, or what he uses to clean his seats does, all i know is that they do not.

meem

if nothing else, it's something different to try. i'm not crazy about the alcantara wheel as it does not wear as well as leather.

tylor

with the a4 wheel, and the tt knee pad. you'll see. i'm just worried because your tt is older too -- i bet your leather is darker also. ultimately i know what you'll end up doing, but it wont hurt :-)

tylor

after having both samples of leather in the same light, i found that the leather <i>does</i> match. the problem was that the tt doesn't let in as much light into the cabin as the a4 (doesn't help that the tt is heavily tinted)

meem, i think you should do the punched leather, but i'll make my final decision tomorrow in daylight :-)

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OK now i wana see these pix

tylor

right now i don't have a source of light, so it's too hard to make a *final* decision -- also too hard to take a picture

i will post a picture, and final decision tomorrow

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so what exactly are you doing for meem??

tylor

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