Replacing steering wheel with something else?
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Hi people,
the leather on my steering wheel is beginning to wear out, and I'm looking at some options to maybe replace the steering wheel with something else.
I thought about going with a 1998 Supra steering wheel, or the ones from 2000~2005 Celica or MR2 Spyder, all are 3-spoke designs with leather, and probably smaller diameter than my stock steering wheel. Or maybe one from a IS300 would work nicely also.
Has anyone attempted to replace the steering wheel with something other than OEM leather or wood wheels? The TRD one looks great, but is pretty expensive, and the airbag doesn't work, according to Steve's site. The 1998~2000 GS has 1 plug for the airbag, while the 2001+ has the 2-stage 2 plug airbags correct?
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
the leather on my steering wheel is beginning to wear out, and I'm looking at some options to maybe replace the steering wheel with something else.
I thought about going with a 1998 Supra steering wheel, or the ones from 2000~2005 Celica or MR2 Spyder, all are 3-spoke designs with leather, and probably smaller diameter than my stock steering wheel. Or maybe one from a IS300 would work nicely also.
Has anyone attempted to replace the steering wheel with something other than OEM leather or wood wheels? The TRD one looks great, but is pretty expensive, and the airbag doesn't work, according to Steve's site. The 1998~2000 GS has 1 plug for the airbag, while the 2001+ has the 2-stage 2 plug airbags correct?
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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My steering wheel leather is getting trashed out too. But since I have the dreaded GS4, it is harder to just swap out, with the shifter on it. I think I am just going to opt to redo the leather, as it seems the easy way out.
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my wheel is black leather with no E-shift buttons.
I emailed American Stitches (Craft Customs now) and I'll see what they say.
I found some JDM steering wheels online, but they say that the hub on my car might not match some of the wheels. The prices on those wheels are great, even though used, and they look very nice too.
Anyone tried IS300 steering wheel? That looks pretty nice too.
I emailed American Stitches (Craft Customs now) and I'll see what they say.
I found some JDM steering wheels online, but they say that the hub on my car might not match some of the wheels. The prices on those wheels are great, even though used, and they look very nice too.
Anyone tried IS300 steering wheel? That looks pretty nice too.
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I bought an IS350 wheel to look at this possibilty. The 2 gen IS airbag has connectors on it that are way different than a 2 gen GS of any year.
The paddle shift wiring doesn't look like it would be a problem wiring up.
I also like the steering wheel controls, maybe trying to hookup the "phone" button to a bluetooth handfree kit or something like it.
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I bought an IS350 wheel to look at this possibilty. The 2 gen IS airbag has connectors on it that are way different than a 2 gen GS of any year.
The paddle shift wiring doesn't look like it would be a problem wiring up.
I also like the steering wheel controls, maybe trying to hookup the "phone" button to a bluetooth handfree kit or something like it.
The paddle shift wiring doesn't look like it would be a problem wiring up.
I also like the steering wheel controls, maybe trying to hookup the "phone" button to a bluetooth handfree kit or something like it.