I'm interested in getting a leather steering wheel cover for my xB. What have others purchased? And where? Thanks.


And, yes, I did a "search" on this and wasted a lot of time trying to narrow it down but was still getting three pages of returns. No way I am going to wade through that much stuff looking for comments on this.

 

I don't have this, but it looks pretty nice:

http://www.newscionparts.com/product/?id=1514

 

I have this one linked below, looks and feels nice, plus is seems to match the seats reasonably well.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=59178

 

you want wheelskins..... they are on the expensive side... running about $30 and some change... i have one on my other car.. and im going to get one for the tc... only reason im have not got it is because im still deciding if i want it in one color or two... they lace up really well.. hold up really good..(my other one is about 3 years old and still looks fine).. and feels great.. it's 100% leather.. and thickens up the steering grip nicely..

 

The wheelskins look a lot like the ones on newscionparts. What, if any, is the difference? Anyone know?

 

I think that Wheelskins actually makes the Scion part.
I have it and it's great. The wheel now feels very substantial and beefy. Only problem was there wasn't quite enough thread near the very end so I had to get some more at a crafts place... it's all tucked underneath so you can't see the continuation.

The only real advantage the leather replacement steering wheel has over the cover is the thumbrests... not really worth the xtra 200 bux.

 

yeah.. i looked at the link after i posted.. it does look like the scion part looks alot like a wheelskin cover...! defenently worth the money

 

Boxer and Petem, which are you guys talking about? Which do you recommend? If they are the same part, I'll probably go with the wheelskin to get the color I want.

 

The 'OEM" Scion part is made by Wheelskins... that's the one I have. Those only come in red and silver.

 

Here's a hint for future "search" technique.

Click the button that says search for "all" terms when searching verses the button that says search for "any".

I input "leather steering wheel cover" and returned 36 matches on one page including this:

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...ng+wheel+cover

Sounds like you've got what you want now though.

 

The wheelskins ones can be had in like 15 colors. My brother has a black and blue one on his xB, mine's all black.

You can sort of see it in this photo:

 

^^^ Man that feather boa is crazy!

I guess they only offer the two colors at the dealer then. Luckily one of them was the color I needed

 

I got mine at scionsports.com, and I love it. They only have them in black/red, and black/grey, and they come with more than enough lacing to do the job right. Great feel to the wheel now, and matches the interior perfectly.

Mav

 

Just instealled a Wheelskin, Euro look, charcoal grey and black. Took me a bit over an hour to lace up. Kind of a pain, but looks fantastic and make the steering wheel feel really good. I have large hands, so I appreciate a "bulkier" feel to the steering wheel.