Steering Wheel Upgrade

[C5y2kvet]

Installed New Steering Wheel today!

 

[FatRatZ]

Installed New Steering Wheel today!

Nice - i’ve been thinking about doing this as well as I find the stock wheel tend to get sticky and make my hands sweat a little bit. What wheel did you use? was it a difficult job?
Looks great.

 

[hipertec]

Nice... Where did you order that from?

 

[Osage]

…and did you have to mess with the vaunted airbag?

 

[C5y2kvet]

Nice... Where did you order that from?

Ebay

 

[C5y2kvet]

…and did you have to mess with the vaunted airbag?

I paid a shop to do the work, do not want to accidentally damage a $$$$$ airbag, best $100 I could spend.

 

[traska_rz34]

I just got my CF blue one in this week. I’m out of town right now so I haven’t seen it yet. Prices are down like $100 so definitely worth giving it a shot. I agree with @C5y2kvet - have a shop do it. My place is also charging me $100 and I’m for it all day.

 

[Durango 95]

Installed New Steering Wheel today!

Very Nice! Looking to add a new Steering Wheel myself. Really like this one a lot. I have seen others featuring more Carbon Fiber but this all leather look that you have here I like much better. Would you mind if I asked you who on Ebay is offering this model? Would love this wheel with the blue option if available.

 

[traska_rz34]

Ok, I went to get this installed at a friend's shop and we decided to stop while attempting to pry the living hell out of the buttons and plastic trim to get it off the old wheel. How in the world are you supposed to get to these prongs without breaking them or the plastic? I did notice that most of the pictures I see of others having custom steering wheels are manuals (no paddles). Manuals are exponentially easier because you can take the back plastic bezel off first and work the trim from the back. You can't do that with the auto because the paddles are in the way so the front plastic has to come off first. Any ideas? @C5y2kvet I just noticed you have an auto. Do you mind asking your shop what they did?

FYI - this screenshot is from JDMuscle's video and the clips are even broke off in this screenshot lol

 

[FatRatZ]

Installed New Steering Wheel today!

Got it - dyed

the thread orange to match my heritage. Good call!!

 

[Durango 95]

Took a cue from the forum a few weeks back and decided to order one. Having Matte Carbon Fiber already on the interior I had to make a "Custom Order" to get the Matte CF Wheel. Pretty happy with the way it came out. Ordered off eBay from China. Had really good luck last time with my other carbon pieces so I was pretty confident that it would be a good job. Made in the same city as my other CF .. Amazed how quickly it arrives after shipment. If it doesn't get held up leaving the country it usually gets to my doorstep within 48 hours.. I'll take a few photos and post 'em up. That Orange stitching (above) looks really good.