Steering wheel cover
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Steering wheel cover
Anybody installed an additional layer of steering wheel wrap to enlarge the grip a little? The steering feels a little thin after I driven other models with a girthier grip.
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Great thread. I was thinking about the same thing. I personally do not like the feel of the steering wheel on our recently purchased 2015 RX350, the combination of the leather and the hard plastic makes no sense to me. I wish it was all leather like my other vehicle.
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My daughter has a 2010 RX and I finally got to drive it about six months ago.
The steering wheel was one of the subtle changes I noticed made by 2015.
The 2010 felt narrow while the 2015 had the most girth of any vehicle I've owned.
If you have the wider wheel and female drivers, I'd get their opinion before adding another layer.
The steering wheel was one of the subtle changes I noticed made by 2015.
The 2010 felt narrow while the 2015 had the most girth of any vehicle I've owned.
If you have the wider wheel and female drivers, I'd get their opinion before adding another layer.
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From: CA
My daughter has a 2010 RX and I finally got to drive it about six months ago.
The steering wheel was one of the subtle changes I noticed made by 2015.
The 2010 felt narrow while the 2015 had the most girth of any vehicle I've owned.
If you have the wider wheel and female drivers, I'd get their opinion before adding another layer.
The steering wheel was one of the subtle changes I noticed made by 2015.
The 2010 felt narrow while the 2015 had the most girth of any vehicle I've owned.
If you have the wider wheel and female drivers, I'd get their opinion before adding another layer.
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agree completely that the thin steering wheel along with somewhat higher than necessary effort to turn the darn wheel make your hand hurt - especially around the parking lots. First I bought this: https://www.autoanything.com/steerin...A3792A0A0.aspx They look terrible and looks like a Micky Mouse job. Then, I installed these myself. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pnrp4 Warning. It takes forever to do it. Honestly, it took me 8 hours. well, including beer breaks and talking to my neighbors who came over to stand next to me while watching me sew this thing on and drinking other unknown beverages...... it was hot day in the summer. I will never do it again!
On the other hand, It feels much better than the stock steering wheel.
On the other hand, It feels much better than the stock steering wheel.
Last edited by MellonC00; Mar 4, 2019 at 11:20 AM.
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agree completely that the thin steering wheel along with somewhat higher than necessary effort to turn the darn wheel make your hand hurt - especially around the parking lots. First I bought this: https://www.autoanything.com/steerin...A3792A0A0.aspx They look terrible and looks like a Micky Mouse job. Then, I installed these myself. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pnrp4 Warning. It takes forever to do it. Honestly, it took me 8 hours. well, including beer breaks and talking to my neighbors who came over to stand next to me while watching me sew this thing on while drinking other unknown beverages...... it was hot day in the summer. I will never do it again!
On the other hand, It feels much better than the stock steering wheel.
On the other hand, It feels much better than the stock steering wheel.
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One of the longstanding complaints about the RX line from the earliest model onwards is the fact that the steering provides absolutely no feedback to the driver. I do not drive my wife's 2015 RX350 FWD very often but whenever I do, I certainly agree with that statement.
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One of the longstanding complaints about the RX line from the earliest model onwards is the fact that the steering provides absolutely no feedback to the driver. I do not drive my wife's 2015 RX350 FWD very often but whenever I do, I certainly agree with that statement.
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Feedback is overrated. The older I get, the less I want and what I do get annoys me. Oh, and yes, that also includes the cars I drive 
That being said, the RX is definitely more subtle through steering, but I can still sense as the tires approach friction loss points, body roll, yaw (or lack thereof considering the RX has more tendency to under-steer) are all present as a multi-sensory experience, if my butt is up for it at the time. I just don't need to do it at the speeds I used to drive when I was young.
That being said, the RX is definitely more subtle through steering, but I can still sense as the tires approach friction loss points, body roll, yaw (or lack thereof considering the RX has more tendency to under-steer) are all present as a multi-sensory experience, if my butt is up for it at the time. I just don't need to do it at the speeds I used to drive when I was young.
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when I was 18 I had a chance to drive my friend's father's Ferrari 308. Talk about steering feel.... I could feel every pebble on the road on the steering wheel. It literally twitched (slightly) with every irregularity on the road. And I mean everything. It was so loud and ruckus that I got tired driving that car just after 30 minutes.
RX is a bit removed from that. but the 19 inch wheels make it about 1/100th better. Otherwise, we just point in the direction we want to go and rely on traction control.
RX is a bit removed from that. but the 19 inch wheels make it about 1/100th better. Otherwise, we just point in the direction we want to go and rely on traction control.
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It looks quite attractive as well as substantial, and that it would appear to last a long while.
Last edited by greyRX; Jan 10, 2025 at 06:57 PM.