2001 ES300 Woodgrain Steering Wheel Upgrade...Pics
12-26-06, 04:23 PM
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2001 ES300 Woodgrain Steering Wheel Upgrade...Pics
Happy Holidays CL, well I finally found the time to post some pics of my newest upgrade. And after searching for over 18 months for this steering wheel, let me just say I am very pleased
The upgrade was to a tan, leather steering wheel with wood trim for my ’01 ES. My ES only had the original tan, leather steering wheel, without the wood trim. Being in Canada and having limited access to decent used parts for Lexus models, I must have talked to about 25 different American suppliers, countless hours on Ebay and the odd US dealer(for price comparison) My local dealer originally quoted me some $4800 plus for a brand new wheel, to which I swiftly told them to keep it. And even if I did want one, apparently there was only one in North America to be had at that time! Just silliness. So from some help from American salvage yards and CL members, it finally arrived at my door.
It’s funny, b/c when it came I didn’t want to open the box. I didn't want to be disappointed. This was b/c when I bought the wheel online from the yard he couldn’t send any pics, he just told me it was in good condition. And to be honest I wasn’t 100% sure that the color code was matched for either the tan leather or the dark (versus the lighter) woodgrain. . However, they said they had pulled it from an ES that just came in and that it had the tan interior. Long story short, I said ##@@ it, after this long a search it was close enough from his description. And considering the price was 1/25th of what my dealer originally quoted me, it was done.
So I finally opened the box and to my surprise was an immaculate tan, leather wheel with the nice trim
The leather was flawless and the wood trim had some very minor cracks in the varnish, barely visible even up close. Either way, as close to a new wheel as I was going to get without actually buying a new one. Wheel's in, looks awesome and feels even better. One more mod done and countless more to go.
I also want to say thanks to some CL members that helped with the info on compatibility, color coding etc. Notably lexusk8 and Leets. Thanks for your help, awesome CL members and know a lot about the ES’s. Thanks to Pchaser too for the heads up on some on Ebay lately. Cheers guys. Here are the pics.
The pics make it seem that the woodgrain is light, but is in fact the dark Burlwood trim and not the lighter Coach trim.
From the inside
From the outside
Happy New Years!!
V
The upgrade was to a tan, leather steering wheel with wood trim for my ’01 ES. My ES only had the original tan, leather steering wheel, without the wood trim. Being in Canada and having limited access to decent used parts for Lexus models, I must have talked to about 25 different American suppliers, countless hours on Ebay and the odd US dealer(for price comparison) My local dealer originally quoted me some $4800 plus for a brand new wheel, to which I swiftly told them to keep it. And even if I did want one, apparently there was only one in North America to be had at that time! Just silliness. So from some help from American salvage yards and CL members, it finally arrived at my door. It’s funny, b/c when it came I didn’t want to open the box. I didn't want to be disappointed. This was b/c when I bought the wheel online from the yard he couldn’t send any pics, he just told me it was in good condition. And to be honest I wasn’t 100% sure that the color code was matched for either the tan leather or the dark (versus the lighter) woodgrain. . However, they said they had pulled it from an ES that just came in and that it had the tan interior. Long story short, I said ##@@ it, after this long a search it was close enough from his description. And considering the price was 1/25th of what my dealer originally quoted me, it was done.
So I finally opened the box and to my surprise was an immaculate tan, leather wheel with the nice trim
The leather was flawless and the wood trim had some very minor cracks in the varnish, barely visible even up close. Either way, as close to a new wheel as I was going to get without actually buying a new one. Wheel's in, looks awesome and feels even better. One more mod done and countless more to go.I also want to say thanks to some CL members that helped with the info on compatibility, color coding etc. Notably lexusk8 and Leets. Thanks for your help, awesome CL members and know a lot about the ES’s. Thanks to Pchaser too for the heads up on some on Ebay lately. Cheers guys. Here are the pics.
The pics make it seem that the woodgrain is light, but is in fact the dark Burlwood trim and not the lighter Coach trim.
From the inside
From the outside
Happy New Years!!
V
Last edited by vassey50; 12-29-06 at 08:30 AM. Reason: mispelling
12-26-06, 09:01 PM
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Glad to have you helped out with the steering wheel info vassey, and congrats on picking up and installing your long lost treasured mod! Looks awesome, and just looking at the interior reminds me of how much my interior looked like when I first got the ES 
...looks good!! 
02-13-14, 07:57 AM
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Happy Holidays CL, well I finally found the time to post some pics of my newest upgrade. And after searching for over 18 months for this steering wheel, let me just say I am very pleased The upgrade was to a tan, leather steering wheel with wood trim for my ’01 ES. My ES only had the original tan, leather steering wheel, without the wood trim. Being in Canada and having limited access to decent used parts for Lexus models, I must have talked to about 25 different American suppliers, countless hours on Ebay and the odd US dealer(for price comparison) My local dealer originally quoted me some $4800 plus for a brand new wheel, to which I swiftly told them to keep it. And even if I did want one, apparently there was only one in North America to be had at that time! Just silliness. So from some help from American salvage yards and CL members, it finally arrived at my door.
It’s funny, b/c when it came I didn’t want to open the box. I didn't want to be disappointed. This was b/c when I bought the wheel online from the yard he couldn’t send any pics, he just told me it was in good condition. And to be honest I wasn’t 100% sure that the color code was matched for either the tan leather or the dark (versus the lighter) woodgrain. . However, they said they had pulled it from an ES that just came in and that it had the tan interior. Long story short, I said ##@@ it, after this long a search it was close enough from his description. And considering the price was 1/25th of what my dealer originally quoted me, it was done.
So I finally opened the box and to my surprise was an immaculate tan, leather wheel with the nice trim The leather was flawless and the wood trim had some very minor cracks in the varnish, barely visible even up close. Either way, as close to a new wheel as I was going to get without actually buying a new one. Wheel's in, looks awesome and feels even better. One more mod done and countless more to go.
I also want to say thanks to some CL members that helped with the info on compatibility, color coding etc. Notably lexusk8 and Leets. Thanks for your help, awesome CL members and know a lot about the ES’s. Thanks to Pchaser too for the heads up on some on Ebay lately. Cheers guys. Here are the pics.
The pics make it seem that the woodgrain is light, but is in fact the dark Burlwood trim and not the lighter Coach trim.
From the inside
From the outside
Happy New Years!!
V
The upgrade was to a tan, leather steering wheel with wood trim for my ’01 ES. My ES only had the original tan, leather steering wheel, without the wood trim. Being in Canada and having limited access to decent used parts for Lexus models, I must have talked to about 25 different American suppliers, countless hours on Ebay and the odd US dealer(for price comparison) My local dealer originally quoted me some $4800 plus for a brand new wheel, to which I swiftly told them to keep it. And even if I did want one, apparently there was only one in North America to be had at that time! Just silliness. So from some help from American salvage yards and CL members, it finally arrived at my door. It’s funny, b/c when it came I didn’t want to open the box. I didn't want to be disappointed. This was b/c when I bought the wheel online from the yard he couldn’t send any pics, he just told me it was in good condition. And to be honest I wasn’t 100% sure that the color code was matched for either the tan leather or the dark (versus the lighter) woodgrain. . However, they said they had pulled it from an ES that just came in and that it had the tan interior. Long story short, I said ##@@ it, after this long a search it was close enough from his description. And considering the price was 1/25th of what my dealer originally quoted me, it was done.
So I finally opened the box and to my surprise was an immaculate tan, leather wheel with the nice trim
The leather was flawless and the wood trim had some very minor cracks in the varnish, barely visible even up close. Either way, as close to a new wheel as I was going to get without actually buying a new one. Wheel's in, looks awesome and feels even better. One more mod done and countless more to go.I also want to say thanks to some CL members that helped with the info on compatibility, color coding etc. Notably lexusk8 and Leets. Thanks for your help, awesome CL members and know a lot about the ES’s. Thanks to Pchaser too for the heads up on some on Ebay lately. Cheers guys. Here are the pics.
The pics make it seem that the woodgrain is light, but is in fact the dark Burlwood trim and not the lighter Coach trim.
From the inside
From the outside
Happy New Years!!
V
I live in AB, Canada. Parts are limited here the dealer is crazy.
Can you please put me on the track or even give me that yard phone number????
I will DEEEPLY DEEPLY appreciate it!!!!
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02-13-14, 01:13 PM
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What colour is your interior? I have a black leather/walnut wheel I'm willing to sell, PM me if interested. I'm in Calgary BTW so convenient for you. The beige leather wheels are the hardest to find in my experience.
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02-17-14, 02:26 AM
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I deeply hope its the same.. Cause being in Calgary is extremely convenient.
If it good .. Pm pictures to my facebook account: Haytham Yusef
Thanks previously!
02-17-14, 06:05 AM
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that looks like the Sage interior. I do have a my original Sage/Walnut wood wheel off the car as I changed all my wood to the Maple, I would consider selling it...PM me if you are interested.
02-17-14, 09:37 AM
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The wheel I have is black leather so won't help you, sorry.
11-25-15, 11:35 AM
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looks exactly like the wheel that came on my car (platinum edition)
Looks clean! Good find.
Is that a Walnut Finish? Looks like your center console trim parts are in Walnut, cause it looks darker than what I got which is Maple.
looks like you got the adjustable shocks, that's nice too.
I'm so glad I got the platinum edition otherwise I'd be looking for parts like you guys, lol.
Looks clean! Good find.
Is that a Walnut Finish? Looks like your center console trim parts are in Walnut, cause it looks darker than what I got which is Maple.
looks like you got the adjustable shocks, that's nice too.
I'm so glad I got the platinum edition otherwise I'd be looking for parts like you guys, lol.
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