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Gluing Lexus Emblem Onto Steering Wheel?

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Old 03-21-19, 11:20 AM
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On a budget, and replacing the entire middle section seems excessive when I could just glue a badge on!

Anyone here know what dimensions I should be looking for on ebay? Any adhesive or application recommendedations? Anyone else try this and have pictures they can share?

Example of sad, badgeless wheel:

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Old 03-21-19, 11:58 AM
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What your considering is like a bald dude putting on a wig.
Better to imbrace your badgelessness than to try and cover it up. Anything other is gonna scream ghetto. Not that there’s anything wrong with ghetto, but I don’t it’s the look your after.

My advise: Just wait til you have enough funds to get what you really need.
Old 03-22-19, 08:00 AM
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There's supposed to be a badge on that wheel? That's the way mine looks, and I never realized that anything was missing.
Old 03-22-19, 09:55 AM
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No, no badge was ever on that wheel. That wheel is from a 98-00. 01+ all have the badge. It'll look bad so like the other guy said, embrace it. Or buy a Nardi deep dish wood wheel if you got some spare cash.
Old 03-22-19, 10:27 AM
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Go ahead, as long as you don't mind getting hit in the face by a 100+ mph flying projectile from your airbag if you have a wreck.
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Easiest thing to do for a 98-00 wheel upgrade is replace with 01+ GS300 or GS430 or 01+ RX300. Just ensure it has the single stage (1-connector) airbag inflator and it is a direct swap. I have a wood wheel from an 01 RX300 in my 99 GS3. These are easy to find in the junkyards for pretty cheap.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...heel-swap.html
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And here I am removing all the badges from my cars, just as fast as I can.
It turns out I usually can remember what brand of car it is, even from the driver's seat.

Steering wheel swap is what you need if you want the chrome L badge.
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I didn't know the wheels came with a badge on them aside from the one in the rubber.
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Hey im new to the club but I found some steering wheel stickers on wish that could possibly do the job safely
https://www.wish.com/search/lexus/pr...h&position=615

Theyre $25 but Im thinking about pulling the trigger as Id like to have the chrome badge as well on my '99
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