Dying steering wheel
05-15-07, 07:52 AM
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Dying steering wheel
Is it possible to have the steering wheel professionally dyed...will this work??? What about if the steering wheel is a completely different color. I want to dye black to match my interior; black should pretty much cover all colors. What do you guys think? 
05-15-07, 10:45 AM
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Yes it is possible. Just make sure it is done all proper. I have seen a local shops dyed products and they look like they came in the color they were dyed, I am going to be getting my wood wheel dyed by them, because I cannot find a tan wood wheel with shiftmatic buttons for the damn life of me.
05-15-07, 11:23 AM
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I'm in the same boat...every once in a while I will see a brand new steering wheel with e-shift and sometimes with wood (complete with air bag) for a good price...but never in black! Then when you do find a balck one it's like $900 and doesn't come with the air bag...go figure.
05-15-07, 01:56 PM
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patience my friend... i found an black e-shift wood steering wheel w/airbag on ebay for $450usd about 2 years ago. at the time i was a newbie on CL, read about what to do to covert to a wood wheel on my 99 gs400, went on ebay and within a month i had it in my grubby little hands 
05-15-07, 05:38 PM
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patience my friend... i found an black e-shift wood steering wheel w/airbag on ebay for $450usd about 2 years ago. at the time i was a newbie on CL, read about what to do to covert to a wood wheel on my 99 gs400, went on ebay and within a month i had it in my grubby little hands
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05-16-07, 05:47 AM
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Joelseff...I think he wrote that his upgraded E-shift steering wheel came with the appropriate airbag. $450 for the whole setup! That's fantastic! The frickin' wood/leather shift **** from the dealer goes for around that price! I know there's one on Ebay now for $430 but does not come with the airbag...
05-16-07, 07:22 AM
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mine, if i recall, was from a 00 model? i can't remember anymore... but it was the year that still had the stage 1 airbag, which was compatible with the early 2nd gen like mine.
05-16-07, 11:25 AM
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no pics... just looks like a standard 2001 wood e-shift wheel.
but just as an fyi... you want a single stage airbag with a plug that looks like this:
i think the 2001 rx300 airbag is the same as the gs... but the steering wheel will not because there is no e-shift on the rx.
but just as an fyi... you want a single stage airbag with a plug that looks like this:
i think the 2001 rx300 airbag is the same as the gs... but the steering wheel will not because there is no e-shift on the rx.
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