| Check these pictures out. [ http://mwsmith.smugmug.com/Hobbies/dallas/13600678_GetMZ#992118807_8jjPi ] I went home and checked mine and it is definitely leather. No doubt. The core Dallas Custom Steering used for me for the shift knob and the E-brake handle were faux plastic molded leather, and of course, he did not remove that layer first (since it's molded in). So when I asked for some 1/16" padding, and a leather re-wrap, they were like, Clown-Car thick. He does send pictures before shipping, but it's not easy to see the scale in the pictures. I asked him ahead of time about the cores and all he said they were "good cores" and if I did not like them, he would re-do them. I am asking him to do them again with my cores. Very disappointing. Also, seems silly to make them twice just to get them right. He's got to know the plastic molded components are not suitable for a leather re-wrap. Plus, he completely borked the shifter boot (grommet is way too small, can't mount the shift knob) and keeps insisting that the grommet is plastic and from a stock Nissan core, when I know, and can feel, it is a cheap VERY flexy rubber electrical grommet. Check the pictures out and you will see what I am talking about. His solution was to remove the zip-tie holding the grommet and see if the leather would squeeze over the lever. Uh... no. I'm having to send him a stock shift boot so he can see it's wrong and maybe use the plastic grommet from that stock boot.
_MWS Disclaimer: Some people have confused myself, Michael Smith of MWS
Motorsports with Mike Smith of MS Performance / Jim Wolf Technologies,
featured in Mike Kojima's Sport Compact Car magazine Project Z articles.
While the comparison is flattering, it is important to make the distinction.
Please help spread the word by always try to refer to each "Mike Smith" by
their respective companies. |
