Race-Tex steering wheel opinions

[KenR]

Another one of those horses for courses choices I guess. I’ve just had a loaner with a leather wheel and couldn’t wait to get back to my race tex.

Vive la différence, as we say in Wales.

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[violuma]

Another one of those horses for courses choices I guess. I’ve just had a loaner with a leather wheel and couldn’t wait to get back to my race tex.

I was about to post exactly this but probably not as elegantly stated.

The mouse fur has better friction, which helps me grip the wheel less tightly and therefore reduces driver muscle strain. I found I was afraid the leather wheel would slip on me.

 

[gramorris]

Vive la différence, as we say in Wales.

The Porsche options list prays on our differences - except when you want a leather wheel on your GT!

 

[Vim Schrotnock]

You don't need 'grip' on a streetcar steering wheel. I have alcantara on my race car, and after a few thousand miles, you can see the wear patterns quite clearly and the feel at the hand positions is 'slicker' than the unused portions. I would guess you need to clean the racetex on a regular basis to keep it feeling 'new'. My leather wheels on all my Porsches feel great and look new with a good leather cleaner 'wiping' every 3-6 months. I would definitely go for the leather - much classier.

 

[Jhenson29]

23k miles in my 911 with RaceTex. It took some time to get used to, but it feels normal now. No issues with it so far, but it gets a regular cleaning with sonax and brush.

Update: 35k miles and it’s still in great shape.

 

[Novemberwhisky]

Another one of those horses for courses choices I guess. I’ve just had a loaner with a leather wheel and couldn’t wait to get back to my race tex.

Yep me too, a leather-wheeled loaner, so happy when i got the race-tex back in my hands. The mrs too.

IMO, so many cars come with leather steering, the race-tex gives a distinct look and feel - more sporty and more high-end

 

[Elroy]

Have a Racetex covered wheel in our MY2022 GTS. Holds up well and offers great comfortable grip. We try to drive with clean hands. Had a loaner car recently with leather covered wheel and did not like the feel after getting used to Racetex

 

[23T4s]

Well I kind of went thru this before but I had a Custom Carbon Fiber Honeycomb with Black Perferated Flat Bottom steering Wheel made for my Taycan4s.
Its so much better than the normal small steering wheel that Porsche has on the cars. You can just do regular Carbon Fiber but I went with the Honeycomb to match my other one in my car.
I Love the Flat Bottom part too.
So you just remove everything off of your factory wheel and place it on the the Custom one you had made. It's fairly easy.
This is how mine looks. Now if you don't like it keep your opinion to yourself. It's my Car and I like it.
You cam save yourself a ton of money and a way better wheel. It only took 28 days to my house from the day I ordered it.
I couldn't believe the quality when I opened up the box. You can pick your own 12 o'clock and Stitching to match your Calipers or leather/paint.
I forgot to tell you what I Paid for the wheel with shipping, $550.

where did you get it from? do you have a link? is the 550 cost with you own wheel or do they provide the whole wheel. was install/replacement of controls easy? any airbag lights after removing? thanks

 

[prj]

This is how my racetex steering wheel looked when I got it, vs how it cleaned up (entire wheel was like first pic lower half). Felt like a sticky rats tail:

Hard pass for me, I ordered the new car with a leather wheel.

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