Leather Upholstery & Steering Grips: Devraj / Karthik Leather Arts (Bangalore)

gurudutt · 2nd June 2010, 09:50

Hi Guys,
After searching quite a bit, we (my friend prashu and me) found this guy on JC road who does all kinds of leather work for you car. I got done a hand stitched steering wheel grip and he did a great job, its comparable to a company fitted one which most of the high end car variants have. I will upload a few pictures soon, he has templates for most of the cars and hand stitches it.

Here are the details:

Name: Devraj.
Contact No: 9964031960.

We have got it done for three cars now, prashu's palio, my vista and another friends figo and all of us are happy with the work. He will charge you 800 bucks if you contact him directly. If you walk into any shops on JC road, they will charge you around 1200 bucks and in-turn get it done through the same guy. So its better you call him directly.

Google location is here, on the top floor of the Prime Automobile shop.

ph03n!x · 2nd June 2010, 10:25

Any photos of his work? Does he do the other stuff too - seats / door inserts / gear knob?

santhosh_lv · 3rd June 2010, 10:04

i have got my steering leather hand stitched from Stanley Leather Mission Road. Very good work.

Type - Pro-Grip
Cost - 595 INR inclusive everything

One needs to make the payment before one day to get the order made.

VTEC_Rocks · 3rd June 2010, 10:28

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Originally Posted by gurudutt

Hi Guys,
he has templates for most of the cars and hand stitches it.

Any idea if he has it for OHC VTEC? Does he do the machine stitching as well?
The steering cover of my OHC is torn due to a lot of usage :(

quadra · 3rd June 2010, 15:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by santhosh_lv

i have got my steering leather hand stitched from Stanley Leather Mission Road. Very good work.

Type - Pro-Grip
Cost - 595 INR inclusive everything

One needs to make the payment before one day to get the order made.

There was a thread i was reading here which said that pro-grip leather was not a good quality leather however for that price range it may be good.

What leather does the JC road guy (devraj) use ?

gurudutt · 3rd June 2010, 15:49

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Originally Posted by ph03n!x

Any photos of his work? Does he do the other stuff too - seats / door inserts / gear knob?

I will upload photos either today or tomorrow latest. He specializes in leather work, anything from steering grip, gear knobs, dashboard/door inserts, seat cover etc.

Quote:

Originally Posted by santhosh_lv

i have got my steering leather hand stitched from Stanley Leather Mission Road. Very good work.

Type - Pro-Grip
Cost - 595 INR inclusive everything

One needs to make the payment before one day to get the order made.

One of my friends was about to get this done and i stopped it, i doubt if you would get pure leather at this cost and that too from Pro Grip and also the fit and finish of the job. Can you post pics and we can decide on the quality?

Quote:

Originally Posted by VTEC_Rocks

Any idea if he has it for OHC VTEC? Does he do the machine stitching as well?
The steering cover of my OHC is torn due to a lot of usage :(

I think he had about 30 templates and i think he did work on a friend's friend's honda city. You can call him and give it a shot.

gurudutt · 4th June 2010, 12:22

My Vista's Steering wheel, will upload figo's soon... I have got leather on my horn pad too..

quadra · 4th June 2010, 12:26

ok, this looks stunning..not doubts et all.

Thanks for sharing this info

gurudutt · 4th June 2010, 15:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by quadra

ok, this looks stunning..not doubts et all.

Thanks for sharing this info

Am not sure what leather he uses, he works out of a small place inside a house on JC road (he will take you there for choosing the color). You would really love when you see the figo's grip, trust me its come out much better than mine and its black in color

quadra · 7th June 2010, 01:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by gurudutt

Am not sure what leather he uses, he works out of a small place inside a house on JC road (he will take you there for choosing the color). You would really love when you see the figo's grip, trust me its come out much better than mine and its black in color

Thanks for the additional info. Please do post some FIGO pics

gurudutt · 7th June 2010, 15:27

Here are some pics of the Figo Steering.

quadra · 7th June 2010, 16:35

Guru bhaai: The top arc of the leather looks like not attached properly (with comparison to VISTA top arc). Is that a picture error ???

I agree, apart from the above, the fit and finish is great

shamanth · 7th June 2010, 16:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by quadra

Guru bhaai: The top arc of the leather looks like not attached properly (with comparison to VISTA top arc). Is that a picture error ???

I agree, apart from the above, the fit and finish is great

It looks like top Arc shape of steering is like that, you can see bulge on both side?

srishiva · 7th June 2010, 17:27

Thanks for the information Guru. I like the tight fit and finish. The steering usually has a bulge for grip at that position.

Digital Vampire · 7th June 2010, 17:38

My Tucson's steering wheel has been crying for a cover badly.

How easy/difficult it is to do this job on a steering wheel with Airbag? Any special precautions to be taken?

2nd June 2010, 09:50	#1
gurudutt BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 372 Thanked: 143 Times View My Garage	Leather Upholstery & Steering Grips: Devraj / Karthik Leather Arts (Bangalore) Hi Guys, After searching quite a bit, we (my friend prashu and me) found this guy on JC road who does all kinds of leather work for you car. I got done a hand stitched steering wheel grip and he did a great job, its comparable to a company fitted one which most of the high end car variants have. I will upload a few pictures soon, he has templates for most of the cars and hand stitches it. Here are the details: Name: Devraj. Contact No: 9964031960. We have got it done for three cars now, prashu's palio, my vista and another friends figo and all of us are happy with the work. He will charge you 800 bucks if you contact him directly. If you walk into any shops on JC road, they will charge you around 1200 bucks and in-turn get it done through the same guy. So its better you call him directly. Google location is here, on the top floor of the Prime Automobile shop. Last edited by Aditya : 2nd October 2017 at 20:37. Reason: Adding Google location
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2nd June 2010, 10:25	#2
ph03n!x Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 2,604 Thanked: 6,167 Times	Any photos of his work? Does he do the other stuff too - seats / door inserts / gear knob?
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3rd June 2010, 10:04	#3
santhosh_lv BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 134 Thanked: 76 Times	i have got my steering leather hand stitched from Stanley Leather Mission Road. Very good work. Type - Pro-Grip Cost - 595 INR inclusive everything One needs to make the payment before one day to get the order made.
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4th June 2010, 12:22	#7
gurudutt BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 372 Thanked: 143 Times View My Garage	Pics My Vista's Steering wheel, will upload figo's soon... I have got leather on my horn pad too.. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by gurudutt : 4th June 2010 at 12:25.
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4th June 2010, 12:26	#8
quadra BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Blore Posts: 553 Thanked: 68 Times	ok, this looks stunning..not doubts et all. Thanks for sharing this info
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7th June 2010, 15:27	#11
gurudutt BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 372 Thanked: 143 Times View My Garage	Figo Steering Pics. Here are some pics of the Figo Steering. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by gurudutt : 7th June 2010 at 15:39.
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7th June 2010, 16:35	#12
quadra BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Blore Posts: 553 Thanked: 68 Times	Guru bhaai: The top arc of the leather looks like not attached properly (with comparison to VISTA top arc). Is that a picture error ??? I agree, apart from the above, the fit and finish is great
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7th June 2010, 17:27	#14
srishiva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 4,372 Thanked: 2,260 Times	Thanks for the information Guru. I like the tight fit and finish. The steering usually has a bulge for grip at that position.
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7th June 2010, 17:38	#15
Digital Vampire BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Utopia! Posts: 605 Thanked: 122 Times	My Tucson's steering wheel has been crying for a cover badly. How easy/difficult it is to do this job on a steering wheel with Airbag? Any special precautions to be taken?
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