Upgrade Base model steering wheel to F Sport w Paddles and Heating
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Upgrade Base model steering wheel to F Sport w Paddles and Heating
Hi all that may be interested.
After seeing some vague threads on the topic I decided to give it a shot and buy a used F Sport steering wheel off eBay.
I have just finished installing the 2015-2020 RX F Sport steering wheel into my 2015 Lexus RX 450H Luxury GYL25R(2015-2020), which is the base model sold in Australia (I do have panoramic sunroof and HUD options installed, not sure if this makes a difference).
I installed it in the hopes that I would be able to gain the gear shift paddles and the heated steering wheel which the Luxury RX450h lacks.
Good news! It works flawlessly with a simple swap of the steering wheel and addition of the stock heated steering wheel button module.
My model comes with a full blanking plate and the blue connector plugs into a dummy socket. So all I needed to do was unplug the dummy plate and plug in the plate from the F Sport model (I now have a useless 360 camera button, small price to pay).
The steering wheel itself was a simple swap following any guide on YouTube (release airbag latch, unplug connectors on airbag and clock spring, undo centre nut, swap wheel), the same clock spring connectors are used as the clock spring appears to be common across models, but I can see the ECU on the steering wheel is different with an additional internal connector so you want the complete wheel without airbag.
It appears this car is more modular than i expected, the computers seem to have these features built in and enabled, only requiring the switch and the hardware to be installed, the fuse was also already installed. I wonder what else can be swapped out with better parts? Can the 12" display be installed into a car with the 8"? Would this need the ML head unit and/or ML amplifier to be upgraded too? Can the mirrors be upgraded and front cam installed to enable 360 camera? Can swapping the Sport **** with S/S+ **** enable these modes? Can anything from the 2020+ model be used like display/head unit (new wiring harness needed I believe), or DSU/LKAS Camera/Pedal/HD radar upgrade for LSS2 for more features and compatibility with Comma Ai?
Would love to hear anyone else’s thoughts/experiences.
After seeing some vague threads on the topic I decided to give it a shot and buy a used F Sport steering wheel off eBay.
I have just finished installing the 2015-2020 RX F Sport steering wheel into my 2015 Lexus RX 450H Luxury GYL25R(2015-2020), which is the base model sold in Australia (I do have panoramic sunroof and HUD options installed, not sure if this makes a difference).
I installed it in the hopes that I would be able to gain the gear shift paddles and the heated steering wheel which the Luxury RX450h lacks.
Good news! It works flawlessly with a simple swap of the steering wheel and addition of the stock heated steering wheel button module.
My model comes with a full blanking plate and the blue connector plugs into a dummy socket. So all I needed to do was unplug the dummy plate and plug in the plate from the F Sport model (I now have a useless 360 camera button, small price to pay).
The steering wheel itself was a simple swap following any guide on YouTube (release airbag latch, unplug connectors on airbag and clock spring, undo centre nut, swap wheel), the same clock spring connectors are used as the clock spring appears to be common across models, but I can see the ECU on the steering wheel is different with an additional internal connector so you want the complete wheel without airbag.
It appears this car is more modular than i expected, the computers seem to have these features built in and enabled, only requiring the switch and the hardware to be installed, the fuse was also already installed. I wonder what else can be swapped out with better parts? Can the 12" display be installed into a car with the 8"? Would this need the ML head unit and/or ML amplifier to be upgraded too? Can the mirrors be upgraded and front cam installed to enable 360 camera? Can swapping the Sport **** with S/S+ **** enable these modes? Can anything from the 2020+ model be used like display/head unit (new wiring harness needed I believe), or DSU/LKAS Camera/Pedal/HD radar upgrade for LSS2 for more features and compatibility with Comma Ai?
Would love to hear anyone else’s thoughts/experiences.
Last edited by LexassRX; 11-11-23 at 11:14 PM. Reason: Mention Sport S/S+ Knob
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