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Old 11-12-10, 06:46 AM
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What Lexus has this steering wheel?
It's not on the ES,RX,LS,LX.
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The information on the ES indicates the optional wood/leather steering wheel is either walnut or maple depending on the rest of the interior wood.
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Originally Posted by LexBob2
The information on the ES indicates the optional wood/leather steering wheel is either walnut or maple depending on the rest of the interior wood.

Interesting Bob.
I never saw any optional wheel other than the WU wood wheel and shifter option I had when I bought my ES.
In any case,Lexus has a pic of the RX and it doesn't have that wheel.
Why isn't that quality wheel on the LS?
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Originally Posted by Joeb427
Interesting Bob.
I never saw any optional wheel other than the WU wood wheel and shifter option I had when I bought my ES.
In any case,Lexus has a pic of the RX and it doesn't have that wheel.
Why isn't that quality wheel on the LS?
I just re-read the info on the web site. It is kind of vague so now I'm confused.
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Originally Posted by LexBob2
I just re-read the info on the web site. It is kind of vague so now I'm confused.


I just find it odd that wheel isn't in the LS460 or LX570.
If not with those models,where...
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My GX470 has the wood steering wheel trim.

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Originally Posted by Turbinator
My GX470 has the wood steering wheel trim.

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My RX does too but does your wheel have the exact same hand grips in back?
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Originally Posted by Joeb427
My RX does too but does your wheel have the exact same hand grips in back?
Exact same? I don't know, but I can tell you that there are definitely finger grooves / cuts there to aid in gripping the wheel.

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Originally Posted by Turbinator
Exact same? I don't know, but I can tell you that there are definitely finger grooves / cuts there to aid in gripping the wheel.

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I have a bunch of cuts too but those cuts are to fasten the veneer on the wheel.
The steering wheel pictured being made doesn't have any cuts and that wheel isn't even on the flagship LS.
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