johnsonsteve
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Is there any way to install a heated steering wheel in a 4th gen? Has anyone done it?
Heated Steering Wheel
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johnsonsteve
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How expensive? like more than 1K?
Yeah, like $2400 for a GX460 heated wheel and another $233 for the heater control assembly.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/183654-favorite-interior-mods-3.html#post1865740
And it only heats part of the wheel. How Did Lexus Mess Up a Heated Steering Wheel? - KickingTires
You could try a heated steering wheel cover, but they get mediocre reviews on Amazon. You might be better off rigging something up on your own, or adding a resistive heater to blow warm air on your hands. Apparently some Lexus models have a resistive heater to generate heat in the cabin right away.
What Is the Lexus High-Intensity Interior Heater? - KickingTires
Looks like it comes on some Hybrids, which makes sense since they don't generate much heat in electric mode, and since they have electricity to spare.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/183654-favorite-interior-mods-3.html#post1865740
And it only heats part of the wheel. How Did Lexus Mess Up a Heated Steering Wheel? - KickingTires
You could try a heated steering wheel cover, but they get mediocre reviews on Amazon. You might be better off rigging something up on your own, or adding a resistive heater to blow warm air on your hands. Apparently some Lexus models have a resistive heater to generate heat in the cabin right away.
What Is the Lexus High-Intensity Interior Heater? - KickingTires
Looks like it comes on some Hybrids, which makes sense since they don't generate much heat in electric mode, and since they have electricity to spare.
johnsonsteve
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Wow 2400! Forget that. I don't think the 03-09 GX had a heated steering wheel did it?
I believe it was first offered on the GX460 starting in 2010, not the GX470 sold from 2003-2009.
A block heater might be a good option since it helps you get heat much faster on cold days (plus helps the engine work more efficiently with less wear at startup). Or you could put a space heater in the car and run the cord out the window and plug it in (though it's slightly dangerous). Or hard wire a big inverter and plug the space heater into that (you need something like a 150A DC circuit to run a space heater. Or park in a heated garage, or get heated gloves.
If you have a 400W power outlet that you can use while driving, you could get a couple of these 200W space heaters and aim them at your hands.
http://www.amazon.com/Lasko-100-MyHeat-Personal-Ceramic/dp/B003XDTWN2/
But I think the 4th gen inverter only puts out 100W, and the cigarette lighter is only good for about 10A or 120W.
I would wrap resistive wire around the steering wheel, but I can't think of a good way to run power to it. The thing that normally does is called a clock spring, but it seems unlikely that there would be room for a second one inside the housing.
Maybe something like
http://www.amazon.com/retractable-connector-computer-notebook-portable/dp/B005DWR4A4/
glued under the steering wheel. But it could be a safety issue if it gets stuck.
A block heater might be a good option since it helps you get heat much faster on cold days (plus helps the engine work more efficiently with less wear at startup). Or you could put a space heater in the car and run the cord out the window and plug it in (though it's slightly dangerous). Or hard wire a big inverter and plug the space heater into that (you need something like a 150A DC circuit to run a space heater. Or park in a heated garage, or get heated gloves.
If you have a 400W power outlet that you can use while driving, you could get a couple of these 200W space heaters and aim them at your hands.
http://www.amazon.com/Lasko-100-MyHeat-Personal-Ceramic/dp/B003XDTWN2/
But I think the 4th gen inverter only puts out 100W, and the cigarette lighter is only good for about 10A or 120W.
I would wrap resistive wire around the steering wheel, but I can't think of a good way to run power to it. The thing that normally does is called a clock spring, but it seems unlikely that there would be room for a second one inside the housing.
Maybe something like
http://www.amazon.com/retractable-connector-computer-notebook-portable/dp/B005DWR4A4/
glued under the steering wheel. But it could be a safety issue if it gets stuck.
