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Review on Valleycomfy Genuine Leather Steering Wheel Cover - Universal 15 Inches, Breathable, Anti-Slip & Odor-Free, Black With Black Lines, For Medium Size Steering Wheels (14 1/2-15 1/4 Inches) by Nick Mitchell

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Decent Product! -and helps cover suspect quality of certain Toyota materials and/or manufacturing

I really didn't know what to expect, so I was actually very pleasantly surprised with this product! It has been installed and used for only a couple of weeks at this point.PRO: It fit well and did not slip or slide at all when used (I was able to move it a bit after installing to re-center the gap a bit, but that was pretty difficult (in a good way)) Overall quality and material-feel was much better than I had expected. I actually expect the non-slip aspect to get even better with time, based on the design and materials but only the passing of time in real-world environment (temperature extremes, etc.) will tell. For example, ,I doubt I would be able to budge it in the future - instead, requiring a complete removal to adjust if necessary.CON: decorative stitching, seems, and designs look clean and nice but are unnecessarily thick and annoying with heavy maneuvering. I thought I would eventually get used to them, but I am instead learning to avoid them (which shouldn't really be necessary) Finally, the cover ultimately covers only about the outer 2/3 of the Prius Prime wheel - creating two more thick seems in potentially uncomfortable positions and leaving an unusually wide gap between them. While these issues may sound pretty bad, rotating this gap slightly toward the front (with less seems to touch than on the back) was critical to ultimately accepting and using this cover. I preferred a clean back, which resulted from the adjustment. I'm sure every driver's technique and preference is different, tho - and I cannot speak to the situation with Civics wheel.As I said, the cover was much better overall than I had expected and I am quite pleased at the moment.This item also appears to have been among the best options to cover the very poor Prius Prime wheel material as it continues to delaminate in just one, touch spot. This wrap adequately covers and protects the loose and peeling steering wheel on a car that just now has 30k - and perhaps prevent it from expanding beyond the 2.5-3 inches it grew to in less than 8 weeks. Obviously, the often used manufacturer explanation sounds ridiculous to me, but since this delamination is really a quality issue and not a safety issue -and their service departments are beginning to remind me of the Detroit big-three service departments in the 70's after having had very little competition and incentive to provide quality care and service- a quality cover appeared to be my best option short of buying a new wheel myself- which would likely suffer the same fate as the original anyway. #neverAgain lolGood Luck! - you should be pleased for the price if the (likely) gap on the very thick Prius Prime wheel does not bother you -not sure about the Civic or the regular Prius.

Pros
  • Good value for money.
Cons
  • May not match the interior of all vehicles

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