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Nice, cheap mod: WheelSkin steering wheel cover ... not bad.

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Old May 14, 2007 | 10:29 PM
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Default Nice, cheap mod: WheelSkin steering wheel cover ... not bad.

Ordered a black standard leather steering wheel cover from wheelskins.com, with shipping was $50.00.

Install took about 1.5 hours ... dang ! I was glad to be thru stitching that thing on !!!

Looks pretty good ... a little wrinkeling around the spokes, but after all, it is leather. Adds a thicker look and feel to the wheel ... I was satisfied with the outcome. They come in 2-tone also ... if you have a silver xB, the silver and black would look really cool i bet since the interior has a lot of silver trim.

Anyway ... hope my little mod post didn't put you to sleep.

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Old May 14, 2007 | 11:30 PM
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What he ^^^ said. I would really like to see pics.
Old May 15, 2007 | 12:21 AM
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OK ! Sorry ! Here are a couple of pics !


The center of the wheel looks a greyish color due to the flash, but in regular light, all black. JB
Old May 15, 2007 | 04:18 AM
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Many combinations available. Colors, two-tones, perforations etc. Love mine and has held up very well:

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Here's mine... love it, and it has held up very well.

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nice decent mod... perfect for two tone interiors.
Old May 15, 2007 | 06:09 AM
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Hmm... I would've preferred the see the wrap extend up the spokes.
The wheel in the tC (the RS1 at least) has a leather wrapped wheel, I'd rather transplant that one.
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Yeah ... ya could do that, or get the "optional" XB leather wheel from toyota ... gonna cost ya though ! The wheelskin is fairly in expensive. JB
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