fondoo

I recently dinged up my 2022 RX350L bamboo steering. The gauche where very deep and very noticeable when driving. I went ahead and ordered a brand new replacement from the dealership.
The part number was 45100-0E610-C5. After installing the new bamboo steering wheel, I notice the wheel is more red than the light yellow. Is this normal? Maybe the wheel need to be seasoned.
Has anyone here replaced their bamboo steering wheel or wood strim wheel??

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new wheel installed

new wheel installed

new wheel installed

old- existing bamboo wheel

old existing bamboo wheel and new wheel installed

jrobe

That looks pretty close to the color of mine. There is always some variance in wood from different trees. It doesn’t look like it was a mistake to me.

ravenuer

As jrobe says, unless the wood comes from the same tree, it's not likely to be an exact match.

FastFord

They both look great. Two woods, same stain, two colors....that's what's unique about wood.

I don't see any big gouges on the old wheel.

Good job changing the wheels, really looks very nice!!

Cheers