I named my 2005 auto the same exact name spelled exactly the same but had to get rid of it😢. 3 piece asanti rims and tuned up (still hurts to think about) so glad to see the soul of Krissy still catching looks ❤️
Hey Mike. You can use a blade to cut the leather off the steering wheel - just slice the stitching bit by bit and unwrap the leather. You'll be left with the soft rubber that the leather covers which will be the same colour - might just need a little clean up from glue residue. Cheers from Australia.
Chris Fix has a video on wrapping the wheel in leather and lacing it together. It looked like a professional job when done. Have a look. It would look good on this car.
Nice changes! Is your E brake missing its knob? 2 ideas on your wheel caps. Can you pull an emblem off your worst cap & glue it to that nice cap? Sand those caps & rattle can with a matching silver?
You could actually do it yourself. I used to do it back in the 70s & 80s for friends and relatives when I was a kid. I'm not sure if they still sell the leather kits.
Well as my name is Chris I have to agree with the name .... But on a slightly more serious note (and I am sure you know) but its worth saying whenever you mess with airbags disconnect the battery for at least half an hour before you undo airbags (especially the steering wheel ones). They have a capacitor system and retain power for a while. Anyone who says "Oh I never do that" has been very lucky.
Criss Cross,lol.They were the two kids who wore those clothes backwards.I went to school with my jeans on backwards in 7th grade because of them,my mom seen me when I got home and whipped my a$$,lol.Love your videos Mike,keep up the great work!!!
Hertz rental made the mistake of loaning a Crossfire to me. The transition from staid, responsible, adult male to a juvenile delinquent driving daddy's car was instantaneous. It was a long, dangerous, but accident free weekend. When I returned the Crossfire to Hertz I was so ashamed of my behavior I couldn't make eye contact with the agent, but I knew that they knew that I had been a baaaad boy. An interesting note: The Crossfire was assembled by Karmann, a custom coach builder for Mercedes Benz.
Chris fix did a video where he recovered his steering wheel with leather. If you can stitch that seat back together I think you could do the steering wheel too
Little bit old fashioned elbow crease, aka. cleaning goes a long way!! If you can find a place where they can re-wrap that steering wheel with leather kind of material it will be cool!
@@MonkeyWrenchMike that would be awesome. im really excited, I scanned my parts car for my front abc valve block and I now think I can swap them out and ill be good to go. the one on the parts car is a little different than the driving car. the one on the parts car is just like the one in the rear. the one on the driving car is encased in plastic with a smaller accumulator ball. any thoughts? let me know if my CL has something you need.
Next time you are near a parts store or a auto paint dealer, invest in a roll of butyl tape. It is invaluable for instances like with your trim piece with the broken clip.
@@jimnielsen4076 It's a good product, too, but butyl tape is actually s lot more moldable so it works better for sdd-shaped parts where the mating surface isn't totally flat
I refinished my Ford Edge steering wheel with the spray on dye. It's more like a paint. Try wet sanding the wheel first. YES you can wet sand leather. It will smooth out most of the imperfections and also clean it really well. I used product from www.colorbondpaint.com It was a perfect match. Very light coats and it dries almost immediately. I also did the armrest and part of the dash. It blends well and the gloss was a perfect match.
That is turning into a nice cool car. Don't you think you could find a good steering wheel in a salvage yard? Surely not everyone hung on the wheel while driving like that previous owner apparently did... 😏
Hey Mike, so are you up to the Copart 500 car 500 repairs max. road trip to Denver challenge? Big Al said he'd do it. Randy hasn't said yet. Or TK. Or samcrac. Everythings regular said he'd be interested in it. Think it would make excellent cross channel content for everyone. Reach new Sub bases. Hope you accept the challenge. I'm an hour from Denver and I'd go see you guys in Denver. I'd also help with the arrangements since I Know the area
Keep it up Mike, you will have a meteoric rise like AAR. One suggestion: instead of "My little monkey wrenches" how about "What's up Monkey Wrenchers". The my little monkey wrenches makes me sorta cringe.. just my opinion though, keep up the great work!
Nope, nope, I'm NOT searching for that song...........no......stop thinking about it, so yeahon another note that door panel will look real spiffy with some Mothers VLR and a gentle aggitation with a magic eraser
If the car is Female and Single, might change name to MISS Fire? (Especially if she starts not running right on 1 cylinder!)What was the reaction of M.O.M. upon finding your stash of Mercedes Monthly magazines in your room growing up? Did she have "The Talk" with you about Mercedes being bad for your bank account?
Kriss Cross!!! :) Love it!
Thanks Mike! That damn song is stuck in my head now! "Jump! Jump!" 😆
Great video, the Crossfire is coming together nicely.
I named my 2005 auto the same exact name spelled exactly the same but had to get rid of it😢. 3 piece asanti rims and tuned up (still hurts to think about) so glad to see the soul of Krissy still catching looks ❤️
at 2:37 that beat was hitting
👍👍👌
Hey Mike. You can use a blade to cut the leather off the steering wheel - just slice the stitching bit by bit and unwrap the leather. You'll be left with the soft rubber that the leather covers which will be the same colour - might just need a little clean up from glue residue. Cheers from Australia.
Chris Fix has a video on wrapping the wheel in leather and lacing it together. It looked like a professional job when done. Have a look. It would look good on this car.
Good video Mike!. Crossfire looking good. Can't wait for the next upload.
OMG!!! I saw those a/c knobs while eating and almost lost my lunch! Haha!
nice parts the door now looks good.
Test drove one of these when they 1st came out love the car although I could not afford it then
5:52 😂😂😂😂😂 YEP that's what I always do
Love it Mike! Cool car for sure I never knew it was a Benz chassis
Nice changes! Is your E brake missing its knob? 2 ideas on your wheel caps. Can you pull an emblem off your worst cap & glue it to that nice cap? Sand those caps & rattle can with a matching silver?
And another great video!!!
Is it the Kris's Crossfire because it needs a "Jump Jump Jump" sorry couldn't resist... LMAO 😂 thanks Mike.
Change steering wheels you can also take a little wet sandpaper and lightly it should take the ring notches out
The notch is there in the hubcap to pop it off when you need to change or rotate tires
Criss Cross will make ya! JUMP JUMP!
You could always get the steering wheel wrapped with leather , seen some shops before that do it
You could actually do it yourself.
I used to do it back in the 70s & 80s for friends and relatives when I was a kid. I'm not sure if they still sell the leather kits.
@@tony_25or6to4 They're available on EBay. I've seen tons of them.
@@LuisRamirez-ln3cj www.carid.com/2006-chrysler-crossfire-steering-wheels/wheelskins-original-one-color-steering-wheel-cover-430150014.html
Sorry I am so late to this one mike🤙. This is looking absolutely great man
Well as my name is Chris I have to agree with the name ....
But on a slightly more serious note (and I am sure you know) but its worth saying whenever you mess with airbags disconnect the battery for at least half an hour before you undo airbags (especially the steering wheel ones). They have a capacitor system and retain power for a while. Anyone who says "Oh I never do that" has been very lucky.
Criss Cross,lol.They were the two kids who wore those clothes backwards.I went to school with my jeans on backwards in 7th grade because of them,my mom seen me when I got home and whipped my a$$,lol.Love your videos Mike,keep up the great work!!!
Ha!!
I forgot you had the Crossfire still, you have so many things going right now.
Hertz rental made the mistake of loaning a Crossfire to me. The transition from staid, responsible, adult male to a juvenile delinquent driving daddy's car was instantaneous. It was a long, dangerous, but accident free weekend. When I returned the Crossfire to Hertz I was so ashamed of my behavior I couldn't make eye contact with the agent, but I knew that they knew that I had been a baaaad boy. An interesting note: The Crossfire was assembled by Karmann, a custom coach builder for Mercedes Benz.
Watch the Chris fix video on wrapping the steering wheel in leather. It looks great 👍
Wow Looks Great..
Chris fix did a video where he recovered his steering wheel with leather. If you can stitch that seat back together I think you could do the steering wheel too
Is your front right wheel further back more than it should be? It looks to be really close to the fender.
Little bit old fashioned elbow crease, aka. cleaning goes a long way!! If you can find a place where they can re-wrap that steering wheel with leather kind of material it will be cool!
What do you do with the cars when you're done?
How do you avoid getting in trouble with the state about selling too many cars? Like Randy.
I keep most of them!
Love your videos u and randy need to do more videos
This is the church,this is the steeple ,open the door and see the people !! Lol 😆
If I ever see one of these cheap, I'm gonna snap it up. Seems like the parts are hard to find, which always equals $$$.
hi mike from Danville pa
I have “considered thinking” several times, but just decided to be surprised by what I do next.
How can we get you to upload more videos?
Ha! Give me 200k subscribers and I will quit my day job to focus on TH-cam!
Hahaha just sounds to easy!! 😂😅😅
@@MonkeyWrenchMike I'm on it👍👍👍
pretty work
Is there maybe a saddle shop or something that could dye the steering wheel for you? Someone who does often basically.
You can buy leather kits
Any interest in buying AAR's 500 SL you recently worked on?
I have no more room to park any cars...
this may sound strange, but how do you do to have your panel off? my panel is always on, showing mileage (no light) and the tyre pressure light
One thing is for sure, Monkey Wrench Mike's videos are not wiggity, wiggity, wiggity wack!
Best.Comment.Ever.
hey Mike, I need a brake light cover for my trunk. do you have an extra one? are there any parts on my cl you need?
I don’t have an extra brake light. I can look on the Crossfire at the junkyard.
@@MonkeyWrenchMike that would be awesome. im really excited, I scanned my parts car for my front abc valve block and I now think I can swap them out and ill be good to go. the one on the parts car is a little different than the driving car. the one on the parts car is just like the one in the rear. the one on the driving car is encased in plastic with a smaller accumulator ball. any thoughts? let me know if my CL has something you need.
It should be ''Ross Re'' like Randy's at AAR!!! Hahahaha! Happy New Year to you and your family, from Europe chap. :)
Next time you are near a parts store or a auto paint dealer, invest in a roll of butyl tape. It is invaluable for instances like with your trim piece with the broken clip.
I like 2 sided 3M auto molding tape
@@jimnielsen4076 It's a good product, too, but butyl tape is actually s lot more moldable so it works better for sdd-shaped parts where the mating surface isn't totally flat
@@amadeo_serrano thanks. I'll check it out.
Hello mike!
Hi Jay!
I refinished my Ford Edge steering wheel with the spray on dye. It's more like a paint. Try wet sanding the wheel first. YES you can wet sand leather. It will smooth out most of the imperfections and also clean it really well. I used product from www.colorbondpaint.com It was a perfect match. Very light coats and it dries almost immediately. I also did the armrest and part of the dash. It blends well and the gloss was a perfect match.
So many young people have no idea what that reference is. Hell on of those kids is now dead, damn we are so OLD
Interior door panel...
how about Crosseyed Chris?
Jump ! Jump !
I have always wondered one thing about TH-camrs. Why don't they clean the items before they put them on? It would be so much easier, wouldn't it?
I hope he reads this!
Hellfire .!
Why O why, did you have to name that car after me. LOL
What about Bessie the E Benz for the grandma car then? :-D
Should have worn your pants backwards when you did this repair! get it? I knew you would!
Yes I should have!!!
That is turning into a nice cool car. Don't you think you could find a good steering wheel in a salvage yard? Surely not everyone hung on the wheel while driving like that previous owner apparently did... 😏
It's going to turn into a
Crossfire Hurricane!
For your sake I hope you have better luck than I did with 1!
Hey Mike, so are you up to the Copart 500 car 500 repairs max. road trip to Denver challenge? Big Al said he'd do it. Randy hasn't said yet. Or TK. Or samcrac. Everythings regular said he'd be interested in it. Think it would make excellent cross channel content for everyone. Reach new Sub bases. Hope you accept the challenge. I'm an hour from Denver and I'd go see you guys in Denver. I'd also help with the arrangements since I Know the area
I haven’t heard of this!! Lol
It's a manual, that's all you need to know.
Keep it up Mike, you will have a meteoric rise like AAR. One suggestion: instead of "My little monkey wrenches" how about "What's up Monkey Wrenchers". The my little monkey wrenches makes me sorta cringe.. just my opinion though, keep up the great work!
I feel the previous owner never washed his hands.
Yeah. That was pretty disgusting.
I wash my hands a lot and still have to clean the steering wheel about once a month. I think it's the skin oils.
Mike they sale real leather steering wheel covers I get mine from Wal-Mart they're like 20 bucks and I'm not talking about that cheap fake vinyl s***
That was what I call “a mens burp”. !!
CrissCross! I'd name it a FrankenBenz but yours is much nicer!
I like that name too!
Where's Lola?
She’s right here next to me!!
@@MonkeyWrenchMike I'm pretty sure it's buried in the TH-cam Terms that if you have a cute dog, she has to appear in all your videos.
get your nidel and repair it good as new than use letter pant to mach the old pant
randy cross fire
Or it could be named for this guy - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Cross Sailing..........
Love his songs!!
Nope, nope, I'm NOT searching for that song...........no......stop thinking about it, so yeahon another note that door panel will look real spiffy with some Mothers VLR and a gentle aggitation with a magic eraser
Jump! Jump!!
If the car is Female and Single, might change name to MISS Fire? (Especially if she starts not running right on 1 cylinder!)What was the reaction of M.O.M. upon finding your stash of Mercedes Monthly magazines in your room growing up? Did she have "The Talk" with you about Mercedes being bad for your bank account?
Hahahahaha!!
can you go buy a truck maybe a chevy puck up you need a truck to pull bigger cars
No call it shit box
First!
Hey Mike, I did call your Crossfire “Chris”!! Check your instagram...do I win a prize? :)
Yes! I saw your post! I filmed this video before the Instagram post. But great minds think alike!
What about Christopher cross?, better songs.
Ohhh... I didn’t think of him. “Sailing.... sailing away...”
The car was ugly the day they built that turd
Name it "Transcedes" or maybe "Transsler" sort of like a transgender but a car type.
Is this entire interior all hard plastic....no soft-touch materials. If so...I am NOT impressed. Pretty on the outside, crappy on the inside.
Exactly! All hard, cheap plastic!