Just did this on my car. Mad props on the video. Rarely see upgrade vids for gx470s. Makes the car feel different. The steering wheel itself is more solid.
the lug that holds the airbag Allen bolts in are definitely steel. they're stamped steel. should bend fairly easily and if it fixes the alignment on the airbag, that's an easy fix.
Hey man, thank you for this detailed overview. Another commenter mentioned that theirs lost coloration over time. How has yours held up so far? I'm about to do this on a gen 1 Tundra Limited.
you can also contact the ebay vendors direct. the one I spoke to was in Taiwan, he was willing to make a special listing for me to buy a specific color scheme at a specific price.
Are there splines when placing the new wheel on? My wheel is always off after a wheel alignment. I removed the upper column cover and I can see someone was in there before (used car I just bought). Starting to think someone removed either the wheel or shaft near the pedals and didn't align correctly when reinstalling.
Any alignment shop can fix this in a few minutes. It's not worth messing with the steering wheel itself; you just center it by adjusting the tie rod ends. I'm really surprised that an alignment shop would let it leave the garage with a mis-centered steering wheel.
I did not. I just got added to the FB group a couple days ago. I'm planning to run the gx through dishpan springs next weekend and I'll see if anyone on there wants to go.
