Steering Wheel question

[tk1971]

Originally Posted by CTScott

I actually have a Scion TC leather steering wheel on Crashy. The Yaris airbag cover doesn't fit it perfectly, so ideally you would want the TC airbag:

I just cut a piece of hard rubber, lifted the bottom spoke leather cover of the TC steering wheel and glued it in. I then glued the leather onto the hard rubber.

I could have done a better job fitting it with my airbag, but I got lazy and eyeballed it. Looks like the spoke is now touching the airbag, but there's a small gap.

[TOLMACH]

Originally Posted by tk1971

I just cut a piece of hard rubber, lifted the bottom spoke leather cover of the TC steering wheel and glued it in. I then glued the leather onto the hard rubber.

I could have done a better job fitting it with my airbag, but I got lazy and eyeballed it. Looks like the spoke is now touching the airbag, but there's a small gap.

Thanks, man

Is the leather glued to the plastic underneath ? Was is easy to lift the leather cover?

(Considering couple ideas)

[tk1971]

Originally Posted by TOLMACH

Thanks, man

Is the leather glued to the plastic underneath ? Was is easy to lift the leather cover?

(Considering couple ideas)

With the wheel off the car, the leather easily peeled off. I did re-glue the leather onto the hard rubber underneath. I used industrial contact cement available at Home Depot / Lowes.

There's just not too much leather there to begin with on that steering wheel spoke, so I tried to straighten out the gap.

If you were to do some fitting beforehand, you can get it to look lots better than I did.

Good luck.

[TOLMACH]

Originally Posted by tk1971

With the wheel off the car, the leather easily peeled off. I did re-glue the leather onto the hard rubber underneath. I used industrial contact cement available at Home Depot / Lowes.

There's just not too much leather there to begin with on that steering wheel spoke, so I tried to straighten out the gap.

If you were to do some fitting beforehand, you can get it to look lots better than I did.

Good luck.

Thank you

I was considering removing the leather and working on the wheel underneath and then reupholstering.. another option is buying some leather and simple tools and upholstering the steering wheel that I have in my car from scratch.. I saw coupld such projects .. looks doable

(it is not in English but pics are self-explanatory.. the guy is using some crappy leather but still gets a decent result)

http://avtoperedelka.ucoz.ru/publ/tj...kami/7-1-0-142