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Old 10-21-14, 02:55 AM
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So old man winter is upon us soon. I noticed the 2015 IS350 F Sport has a heated steering wheel for the AWD model. Anyone know if it's possible to install it in the 14 model and not have to pay +2,000 (actually the quoted installed price from my local dealer)? I had this in my old car and really miss the feature.
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Originally Posted by theoryguy
So old man winter is upon us soon. I noticed the 2015 IS350 F Sport has a heated steering wheel for the AWD model. Anyone know if it's possible to install it in the 14 model and not have to pay +2,000 (actually the quoted installed price from my local dealer)? I had this in my old car and really miss the feature.
I think it would be a pretty labor intensive swap, which is probably why the quote was so high. The steering wheel alone is probably a $700 part or something like that.

I purposely waited (and paid more for) a 2015 because I wanted the heated wheel. Now if my car just had memory seats. Grrrr.
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Originally Posted by Spagolli94
I think it would be a pretty labor intensive swap, which is probably why the quote was so high. The steering wheel alone is probably a $700 part or something like that.

I purposely waited (and paid more for) a 2015 because I wanted the heated wheel. Now if my car just had memory seats. Grrrr.
I wanted to wait but my car was on the verge of croaking so I couldn't wait.
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Not to hijack the thread, but I wonder how much it would cost to add Park Assist. It seems like a relatively easy install.
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I'd call your dealer, if you need to put in a bunch of sensors then I'd say it probably won't happen.
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i'm assuming it would be fairly expensive as adding memory seats in my f-sport
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