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Old 12-31-2019, 02:13 PM #16
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I did one of the leather steering wheel covers back when and have never really liked it as it makes the wheel a lot thicker. I'm gonna see about having an upholsterer do it back like factory, and maybe upgrade to baseball stitching. I checked in to a new steering wheel and they were $800 last I checked.
I actually swapped my steering wheel with one out of a sienna minivan. I could post up a picture but it looks like it was there from the factory. I'm not a fan of the covers I think they look tacky and don't really have a good feel to them. Likewise some of my material rubbed off (I might just have really sweaty hands).

If you really want leather it'll be expensive but I think there are better options out there (i.e. swapping steering wheels out of a lexus or toyota) for a much better price.
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Backup Camera. I got a free one with my headunit and reluctantly installed it. Super easy to install and surprisingly I really like having it! It's nice to have an extra clear view point especially if I'm carrying lots of gear or dogs blocking my rear window.

Do you have heated seats too? I swapped some from a subaru in mine and I love them.
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I actually swapped my steering wheel with one out of a sienna minivan. I could post up a picture but it looks like it was there from the factory. I'm not a fan of the covers I think they look tacky and don't really have a good feel to them. Likewise some of my material rubbed off (I might just have really sweaty hands).

If you really want leather it'll be expensive but I think there are better options out there (i.e. swapping steering wheels out of a lexus or toyota) for a much better price.
I didn't think it was that easy to swap to another model steering wheel due to differences in cruise control, etc. Maybe I need to research that a bit more. I was figuring about $250 to have the original wheel refurb'd.
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I'm not seeing the seller on ebay right now, but a few years ago I found someone making replacement leather for 3rd gen steering wheels. It came as a kit with curved needles, heavy thread and perforations where the stitches go along with instructions. I bought mine in Oak and it's a perfect match. You just cut the old cover off and stitch on the new. The pattern was cut correctly so the leather goes up and covers the spoke ends. I don't think it was much more than $40 and now I wish I'd bought a backup.
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I'd definitely go in $40 to try it myself first.
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My leather is getting a bit long in tooth, and planned some Katskinz at some point and was gonna do it then but maybe I'll jump on that now.
Here's the set I went with, to me they look almost 100% OEM. I've been comparing them to my old covers and they really nailed the color, stitching and patterns. Same outfit also sold me both foam seat bottoms which is very important because they can really get beaten down and your new leather will just look kinda dumpy.

Poor photo, but you can see the comparison new vs old. The old fronts have faded and changed color, but my back seats are almost like new and the replacement leathers really are close. I haven't even put the heat gun to them yet and they already fit really nice.

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I didn't think it was that easy to swap to another model steering wheel due to differences in cruise control, etc. Maybe I need to research that a bit more. I was figuring about $250 to have the original wheel refurb'd.
I swapped one from a Sienna. Removed the cruise control and swapped the original back trim on it. Took like 30 mins to an 1 hour to do.

From what I've seen people are routinely paying 300 or so to re-wrap a steering wheel.
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Here's the set I went with, to me they look almost 100% OEM. I've been comparing them to my old covers and they really nailed the color, stitching and patterns. Same outfit also sold me both foam seat bottoms which is very important because they can really get beaten down and your new leather will just look kinda dumpy.

Poor photo, but you can see the comparison new vs old. The old fronts have faded and changed color, but my back seats are almost like new and the replacement leathers really are close. I haven't even put the heat gun to them yet and they already fit really nice.

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Those look really nice. I may put black in the centers and leave the tan on the sides for something different when I do mine.

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I swapped one from a Sienna. Removed the cruise control and swapped the original back trim on it. Took like 30 mins to an 1 hour to do.

From what I've seen people are routinely paying 300 or so to re-wrap a steering wheel.
What year Sienna?
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Those look really nice. I may put black in the centers and leave the tan on the sides for something different when I do mine.



What year Sienna?
I think it was a 2001 or so, probably paid like $20 for it. It's not leather which is a bit of a negative but the california sun really seems to do a number on leather wheels anyways. Every 4Runner steering wheel I found in a junkyard was destroyed.
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The dude has done insane stuff to his 3rd gen. It all looks super clean and factory.

From push button start to climate control upgrades and way beyond. He's made his 1998 seem like a 2019, and I'm super jealous.
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And found this USB port that looked interesting. I'll have to get surgical with my Dremel to make a cutout for it.

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Would it fit in one of these slots? Note; the little gauge is a temp gauge with the sensor in the door well. Not as accurate as I'd like but an easy mod.
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Check out 98trd4r on instagram.

The dude has done insane stuff to his 3rd gen. It all looks super clean and factory.

From push button start to climate control upgrades and way beyond. He's made his 1998 seem like a 2019, and I'm super jealous.
Or just see his threads here instead of going somewhere else (personally, I've never had and never will have an instgram account). Sadly, looks like another victim of photobucket.

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