2017+ steering wheel/wrap options - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

weederr33 · 02-26-2021, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ohio Enthusiast

I contacted them in Facebook a few months ago, and they replied in a few hours. Dunno what's their current status is.

I ended up emailing them and they got back right away. So I'm good to go! Just gotta ship my wheel off on Monday

saltywetman · 03-02-2021, 11:10 PM

i use the toms, has real leather grip but rest of wheel is CF which you stated u didnt like. I mainly got it because i hated the feel of the slippery plasticy leather on our oem wheels and shift knobs

ymshulman · 07-22-2021, 06:23 PM

I'm actually curious to get a suede wrap for my wheel - because I'm not looking to spend for a replacement like the REAL, and because I'd love to try suede material, and a wrap is low risk (if it gets gunked up after a while, just remove it).

(Stock wheel is fine, but got a few scratches really easily that bug me.)

Would also love to thicken the wheel up.

So - has anyone come across options for a wrap that lets you thicken the wheel? And, since I want it to be reversible, I don't want to use the double-sided tape. Any experience with avoiding that?
(I'm surprised that they can't just use a grippy enough substances on the inner part of the wheel to negate the need for the tape.)

gpvecchi · 08-27-2021, 01:13 AM

To the ones with Real steering wheel, how the shape compares with genuine one? I really like the OEM steering wheel

Code Monkey · 08-27-2021, 05:08 AM

The REAL is a bit smaller diameter and has a slight D shape at the bottom. Felt really weird the first couple of times I drove after the install. The sides are also pretty hard, I expected a softer feel, my hands get a bit tired after driving for an hour or more.

wolffbite · 08-27-2021, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Code Monkey

The REAL is a bit smaller diameter and has a slight D shape at the bottom. Felt really weird the first couple of times I drove after the install. The sides are also pretty hard, I expected a softer feel, my hands get a bit tired after driving for an hour or more.

There are also "bulges" at the 10/2 position and grooves for your thumbs at the 9/3 position. You can really lock into that "racecar" grip at any time.

I'll agree that the D shape felt a bit weird the first time I did any hand over hand steering, but overall I like it better than OEM.

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03-02-2021, 11:10 PM	#16
saltywetman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Drives: 2020 Toyota 86 GT 6M Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 413 Thanks: 298 Thanked 270 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i use the toms, has real leather grip but rest of wheel is CF which you stated u didnt like. I mainly got it because i hated the feel of the slippery plasticy leather on our oem wheels and shift knobs

07-22-2021, 06:23 PM	#17
ymshulman Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Drives: '17 BRZ Location: New York, NY Posts: 72 Thanks: 44 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm actually curious to get a suede wrap for my wheel - because I'm not looking to spend for a replacement like the REAL, and because I'd love to try suede material, and a wrap is low risk (if it gets gunked up after a while, just remove it). (Stock wheel is fine, but got a few scratches really easily that bug me.) Would also love to thicken the wheel up. So - has anyone come across options for a wrap that lets you thicken the wheel? And, since I want it to be reversible, I don't want to use the double-sided tape. Any experience with avoiding that? (I'm surprised that they can't just use a grippy enough substances on the inner part of the wheel to negate the need for the tape.)

08-27-2021, 01:13 AM	#18
gpvecchi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Drives: Toyota 86 GT Limited PP (Model G) Location: Italy Posts: 1,018 Thanks: 406 Thanked 335 Times in 187 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	To the ones with Real steering wheel, how the shape compares with genuine one? I really like the OEM steering wheel

08-27-2021, 05:08 AM	#19
Code Monkey Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Drives: Subaru BRZ Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 838 Thanks: 868 Thanked 562 Times in 337 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The REAL is a bit smaller diameter and has a slight D shape at the bottom. Felt really weird the first couple of times I drove after the install. The sides are also pretty hard, I expected a softer feel, my hands get a bit tired after driving for an hour or more.

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