Well, I plucked up the courage & had a 2007 spec wheel refurbished & custom made into a RS style steering wheel. I've always disliked the skinny profile of the rim & having shovel like hands it's been a real let down on my A6.

I found a company abroad who specialise in this sort of work for a reasonable price. I opted for the same leather scheme, but with a +3mm thicker rim & a bit more padding.

The result is MUCH nicer ( I'd not say it's 120% perfect as I normally expect ). But compared to the stock rubbish, it's so much nice to hold. Amazingly the condition of the leather wheel at 50k on my A6 was VERY poor, lots of marks from rings / something... and an almost vinyl quality to the leather.

Stitching on the replacment wheel is pretty good & matches the S-line theme.

anyhow.... £310 delivered to my door is not bad, as I'd probably get that for my old wheel if sold on the net ! All you have to do is swap over the airbag & 30mins later hey presto !

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cheers