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Review on MEWANT 1998 2003 1998 2005 2003 2008 Accessories by Gabriel Salleh

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Sizing isn't quite right

This was hard to write because this cover does some things really well, but there is one glaring flaw in terms of sizing. INSTALLATION VIDEO: Go to Youtube. This cover is intended for use on a 2005 Toyota Matrix which has been listed in the product description as a suitable model for this item. I installed it entirely myself and the before and after photos can be seen in this review. Pros: I think it's well done. The material is comfortable. There were no strong industrial smells. The thread supplied is strong, there is plenty of it in the kit. The kit also included a lacing needle which was solid and gave me no trouble installing. She looks good. Black leather + red thread. Check out the before and after photos in this review. Cons: The main issue with this wheel cover is that it does NOT need to be large enough to fully enclose the wheel itself. After complete installation, there will be a gap of about 1 cm between the sides (see 3rd picture). At first I thought it might have been an installation error, but I pulled really hard and there just wasn't enough material on the loop. This is different from what it looked like in the installation video. The "flaps" located on the back of the side panels do not have detailed instructions on how to use them and are too small to hide the rest. The material is neat. To put it on completely, you need a lot of seams. That took me about 2 hours. The supplied thimble is unusable (too small).

Pros
  • An absolute legend
Cons
  • Some little things