wood steering wheel
12-16-08, 06:59 AM
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Once you drive a car with a wood steering wheel you will realize why it is pretty standard in luxury cars. For a reversible change to black, why not just spray it?
12-16-08, 08:47 AM
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12-16-08, 10:44 AM
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Both my wife and I (it's her RX) dislike the wood interior. If there had been an option for brushed steel, aluminum or CF, we would have been all over it. At least they could offer something like MB Birds Eye Maple that looks almost black.Not a cool comment.
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12-16-08, 10:46 AM
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12-16-08, 12:45 PM
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I actually don't mind the wood steering wheel and interior trim, as it fits in with the RX. When I get into the IS and the soft leather steering wheel, it's a whole new ball game. 
12-16-08, 01:39 PM
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As much as I like the look of the birdseye maple wheel in my RX 330, like many of you, I'd prefer a heated leather wheel similar to those available in other vehicles. Even though we are denizens of the Texas Tropics, my wife and I get a good deal of use from the seat heaters, and that cold wood/plastic wheel is a little uncomfortable even in our relatively mild winters.
Our previous RX 300 had an all-leather wheel, and although it was not as stylish, it wasn't like holding a wedge on a cold winter morning. It's a small point for us, but if we lived in the snow belt, I can understand it being a serious one.
Solutions?
While stringback gloves were once an affectation of the sporty-car crowd, they might be practical for numb-fingered drivers.
That, or:
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I actually laced a thinly-padded leather cover similar to this on a company Pinto wagon. Although Pintos were known for their propensity for spontaneous combustion, their thin little steering wheels were like holding a half-inch galvanized pipe in winter. It was not recommended to stick your tongue to it in freezing weather. This cover actually helped (and it was removable in summer).
Our previous RX 300 had an all-leather wheel, and although it was not as stylish, it wasn't like holding a wedge on a cold winter morning. It's a small point for us, but if we lived in the snow belt, I can understand it being a serious one.
Solutions?
While stringback gloves were once an affectation of the sporty-car crowd, they might be practical for numb-fingered drivers.
That, or:
Images courtesy www.autosportcatalog.com
I actually laced a thinly-padded leather cover similar to this on a company Pinto wagon. Although Pintos were known for their propensity for spontaneous combustion, their thin little steering wheels were like holding a half-inch galvanized pipe in winter. It was not recommended to stick your tongue to it in freezing weather. This cover actually helped (and it was removable in summer).
12-16-08, 04:51 PM
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One observation from not so cold climate ....
Although, I don't have sweaty hands, but on a loaner, the steering slipped a few time. It may require bit of getting used to [I have a habit of feed and glide so I hold the wheel a bit loose].
The wood wheel does look good.
Salim
Although, I don't have sweaty hands, but on a loaner, the steering slipped a few time. It may require bit of getting used to [I have a habit of feed and glide so I hold the wheel a bit loose].
The wood wheel does look good.
Salim
12-17-08, 06:26 AM
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Lexus Test Driver
Come on you guys, are you serious? You live in Texas and you want a heated steering wheel. I live in new England and I have no use for a heated steering wheel. Whats next a heated shift ****, heated gas and brake pedals or heat turn signal controls ???????? Better yet, make all those items list above heated and cool in the summer time. 
12-17-08, 07:08 AM
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Ohhh, heated turn signal control . . . I want that!
I think the heated seats are the height (well, almost the height) of luxury. Anything else is too much for my simple tastes, and that's from a guy who owns 2 Lexus cars.
I think the heated seats are the height (well, almost the height) of luxury. Anything else is too much for my simple tastes, and that's from a guy who owns 2 Lexus cars.