Replace steering wheel wood grain?
#1
Replace steering wheel wood grain?
Hey,
I recently purchased a 2006 GS430, however the woodgrain on the steering wheel is all scratched up, I was wondering if there was any way i could replace just the wood grain portion and where I could get the new woodgrain insert from?
thanks!
I recently purchased a 2006 GS430, however the woodgrain on the steering wheel is all scratched up, I was wondering if there was any way i could replace just the wood grain portion and where I could get the new woodgrain insert from?
thanks!
#3
It's probably no walk in the park to physically replace the steering wheel.
I've seen them for sale, sans airbag, on ebay for around $300-400.
If you ask me the better solution is to get yourself some PlastX and just buff the scratches out. It will take a lot of elbow grease but it will work. The wood is just a veneer and it's covered by an acrylic layer that will buff out with a plastic polish.
If you have a porter cable and don't mind possibly getting the polish all over the place you could probably get the job done a lot faster at least on the more visible front and top facing surfaces.
I've seen them for sale, sans airbag, on ebay for around $300-400.
If you ask me the better solution is to get yourself some PlastX and just buff the scratches out. It will take a lot of elbow grease but it will work. The wood is just a veneer and it's covered by an acrylic layer that will buff out with a plastic polish.
If you have a porter cable and don't mind possibly getting the polish all over the place you could probably get the job done a lot faster at least on the more visible front and top facing surfaces.
#5
It can be replaced. There I a guy on this forum who removed his wheel, modified it with paddle shifters and then reinstalled it. If you search for that thread it will tell you how to remove the wheel and airbag module. Then you just swap the wheel for the one on eBay.
This said you should try a wood restoration guy first.
This said you should try a wood restoration guy first.
#7
of course, to go extreme, i have even seen people take out the wheel, use dremel to carefully cut the wood piece and take it out, sand, smooth, and paint them completely different color, finished by putting everything back like stock
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#10
Pull up the console around the shifter ***....absolutely 100% plastic...every bit of it. I can pull mine up if you'd like and take a pic. I replaced the ashtray/cig lighter combo with the Japan compartment...I've seen what the material is. It's actually pretty cheap.
#11
You have no clue. I am amazed you would buy this car if you have such a low opinion of the materials used.
I quote from Page 28 of the 2009 manufacturer's brochure:
"Wood, leather, paint. Just because all luxury manufacturers have them doesn't mean they are the same. Consider the genuine wood paneling inside of a GS. All of the pieces are sourced from a single tree to ensure consistency in grain and color."
I quote from Page 28 of the 2009 manufacturer's brochure:
"Wood, leather, paint. Just because all luxury manufacturers have them doesn't mean they are the same. Consider the genuine wood paneling inside of a GS. All of the pieces are sourced from a single tree to ensure consistency in grain and color."
#12
nah you are wrong, it's real wood overlay on plastic parts and clear coat over it
there is a video online for the making of lexus vehicle, every car's wood is carved from a single tree to have consistent grains and hand polished by Yamaha Piano makers
http://www.yamaha.com/publications/a...cent102/13.htm
there is a video online for the making of lexus vehicle, every car's wood is carved from a single tree to have consistent grains and hand polished by Yamaha Piano makers
http://www.yamaha.com/publications/a...cent102/13.htm
#13
Not true. It is wood bonded to plastic. Center console trim is bonded to plastic to enable the manufacturer to clip it into place and unclip it when needed. Exactly the same in a BMW. The door trim is often screwed in and bonded to metal, but not the center console because it needs to be easy to remove to access the electronics.