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Just got my new steering wheel installed. Bought it from DCT motorsports (http://www.dctms.com), it's essentially a CT200h core which is about 1cm smaller in diameter than the IS wheel and surprisingly makes a huge difference. It's identical to IS structurally and is a direct swap. No gaps, no fitment issues, just plug and play. The carbon fiber quality of this wheel is what impresses me the most. It's as perfect as I've ever seen. The grip thickness overall is thicker than stock, especially the CF bit. Easy to install, took me about 1-2 hours.
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Very nice interior...
Off topic: asking cuz i think you might be the only educated one here to know:
But for those of us without the Mark Levinson option, do you know how to remove the brushed aluminium bezel area?
I would like to wrap mine with brushed aluminum, or CF wrap.
Btw, did you change your dash panel lights to blue? Looks really nice
Off topic: asking cuz i think you might be the only educated one here to know:
But for those of us without the Mark Levinson option, do you know how to remove the brushed aluminium bezel area?
I would like to wrap mine with brushed aluminum, or CF wrap.
Btw, did you change your dash panel lights to blue? Looks really nice
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The lights are stock, the dome light was too yellow so i tweaked the color to bluish in post. Also what bezel are you talking about exactly? Can you post a pic ?
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Also forgot to mention, the wheel can be custom built any way you choose. Full leather or carbon top, leather, napa leather (more pricey), suede, stitching color, shape of the bottom part, etc.
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This is not an IS wheel, it's from a CT200H, same exact core which fits 100% on the IS, and everything bolts onto it. I bought the wheel from them already pre-made but will be ordering another one that's slightly more customized like red stitching, slight shape variations, etc. If they can do it, then I don't see why not! Takes about 4 weeks to get a custom made wheel. Although I believe they have this particular wheel pre-produced and ready for sale. Hit them up, you'll be surprised how good their pricing is compared to some wheel I was about to order from Japan for 3 times the price.
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It's the area right above the heated/cooled seat switch.
For people with the Mark Levinson, you guys will have the brushed visual bezel.
People without, we just get the boring plastic.
Just wondering if maybe you know how to the center console.
Also; have you done any mods to your rear bumper? It'd be nice if you can do some DIY writeups, best builds so far.
For people with the Mark Levinson, you guys will have the brushed visual bezel.
People without, we just get the boring plastic.
Just wondering if maybe you know how to the center console.
Also; have you done any mods to your rear bumper? It'd be nice if you can do some DIY writeups, best builds so far.
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Oh that panel...Not sure how to remove it yet but I will try and figure it out tomorrow. Can you post a picture of yours? I want to see if I can make something out of real CF that will just stick onto it for better look. And no mods to the rear bumper yet, waiting for someone to release some nice exhaust, and then some diffuser. I can make some DIY's, just don't know what on. Everything is pretty straight forward on this car, incl. the steering wheel. I have another little mod that I did though - painted the rear L badge - and it came out surprisingly good, will post pics later. I used gunmetal metallic paint on that with a clear coat afterwards. I was not happy with those black pearl badges that you can get for over 100 bucks. I bought one and it came all scratched up :/ And I'm really picky. Then another set was sent out... Also came scratched. So I just painted the damn thing myself.