Vlog 37 - Lexus GX470 Steering Wheel Restoration

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This easy DIY upgrade to the GX470 steering wheel is one that make a drastic difference and improvement for the interior. Total install time is estimated to be 3 hours with the help of this video. This budget upgrade transforms your GX steering wheel for only $85!
As always, reach out to me via Instagram, Email (AwesomotoVlog@gmail.com), or in the comments section with any questions!
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SEM Color Coat Paint - Satin Black ($18):
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T-Rex Super Glue Tape ($7):
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@lewisdundas1281 2 года назад

Thanks for the info. You did an excellent job. I appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. I am doing the same wrap on my steering wheel so you answered all of my questions. Good Luck to you.

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Thank you for watching and reaching out Lewis!! I'm glad I was able to add enough detail in the video to answer your questions. I'm always struggling with how long to make the videos and they tend to be on the longer side because I like to rant about the details...glad you appreciate it!

@lancewilliams9698 2 года назад

Totally badass!!!! What a transformation

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Thanks Lance! 🙏🏻 It really put the finishing touch on the interior!

@gtag597 2 года назад

Great mod, it looks great. Thanks fir the video! Keep up the great work.

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Thanks Andre! 🙏🏻

@c7t1consulting87 2 года назад

Subscribed. Awesomeness on the steering wheel cover. I’m going to attempt this on mine. Thanks for the attention to detail on your supply choices and techniques.

@c7t1consulting87 2 года назад

Only thing is that my interior is tan w brown. I may still go with the all black steering wheel. Thoughts?

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Of course! Thanks for subscribing and reaching out! I still think black would look good with your interior colors, but totally up to you. I have the tan and grey interior.

@fb7072 2 года назад

Great job! Thanks for making video!

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

No problem Felipe! Thanks for watching! 🙏🏻

@dylantodd9574 2 года назад

Looks amazing btw

@lawrencehofman671 2 года назад

Nice work! You give me hope thinking I could actually sew something! Looks great.

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Thanks Lawrence! 🙏🏻 I’m glad it gives you hope, because it’s honestly not bad and worth the effort!

@craigmorris4730 2 года назад

Very very helpful I am going to attempt it.

@jaime0971 2 года назад

Came out amazing! I'm gonna try it now

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

It’s well worth the time sewing the cover on as it makes a drastic improvement in the steering wheel! Thanks Jaime! 🙏🏻

@d.phothirath5084 8 месяцев назад

Looks great man !!!! 🤘🏼👍🏻⭐️

@Awesomoto 8 месяцев назад

Thank you!! 🙏🏻

@RobertjSkelton 2 года назад

Looks awesome. Your instructions on how to do the stitching are 10x better than the instructions that came with mine.

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Thanks! Yeah they looked pretty detailed, but I honestly didn’t read them too close as I just did the same thing from the last cover I did. Overall it was a nice quality kit.

@dudebro2241 2 года назад

Looking real good dude... real good

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Thanks Dylan!! 🙏🏻

@Ironswiftness 2 года назад

Looks good dude!

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Thank you! 🤘🏼🙏🏻

@brendoncampbell3910 2 года назад

Headlights homie!!

@tubi2123 2 года назад

this video sold me on wanting to do this in my car, i enjoyed watching as well

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Hey Nextallica! Glad to hear you enjoyed the video and interested in the modification. For reference, I’ve had the cover on the wheel for a few months now and it’s still in great condition and haven’t noticed any quality issues with the materials. Definitely still recommend!

@tubi2123 2 года назад

@@Awesomoto even better! haha thank you for that additional information i definitely meant to ask about how it’s been holding up but forgot. hopefully i get mine delivered and installed soon!

@digital_0630 2 года назад

New subscriber here! Great content! Thinking about picking up either a gx470 or gx460!

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Hey @Digital_06, thank you for subscribing to the channel! There will be plenty of new GX videos rolling out this fall...so something to look forward to! I honestly don't think you can go wrong with either 470 or 460! They both look great and are very capable/reliable vehicles. I'd say whichever one you can find the best deal on would be the one to get.

@theVRpilot Год назад

Great video! Subbed.

@Awesomoto Год назад

Thanks for subscribing!

@craigmorris4730 2 года назад

Really enjoyed your videos,my GX470 stering wheel needs ate ntion badly.

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Thanks Craig! I can say this steering wheel cover really made mine much nicer.

@rockallu1 2 года назад

Hi, I’ve been watch you channel ever since you started making GX videos. Great info! I’m curious to find out how the paint on your steering wheels is holding up?

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Hey Le Rhone! Wow, thank you for watching my videos, I greatly appreciate your support! 🙏🏻 The steering wheel paint is holding up great still and I’m loving the look of it.

@alexdomovich5339 2 года назад

Awesome video and awesome mod. I am about to go this exact route. My question is what do you do once you reach the end of the spoke. Do you tie it off and make another knot and start from scratch at the other end of the spoke?

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Thanks Alex! I appreciate you reaching out with feedback. 🙏🏻 Good question, and yes you will cut and tie off after each spoke. Hope this helps.

@LiveringhouseCL 2 года назад

Nice video. Definitely gonna do this when I get my GX. Are you in the Tampa/St Pete area? I think I recognize that spot where you shot your B roll haha

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Hey Casey, thanks for reaching out! Definitely recommend this as it made such a difference in the driving experience. I’m actually on the East coast of Florida near Cocoa Beach.

@dongahng 2 года назад

I actually like the blue Lexus logo 😁

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

I agree!

@michaelmckay8719 2 года назад

My initial thoughts: Looks awesomoto😎😎😎😎

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

LOL! I couldn’t agree more! 😎 Thanks Michael! 🙏🏻

@michaelmckay8719 2 года назад

@@Awesomoto Also, thanks for doing all these videos. Your taste is spot on when it comes to chosing the right upgrades for the GX. I'm an original owner of a 2008. It has 206,000 miles and I love it so much. Drives like new still. I just want to chip away an some upgrades to bring it up to today a bit. Just put some Willwood brakes on the front. Amazing braking now. Question, did you do the Phoenix upgrade with your existing nav? That's the upgrade I'm most neverious about since my AC and everything currently runs thru my center screen. I don't want to create a nightmare for myself.

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Thanks for reaching out! 🙏🏻 Yeah I upgraded my head unit from the nav setup so everything run through the touch screen for climate controls. I was worried about it failing, but I haven’t had any issues. It’s a little clunky at first, but I like it now. Some may not like the touch screen controls though.

@kevincolewell3638 2 года назад

Subbed, I have a 09 GX470 and hate the tan interior. Just finish watching your boot replacement. Do you think you'll ever paint your dash, carpet and door cards with that SEM paint?

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Thanks for subscribing Kevin! 🙏🏻 I was also not a fan of the tan interior…it’s grown on me a little with some of these upgrades though. It definitely crossed my mind to paint the interior with that paint. I’m just worried I’ll mess it up and regret it later. lol

@Pandiculate_ 2 года назад

Is that mud all up the side where the seatbelt connects over the shoulder? I love it

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

lol yeah that’s from vlog 34 mudding 😂

@goyourownway5566 Год назад

@21:55 😂😂 random huge bugs get me the same way

@Awesomoto Год назад

😂 I totally forgot about this scene! That big scared the crap out of me! 😂

@jambangoni 6 месяцев назад

I like your style instinct.. not sure I’ll modify mine a ton but if I do it’s going to look exactly like your truck 😂

@Awesomoto 6 месяцев назад

lol thank you! I’m a big fan of the look on the steering wheel and still so happy about it.

@jambangoni 6 месяцев назад

@@Awesomoto are you still happy with plastic dip wheels/grill? I’m also considering plastic dip the wood interior haha

@Awesomoto 6 месяцев назад

@@jambangoni My wheels came black and I switched to the Garage Alpha grill about 2 years back.

@rolandocoronado6609 2 года назад

Have you ever done anything to the dash of the Gx 470? All your fixes are pretty neat, I was just wondering…Mine is cracked like every single one of them…

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Thanks Rolando! Thankfully my dash wasn’t cracked when I bought, so I have not done any dash mods. I do see people in the GXOR Facebook group posting solutions for cracked dashes. Some completely replace and other post dash covers from different companies. Hope this helps!

@coltonsgarage4732 Год назад

Great video! I was looking at that kit, do you think it would be possible if I cut off my old leather, and could cut the new leather so I could keep my wood exposed?

@Awesomoto Год назад

Colton, yes this would likely work if you have straight cut lines and you’ll want to add extra adhesive around the spots that transition to the wood grain.

@eddiehrossidelima9675 2 года назад

Where can you buy the stickers

@anthonygrant5305 2 года назад

Nice job.Looks great. Tell me.. is the radio still working great. Are you able to upgrade and mod it.

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Thanks Anthony! Yes, radio still works great…haven’t made any mods to it yet. I have a 170 degree HD backup camera arriving soon that I plan to make a video about.

@anthonygrant5305 2 года назад

Keep me posted. I want to place one in my LX 570 2009. I lost the link to the product. Do you still have it? Also. Did you have to add extra cables etc.

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

@@anthonygrant5305 Keeo an eye out as the video will be released in the coming weeks. Here is the camera I recently ordered and it looks like it has everything I’ll need to hook to the Phoenix head unit. Car Backup Camera,Front View/Rear View Reversing Waterproof HD Camera with 170 Degree Wide Viewing Angle,Starlight Night Vision,Back Up Camera(12v-24v) for Car/Trucks/RV/Pickup/Vehicle. www.amazon.com/dp/B07SNHHGKY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_0XXKEQ280WBG4N6NZTJ5

@anthonygrant5305 2 года назад

Sorry. I was referring to the head unit.

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

@@anthonygrant5305 No worries, here’s that link. phoenixautomotiveinc.com/products/px6-six-core-10-4-vertical-screen-android-9-0-fast-boot-navigation-radio-for-lexus-gx-470-2003-2009

@mattbrickey 5 месяцев назад

Thinking of doing this with my steering wheel. If you had to do over again, would you do this again? How durable is it? Any chipping, fading, etc.?

@Awesomoto 5 месяцев назад

Hey Matt. If I had to do it all over I would have sanded the emblem a little smoother before painting as the uneven sanding showed. I had to re-sand it and paint over it. Other than that, I love the way it looks and is a nice clean look for the interior.

@Phillyphil123 Год назад

Hey guys curious to know if a newer Lexus steering wheel can just be swapped out with my old leather torn GX470 steering wheel. Is it as simple as removal and plug and play?

@Awesomoto Год назад

I'm not sure about the newer steering wheels, but I have seen some people put Camry wheels into their GXs. The GXOR Facebook page had some good posts on this.

@dakotahensley5417 Год назад

Can you feel the tape through the wrap??

@Awesomoto Год назад

Hey Dakota! No the tape is extremely thin compared to the leather and suede so you can’t feel it.

@dylantodd9574 2 года назад

Would the SEM paint work on the dash?

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Thanks for reaching out Dylan! Also thank you for sharing this video in the GX Facebook group! 🙏🏻 I’m not sure how it would hold up on the dash. My initial thoughts are yes, but I haven’t tested it in extreme heat conditions. It’s holding up well on my steering wheel, but I always use a sun shade, so it doesn’t see extreme heat.

@slowazzes1972 5 месяцев назад

Did the paint hold up or did it start flaking?

@Awesomoto 4 месяца назад

Sorry for the delay in responding. The paint is holding up great and as long as you aren't taking a sharp object to it, you shouldn't have any issues.

@kaisarsaleem8422 2 года назад

I went cheap with the Walmart wheel cover, looks great as always!

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

Hey Kaiser! As always, thanks for reaching out and being an engaging subscriber! 🙏🏻 Hey, you can’t beat a Walmart wheel cover. It gets the job done and requires no stress/hassle!

@kaisarsaleem8422 2 года назад

@@Awesomoto was worried at the beginning when I didn't hear Max's music thought maybe something happened lol! Also have an AC going in that garage, I'm sure its hot!

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

@@kaisarsaleem8422 I should have mentioned in the vlog, but all the music in this video is new stuff Max made. Figured I’d switch up the beginning of the video to feel more “day in the life” vlog style. I really do need to get an AC setup in there…that would be amazing!

@TOliver987 2 года назад

SKIP TO 2:10

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

LOL this is fair. In hindsight looking at the video the intro is waaay to long in these older videos.

@TheVic23 2 года назад

How much would you charge me to do the entire wood and steering wheel?? Lol

@Awesomoto 2 года назад

LOL Victor! I would do it for a reasonable price, but I don't want the liability of working on someone else's car lol. BUT, I do have confidence that you can tackle these mods pretty easily with some time and patience. You can always reach out with questions if you get stuck. You can message me on Instagram.

@travisoneal3 Год назад

the ads bro

@landonharlan1123 10 месяцев назад

Pro tip: don’t use the iso alcohol on the steering wheel controls or they’ll bleach and look terrible. Ask me how I know.

@Awesomoto 10 месяцев назад

I almost spit out my coffee reading your comment lol. Isopropyl is strong and I was reminded of it last weekend when the 91% pulled up the paint on my garage floor when I let it sit too long.