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Old Sep 29, 2004 | 09:00 PM
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If you are like me and do not want to spend $299.00 for a leather steering wheel, Toyota has a wheelskin that fits great for $59. P/N PTS285204001.

This is made specifically for the Scion.

http://cbrady.is-a-geek.com/stwheel.jpg

My local dealer did not stock it, but was able to get it in a couple of days from his warehouse.
Old Sep 29, 2004 | 09:12 PM
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Looks good. I think I would just want to find a used steering wheel & swap it in though. Maybe something from like a celica or something.
Old Sep 29, 2004 | 10:17 PM
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Default Swap of Steering Wheel

That would void warranty and screw up the Airbag Fault Monitoring system.
Old Sep 29, 2004 | 10:22 PM
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That would void warranty and screw up the Airbag Fault Monitoring system.
How would it? If the steering wheel is from another toyota that has a air bag, would it not just be plug & play? I thought I saw some one do this before on the forum.
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 06:56 AM
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That would void warranty and screw up the Airbag Fault Monitoring system.
How would it? If the steering wheel is from another toyota that has a air bag, would it not just be plug & play? I thought I saw some one do this before on the forum.
People on forums do a lot of dumb things.
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 06:58 AM
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Default Re: Leather Steering Wheel Cover

Originally Posted by elwood58
If you are like me and do not want to spend $299.00 for a leather steering wheel, Toyota has a wheelskin that fits great for $59. P/N PTS285204001.

This is made specifically for the Scion.

http://cbrady.is-a-geek.com/stwheel.jpg

My local dealer did not stock it, but was able to get it in a couple of days from his warehouse.
How tight does it fit? How far does it go up the spokes on the wheel? I had a wheelskin leather kit for my audi a4 and it looked like garbage, I hope this one is better because I do like leather stearing wheels.
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 02:56 PM
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Follow the link for a picture of the installed product.
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 03:02 PM
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You can get a two-tone wheelskin like that for half that cost on EBay...
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 03:06 PM
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Those 2-tone Wheelskins are available from AllScion even cheaper than ebay!

here's the link
http://www.allscion.com/wheelskins.html

I've been looking into getting one myself.
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 03:33 PM
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I'll pass, they look like crap. They don't go up the spokes high enough so they look cheesy. If you want quality you're better off going for the real leather wheel.
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 06:31 PM
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Check out my own custom work.Its my own steering wheel cover and its the right color. I had to make my own.

http://community.webshots.com/user/digitalmdj-date
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 06:56 PM
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I've got one in black, it's pretty nice. Better than plastic, but not as good as the scion one. However, a $30 leather cover is a hell of a lot cheaper than a $250 leather steering wheel so I'm happy. I'll post pictures if people want me to.
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This is the topic I was talking about, swaping out the whole steering wheel.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...ht=camry+wheel
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