Steering Wheel question

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by weedtank

If you have the the complete steering wheel with airbag, will it be a direct bolt on?

I haven't seen the airbag connectors on the 2011 TC yet, to know if it is a direct bolt on and plug and play.

[weedtank]

Originally Posted by CTScott

I haven't seen the airbag connectors on the 2011 TC yet, to know if it is a direct bolt on and plug and play.

How about the older tC models?

[heeroyuy01195]

If I got my hands on the tc airbag cover, could I possibly swap it with the yaris airbag cover? In other words, could I use the tc steering wheel and airbag cover but use the yaris airbag? Or would I need the tc airbag and cover? I just don't like the idea of the yaris cover not fitting the tc wheel perfectly (bad case of OCD I guess).

[CTScott]

The older TC ones have the same connector, and from a quick search it looks like the 2011 does as well.

As for swapping guts under the cover, there's a thread on here where I show what is involved in doing so. I took apart a popped one, which has none of the danger associated with doing so with a live one.

[TOLMACH]

Does anyone know if japanese steering wheel will fit the 2009 liftback (Canadian version)?

Thanks

http://injapan.ru/auction/x208512722.html

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by TOLMACH

Does anyone know if japanese steering wheel will fit the 2009 liftback (Canadian version)?

Thanks

http://injapan.ru/auction/x208512722.html

That would fit, but the airbag is missing. The airbag cover and the horn switch are there, but the airbag itself is not.

[TOLMACH]

Originally Posted by CTScott

That would fit, but the airbag is missing. The airbag cover and the horn switch are there, but the airbag itself is not.

Thank you!

I understand that if I buy this one,, that is gonna be sort of gambling whether my airbag fits it ((

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by TOLMACH

Thank you!

I understand that if I buy this one,, that is gonna be sort of gambling whether my airbag fits it ((

You would have to transfer the airbag squib assembly over, since the cover is completely different. It would fit, but moving it over would be very difficult and dangerous.

[TOLMACH]

Thank you!

[TOLMACH]

Looks like interesting option

http://www.easyauctionjapan.com/prod...tId=s250736458

[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

[caineroad]

Originally Posted by TOLMACH

Looks like interesting option

http://www.easyauctionjapan.com/prod...tId=s250736458

i read somewhere on this forum, the new yaris steering wheel won't fit our model

[TOLMACH]

Originally Posted by caineroad

i read somewhere on this forum, the new yaris steering wheel won't fit our model

thanks