Tonight I decided to fit my new steering wheel and handbrake grip which I received from Powerful on Wednesday.

I went for the standard grained leather finish with the chrome spokes, I did think about perhaps a walnut finish but I'd heard the heating function wasn't much cop on the re-finished steering wheels and Powerful reckoned it'd be circa 6 - 8 week until they got any back in stock

I also fitted a new handbrake grip as mine was fairly worn and tatty (just like the steering wheel) I had originally ordered the walnut with 'chrome' supercharged logo (I know my car isn't a Supercharged but I liked the chrome strip which ties in with the gear knob) Any how unfortunately Powerful had an issue with an item being wrongly numbered and I was sent the wrong item It turned out they weren't getting anymore in for 8 - 12 weeks so I decided I'd give the foundry finish a go (its close to foundry but seems much more hard wearing and I actually think it looks quite good) and Powerful gave me a decent discount because the wrong item turned up

















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If your 'wheel is a Powerful refurb item (I.e. not brand new Genuine and therefore you sent your old one back on exchange), then check VERY carefully the heating works properly. The one I bought for my old '02 looked and felt fantastic and was identical to the one you've got but the heating was reasonable at first, although not as good as original, and just got worse over time. Si. <This is my name.

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Looks good.

Really pleased I upgraded mine.

Went for the soft nappa OE version, as I'd heard the grain can hold dirt over time.

That said, its only an issue if you let the dirt build up, and the soft nappa one is more expensive..........

The original ones do get in a state. Almost like "not leather".

Handbrake looks good.

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

Thanks Although my airbag does need a good clean

I would have went nappa leather but Powerful didn't have much in stock at all (if truth be told I would probably have went walnut) So my only choice was really this or something with the 'sport grip' (which I didn't want)

Bellini the heated steering function appears to be considerably better than my old one (which is good news), although according to the powerful advert the one I bought isn't re-trimmed (Its a New LR item)
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Fitted a few new bits to the Range tonight

My 'in dash' cupholder was inoperable and the coating was detaching so I sourced a replacement from Powerful UK



As you can see the coating was stripping off



And the gear was missing







The previous owner of my car when they had the conversion carried out including the HSX rear bumper decided to stick the rear bumper 'kick plate' with bathroom sealant, which didn't adhere and also looked awful as it was sitting fairly high, so I removed it spent a few hour stripping the sealant and refitted with double sided tape (which looks considerable better)









My rear wiper arm was also in a bit of state, corroded badly and stiff in operation so I got myself a replacement part from Powerful including the wiper blade and set to work stripping off and replacing it, surprisingly this was quicker than I expected.









And a nice general photo to finish off



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Looking good Andy. It is amazing how changing a few tired parts can give the car a new lease of life. I am planning on wrapping the gear surround trim and rear console trim with 3M gloss white aluminum wrap to match the newer style trim on the 2006 onwards models. Tom

Current Drive
2011 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography - Santorini Black - Ivory Leather

Previous Drives
2004 Model Vogue Td6 (Touchscreen) - Java Black - Parchment Leather
1994 RR Classic 3.9 V8 Soft dash - Niagara Grey - Grey Leather
1972 Series III SWB Safari - Green (Hand Painted) - Black Plastic

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I agree, my RR is now looking (condition wise) like a new motor. I've been quite lucky really buying the car already converted as it would have cost me a pretty penny to do all my little jobs (which have added up to almost 1k ) Now: BMW 640d M Sport, Alpine White
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Changed my rear wiper arm at the weekend, went ok until the plastic nipple on the spindle fell out, twice. Cue the wife "WTF are you doing?" Hands & knees for ages looking for the wee bastid.!