New Carbon Fiber Steering Wheel

artsci · Jul 1, 2015

Had a carbon fiber steering wheel installed today. The wheel was made by Tony Spitaleri of Carbon Fiber Element who has done nearly all of the carbon fiber work on my car.

I bought a wheel from my service center and shipped it to Tony. He suggested the tan stitching on the leather part which I think is a nice detail. The carbon fiber has a matt finish to match the dash. The feel of the wheel to the hand is fantastic.

Next I'm going to have another one made with tan leather on the sides to match the seats. When that one is finished I'll probably make this one available in the TMC classifieds. Total cost was about $1,200 (a well known firm in LA sells a piano black steering wheel for at least a grand more). And this is carbon fiber, which is a ton more work. So I think I got a very good deal.

P85_DA · Jul 1, 2015

artsci said:
Had a carbon fiber steering wheel installed today. The wheel was made by Tony Spitaleri of Carbon Fiber Element who has done nearly all of the carbon fiber work on my car.

I bought a wheel from my service center and shipped it to Tony. He suggested the tan stitching on the leather part which I think is a nice detail. The carbon fiber has a matt finish to match the dash. The feel of the wheel to the hand is fantastic.

Next I'm going to have another one made with tan leather on the sides to match the seats. When that one is finished I'll probably make this one available in the TMC classifieds. Total cost was about $1,200 (a well known firm in LA sells a piano black steering wheel for at least a grand more). And this is carbon fiber, which is a ton more work. So I think I got a very good deal.

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Very Nice !! Would you care to share his contact info ?

Shawn Snider · Jul 1, 2015

That's beautiful! and for a very nice price!

pmoa · Jul 1, 2015

I love it. Great work!

InternetDude · Jul 1, 2015

Can they make one in Obeche gloss?

artsci · Jul 1, 2015

P85_DA said:
Very Nice !! Would you care to share his contact info ?

It's Tony@carbonfiberelement 732.754.0423

Tony does fantastic work. He did the side mirror caps, front and rear diffusers, side strakes, and nose cone. SUPRKAR introduced me to his work.

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InternetDude said:
Can they make one in Obeche gloss?

That would be a very tall order but you might contact Tony to ask.

Shelly · Jul 1, 2015

It is really cool, hope one day i'll have same one ..

artsci said:
It's Tony@carbonfiberelement 732.754.0423

Tony does fantastic work. He did the side mirror caps, front and rear diffusers, side strakes, and nose cone. SUPRKAR introduced me to his work.

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That would be a very tall order but you might contact Tony to ask.

It is really cool, hope one day i'll have same one ..It is really cool, hope one day i'll have same one ..

OnkelDunkel · Jul 2, 2015

It looks fantastic and I'm sure it will look even more fantastic in Tan leather, so it matches your interior even better. Good job!

polything · Jul 2, 2015

Looks great! is this real carbon fiber or it is just for look?

gavine · Jul 2, 2015

How much was the steering wheel from the service center?

JimmyAZ · Jul 2, 2015

It looks great! I would miss the soft feel of the leather wrapped wheel, but to each his own. It really does look awesome.

artsci · Jul 2, 2015

gavine said:
How much was the steering wheel from the service center?

$620.

Mother Frunker · Jul 8, 2015

LOVE IT

silver surfer · Jul 9, 2015

Do you know if this steering wheel will accept the electronics and heating elements of the heated steering wheel?

4SUPER9 · Jul 9, 2015

Rick, don't you think it is time that Tesla hired you as a consultant?

artsci · Jul 9, 2015

silver surfer said:
Do you know if this steering wheel will accept the electronics and heating elements of the heated steering wheel?

As far as I know there's no reason that the heated wheel couldn't be covered with carbon fiber in a similar way.

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4SUPER9 said:
Rick, don't you think it is time that Tesla hired you as a consultant?

I'll take stock options

artsci · Aug 19, 2015

Just had the carbon fiber and tan leather wheel installed. I'm very pleased with the look of this -- it's just what I hoped to achieve. And the carbon fiber is a near perfect match with the dash.

AMPUP · Aug 19, 2015

Very cool, I like this look.

artsci · Aug 19, 2015

AMPUP said:
Very cool, I like this look.

It's these small details that I really care about, as I think it makes the interior much more polished and coordinated.

ModelX · Aug 19, 2015

It looks very polished! Love the look!

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