Upgrading from generic Toyota steering wheel?

U R welcome haha

 

I am doing this same mod. There are several bits of info that I have found online related to this. I feel confident that it should work because the harness for the steering wheel controls is in my dash behind the radio. It should be as simple as replacing the steering wheel and clock spring. I am also adding the Bluetooth controls on the right side of the steering wheel. Once all of the parts are here and I get time to do it, I will confirm if it all worked for me. Also, I paid nowhere near what the guy in the following thread did for his parts.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/au...ed-steering-wheel-audio-controls-my-08-a.html

I found a great condition used leather wheel w/airbag for $351 shipped, the Bluetooth buttons for $80 shipped, ribbon cable for $20 shipped, and an aftermarket clock spring for $31 shipped. A lot of people don't like non-OEM clock springs, but the one I found gets excellent reviews. That is $482 total, and I plan to sell the old air bag for $250, wheel for $100, and used clock spring for $100. If I can get those prices, the upgrade should be well worth the effort.

 

if its a salvage.. and the airbags deployed. .they might have replaced the steering wheel with an SR5 wheel instead..

 

Check this out....
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/au...ed-steering-wheel-audio-controls-my-08-a.html

Planning on doing the same thing to my '05. Most expensive part is the clock spring. OEM is $300+, China ebay is $50+, not sure if I'm ready to go that route though.

Edit-
Bought my steering wheel controls from a salvage yard for cheap. I was told not to buy the clock spring from a truck that had the airbags deployed, something melts inside. Its hard to find a truck at a salvage yard that hasn't had the bags deployed, and if you do the people usually want to to buy the steering wheel with airbag. $$$

 

Cruise control is not on the steering wheel. Don't forget that thing has an air bag in it and an after market wheel won't.

 

OP lives in Anchorage ....and this is what he needs to do .
Come on OP . time for a heated wheel . Nobody has done the mod yet that I know of .
The Lexus wheel gets you all of the radio functions on the left side and all bluetooth functions on the right side . PLUS !!!!! its heated . We are awaiting your write up with pics/part numbers please and thanks

 

I have a 2007 sr5 prerunner and have left volume and radio control. Right, no buttons, but the cruise control module. (Behind wheel)

 

I have an '05 TRD Pro and you're my witness right....bro....?

 

Maybe.....

 

2006 trd off-road

No steering wheel audio controls because I didn't get the 5 disc changer or jbl audio

 

As mentioned earlier in the thread, I also planned to do this mod. So over the past weekend, I got it done! I can say with certainty that the Chinese clock spring I bought on ebay works flawlessly, only $30 as opposed to the $200+ cost of an OEM one. The buttons for bluetooth and audio were easily installed on the wheel. The only part of the entire experience that made me nervous was the airbag installation, but it is rather simple. I wouldn't hesitate to do it all again. My suggestion to anyone thinking of upgrading their base steering wheel is this: don't buy all of your parts from a dealer. Check out the junk yards and ebay. This can be an inexpensive project if you exercise patience and frugality when assembling your parts.

 

Ohhhh that's pretty! Maybe when I retire.

 

Did you just come back and comment two years later. That it dedication to the thread.

 

And you commented 2 years after the thread was made... that's dedication to TacomaWorld