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steering wheel swap
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Originally Posted by slickgt1
Question:
Did you loose the Audio Control buttons with this upgrade. I like the steering wheel, but loosing the buttons would be a no-no for me.
Did you loose the Audio Control buttons with this upgrade. I like the steering wheel, but loosing the buttons would be a no-no for me.
98-00 did not have this function
Originally Posted by NT2SHBBY
98-00 did not have this function
Originally Posted by slickgt1
Cool, next question. Can someone like me, get a wooden steering wheel that will have the buttons, and put it on my GS. I have a feeling that my GS lacks some wood. I only have wood on the shift console, shifter sides, and door strips.
Originally Posted by NT2SHBBY
how do the audio buttons from an 01+ work with 98-00????? 
All 2001+ have the audio feature on the steering wheel.
Us 2000> people don't have this feature
If people don't care for the wood (b/c it can get hot hot hot), you can just stick the chrome emblem into the L logo
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Originally Posted by rominl
yes if you find a wood steering wheel on any 01+ gs with audio control, it's a direct swap
Originally Posted by GS3Tek
If people don't care for the wood (b/c it can get hot hot hot), you can just stick the chrome emblem into the L logo
It seems like the L stays in tact so if MIGHT be ok to glue an emblem there. I would not risk the chance that the chrome L glued in the middle would affect deployment or worse, potentially become a projectile during an accident. Obviously, there is a major IF clause in all this as the likelihood of things going wrong is not high (including an accident) but I'm not about to take the chance. I don't need to have the L that badly.
I agree, though, that if I did this, I would stay with the appropriate leather steering wheel and new airbag. Still, if the wood wheel was all that is available, then I wouldn't turn it down.
Originally Posted by Neo
I personally would not do this. For one thing, I don't think it will look as clean. Otherwise, does anyone have a pic of how the earlier airbag deploys? Here is a recent one that bumfighter posted of his ES.
It seems like the L stays in tact so if MIGHT be ok to glue an emblem there. I would not risk the chance that the chrome L glued in the middle would affect deployment or worse, potentially become a projectile during an accident. Obviously, there is a major IF clause in all this as the likelihood of things going wrong is not high (including an accident) but I'm not about to take the chance. I don't need to have the L that badly.
I agree, though, that if I did this, I would stay with the appropriate leather steering wheel and new airbag. Still, if the wood wheel was all that is available, then I wouldn't turn it down.
It seems like the L stays in tact so if MIGHT be ok to glue an emblem there. I would not risk the chance that the chrome L glued in the middle would affect deployment or worse, potentially become a projectile during an accident. Obviously, there is a major IF clause in all this as the likelihood of things going wrong is not high (including an accident) but I'm not about to take the chance. I don't need to have the L that badly.
I agree, though, that if I did this, I would stay with the appropriate leather steering wheel and new airbag. Still, if the wood wheel was all that is available, then I wouldn't turn it down.
After I hit submit, I was going to put a caution b/c I remember another member LEXKHOST who mentioned the possible L on the forehead, and that will stand for LOSER rather than LEXUS
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u might end up with a L on ur forehead. dont put anything where airbags deploy to be on safe side. the most dangerous mod i have seen is ricers with fire extinguishers mounted on the passenger pillar. 
. sOOOoooOo dangerous
so i can use my 01 airbags with rx wheel? what year rx wheel should i look for or it doesnt matter..?
. sOOOoooOo dangerousso i can use my 01 airbags with rx wheel? what year rx wheel should i look for or it doesnt matter..?
Last edited by HKS_GS430; Apr 21, 2005 at 11:54 AM.
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Originally Posted by slickgt1
Ok, last question. Do they have those. I mean were there GS430 with wood steering wheels?
Originally Posted by chuckb
actually, almost all GS430 have wood wheel. yours w/out wood is actually less common
This is mine, is this the supposedly less common one?
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Originally Posted by slickgt1
Really, i though I was jipped or something.
This is mine, is this the supposedly less common one?
This is mine, is this the supposedly less common one?
If you go look on autotrader, I'd bet at least 8 out of 10 GS430 have wood wheel.