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Old 10-16-07, 11:48 AM
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i have a 01 gs430 w/ grey interior. my car didnt come with a wood grain steering wheel. does anyone know where i can get one? custom?
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I would like to know as well
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Apsisusa can do just about anything you want any kind of wood or carbon.
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american stiches can do it too. Expensive and you need to send your wheel. So you'll be down for a while
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I ordered the HongKong woodgrain cover on Ebay, its about 80 with shipping.

I will tell you if its any good or not :/ , should arrive any day
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Originally Posted by bigmemory
I ordered the HongKong woodgrain cover on Ebay, its about 80 with shipping.

I will tell you if its any good or not :/ , should arrive any day
I just got mine. The fit is actually alot better then I expected it to be. Not bad for $80.
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Originally Posted by bigmemory
I ordered the HongKong woodgrain cover on Ebay, its about 80 with shipping.

I will tell you if its any good or not :/ , should arrive any day
any updates on this? i wanna know the quality.
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Check this out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-00...QQcmdZViewItem

http://motors.listings.ebay.com/Inte...istingItemList
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I have that ebay special ...

Its reasonably good quality, and feels pretty good in the hands too. The wood color matches good, the wood grain is birdseye instead of that more linear grain that comes in my 2000 GS300

it doesnt wrap all the way around the back of wheel though....

I'm figuring something out about the slight color mismatch between the grey and my tan interior...
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Here is the flaw in the design ... when you peer at it through the front windshield ... you can telll...
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do they even offer a woodgrain steering wheel in grey interior lexus cars
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These wheels are available through some of our vendors in Japan. Only thing is, we can only order in batches of 10. These are sod outright so they don't require your wheel, so no down time at all. Here are some pics of what is available,

please disregard the shape or style of the wheels, these are from some other vehicles.


light colored wood


darker brown wood



Blackwood


this is a really dark picture, but its the brown wood

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Old 10-26-07, 04:21 PM
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are those OEM wheels or aftermarket?
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I would definetly jump on one of those wheels. I'm planning on sending mine out to American Stitches this winter once the snow starts flying.
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I would consider jumping in a group buy if the price was <$300
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