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Mar 19, 2005 | 11:49 PM

jimxo

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Got my new wood/leather wheel

I decided I needed a nicer steering wheel for my 2005 Honda Odyssey so I went to the good people at www.american-stitches.com

The wheel they sent me back is as good as the wheel on my Lexus.

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Mar 20, 2005 | 05:50 AM

GS300Rich

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Looks good, but it looks lost without any other wood to accompany it

Mar 20, 2005 | 08:58 AM

jimxo

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I'm working on some additional wood trim for the dash.

Mar 20, 2005 | 10:24 AM

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interesting, i never paid attention, but the rx doesn't have any wood?

Mar 20, 2005 | 12:12 PM

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interesting, i never paid attention, but the rx doesn't have any wood?

It's a Honda Odyssey

Mar 20, 2005 | 12:49 PM

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That looks great! but the wood looks out of place in the Odyssey's non wood interior.

Henry, the RX does come with wood trimmed steering wheel in the Premium Plus package.

Mar 20, 2005 | 01:36 PM

mmarshall

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That may be just a wood Acura steering wheel that the company sent you with the Honda logo on it....there are many similarities....... but I agree it looks good. You will enjoy it.

Did you put it on yourself or have a technician do it? DIY steering-wheel changes can be very tricky with air-bag sensor de-activation and hookup.......it is an exact procedure that can...and does.....lead to inadvertant air-bag firing with careless technicians.

I wish Lexus had offered a wheel like that on the IS300, but they never have. And IMO it should be standard on the ES, not with a package option.

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Mar 20, 2005 | 02:31 PM

jimxo

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That may be just a wood Acura steering wheel that the company sent you with the Honda logo on it....there are many similarities....... but I agree it looks good. You will enjoy it.

No this is not an Acura steering wheel although I tried that route first. I had to send them the wheel and they cut it down to the core and molded me a new one. The wheel looks exactly like the wood wheel in my wifes RX300.

Mar 20, 2005 | 02:38 PM

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jimxo

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This is the original wheel side by side.

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Mar 20, 2005 | 03:08 PM

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I like wood on the steering wheel for a luxury car, but you really think they'll match the interior of the current IS300 ?

Depends...there are both factory and aftermarket wood trim packages for the IS....but none for the steering wheel that I know of.

Mar 20, 2005 | 03:13 PM

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mmarshall

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This is the original wheel side by side.

What do you plan to do with it? Unless you want to keep it just for nostalgia's sake, might as well get at least SOME money for it. A junkyard or body shop might pay you something for it...it's worth a try.

I did that with one of the Cessna 172's I used to fly....kept the control wheel for nostalgia's sake. ( I am a licensed pilot ) Some idiot rented it from the local airport FBO, ran it out of gas on a night flight, and totalled it in a field. (He survived without serious injuries). The FBO let me keep the wheel as a memory of the good times I had with the plane. Still have it in my living room.

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