Loving My Brand New 86, but Here's a Weird Question - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

bkharmony · 02-22-2017, 05:14 PM

I'm loving my day old Toyota 86, but here's a weird question....

Is it just me or is the steering wheel really slippery? I know they redesigned it for 2017. Was it like this in years past? Do I need to wrap it? I'm honestly afraid it's going to slip out of my hands at times.

Tcoat · 02-22-2017, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by bkharmony

I'm loving my day old Toyota 86, but here's a weird question....

Is it just me or is the steering wheel really slippery? I know they redesigned it for 2017. Was it like this in years past? Do I need to wrap it? I'm honestly afraid it's going to slip out of my hands at times.

I know there will be vastly different opinions but I thought the 17 was a slippery as hell and I did not like it one little bit. The old ones had a totally different "leather" and were almost sticky. Maybe it will improve with age.

bkharmony · 02-22-2017, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Maybe it will improve with age.

That's my hope. It's like a dry slippery with no grip. Maybe it needs some gunk on it. I'm coming from a tC which had a really grippy wheel, and it's kinda freaking me out.

funwheeldrive · 02-22-2017, 06:18 PM

It sounds like it gets better over time.

The perforated wheel on the FRS seems to grip better.

extrashaky · 02-22-2017, 06:43 PM

Give it some time. The dealer may have slathered it with Armor All or something similar.

mitsurugi_78 · 02-22-2017, 06:47 PM

Mine seems fine, not slipping...I like what they've done...seems like it will hold up better over time and not wear so quickly. Could be the dealer put something on it as others have said.

Zhangy · 02-22-2017, 07:44 PM

you can countersteer faster now

bcj · 02-22-2017, 07:50 PM

Sure it's not BBQ from your hands?
Give it a wipe down with some of the moist towelettes.

PetrolioBenzina · 02-22-2017, 08:08 PM

It sucks. I think it is dangerously slippery, and in a car designed to be operated with "enthusiasm", making the thing that slick is stupid.

PetrolioBenzina · 02-22-2017, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by bkharmony

That's my hope. It's like a dry slopeippery with no grip. Maybe it needs some gunk on it. I'm coming from a tC which had a really grippy wheel, and it's kinda freaking me out.

Mine's worse.

Tcoat · 02-22-2017, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by extrashaky

Give it some time. The dealer may have slathered it with Armor All or something similar.

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Originally Posted by mitsurugi_78

Mine seems fine, not slipping...I like what they've done...seems like it will hold up better over time and not wear so quickly. Could be the dealer put something on it as others have said.

The one I checked out had been off the truck for 20 minutes and still had all the wrappings on it so nobody had put anything on it. I just found the material it self to be very slippery and smooth. Felt weird as well as no car I have ever driven had the same sort of material on the wheel.

Hell, it even looks slippery in a pic!

I even prefer really old school over the feel of that although like anything I would probably get used to it eventually.

humfrz · 02-22-2017, 09:26 PM

The steering wheel needs to be "seasoned".

Put a toddler behind the wheel with a lap full of snacks, for about 45 minutes ...... wipe off excess.

OR

humfrz

StraightOuttaCanadaEh · 02-22-2017, 09:30 PM

y'all are badly in need of some hand moisturizing. Your hands are probably like sandpaper. Lotion those babies

krayzie · 02-22-2017, 10:08 PM

Was just at the autoshow Saturday night and this new steering wheel just doesn't have the same sure feel grip as the old one regardless of how slippery the new leather is. IMO the leather on it is too thick like with modern Bimmers. I much prefer the old design.

02-22-2017, 05:14 PM	#1
bkharmony Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Drives: 2017 86GT Location: North Texas Posts: 324 Thanks: 562 Thanked 335 Times in 166 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Loving My Brand New 86, but Here's a Weird Question I'm loving my day old Toyota 86, but here's a weird question.... Is it just me or is the steering wheel really slippery? I know they redesigned it for 2017. Was it like this in years past? Do I need to wrap it? I'm honestly afraid it's going to slip out of my hands at times.

02-22-2017, 06:18 PM	#4
funwheeldrive Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: BANNED FOR TELLING THE TRUTH Location: MODS ARE ON A POWER TRIP Posts: 3,447 Thanks: 7,830 Thanked 3,022 Times in 1,409 Posts Mentioned: 38 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	It sounds like it gets better over time. The perforated wheel on the FRS seems to grip better. Last edited by funwheeldrive; 02-22-2017 at 07:08 PM.

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humfrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 29,938 Thanks: 28,904 Thanked 31,954 Times in 16,478 Posts Mentioned: 709 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	The steering wheel needs to be "seasoned". Put a toddler behind the wheel with a lap full of snacks, for about 45 minutes ...... wipe off excess. OR humfrz Attached Images

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