Steering wheel emblem - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

SLVRSRFR · 11-23-2015, 09:26 PM

Quick question boys and girls.

The Subaru emblem on my steering wheel (air-bag) is dented. It's been like this since I got the car (AKA I didn't do it).

Is it possible to remove and replace this emblem without having to replace the whole air-bag? I hate looking at it and want to see if I can replace it, but I'm not sure if you can replace the emblem separately or have to do the whole air-bag. If it's the latter, then screw it; I'll live with it.

If it's possible to replace, does anyone know where I can get one? Obviously a Subaru dealership, but I don't really want to pay dealership pricing for something like that, because it's usually extravagant. So I'm hoping I can get it somewhere else. FT86SpeedFactory only has Toyota ones available, and they look more like an overlay for the OEM badge rather than a replacement.

FT86Z · 11-24-2015, 11:20 PM

I wanna know this as well. I'd like to replace the emblem with an STI one if its just the emblem

krayzie · 11-25-2015, 09:15 AM

The emblem is not a part, they would only sell the whole airbag cover piece which is super expensive.

Mine is dented as well since new.

BRZ'13 · 11-25-2015, 10:12 AM

Cant you take it into the dealership or is it too late? My push to start came damaged (noticeable scratches all over it) and i argued its a new car so they replaced it. No reason why there should be damage to a new car in my opinion

krayzie · 11-25-2015, 12:10 PM

Well mine is super minor you have to really look at it to notice. I miss Honda steering wheel emblems from the 80's now that's quality!

SLVRSRFR · 12-02-2015, 11:05 AM

Yeah I mean you can only see the dent from certain angles, but I know it's there and it drives me bonkers.

I would take it into the dealership, but by now my car is over 3 years old on paper, bumper to bumper has expired, and I have 50k on it. I doubt they'd do anything for me.

Anyone have any other ideas? I see overlays and badges for sale all the time but they only ever seem to be Toyota or Scion; never Subaru.

SLVRSRFR · 02-25-2016, 08:02 PM

Bump.

The dent is now worse after having to slam on my horn the other day when I almost t-boned some jack-ass.

The emblem looks like it can come off separately, but I don't know if I can source a replacement without having to buy the whole air-bag, which I'm not willing to do because of cost.

Alternatively, on the very off chance that anyone might somehow have a spare laying around, I'd be interested.

Thanks.

FirestormHachiroku · 02-26-2016, 05:35 PM

A quick search of these forums would reveal that you can't remove the badge.
It's either a new airbag or you source a cheap Chinese made emblem cover that would look tacky but at least cover the dent

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SLVRSRFR · 02-27-2016, 10:18 AM

I obviously searched the forums high and low before posting this.

You can definitely remove it. You can tell (just by the nature of the dent in mine) that you would be able to probably get a blade or thin flat-head behind it and pry it off (one of the edges is lifted a bit). I was going to try, but didn't want to take it off until I knew I had something to replace it with.

It's probably glued on, but is definitely a separate piece from the air-bag (it's different material), so therefore it can be removed.

11-23-2015, 09:26 PM	#1
SLVRSRFR Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2013 BRZ 6MT, 2007 WRX Wagon 5MT Location: Caledon, Ontario Posts: 1,332 Thanks: 582 Thanked 534 Times in 377 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Steering wheel emblem Quick question boys and girls. The Subaru emblem on my steering wheel (air-bag) is dented. It's been like this since I got the car (AKA I didn't do it). Is it possible to remove and replace this emblem without having to replace the whole air-bag? I hate looking at it and want to see if I can replace it, but I'm not sure if you can replace the emblem separately or have to do the whole air-bag. If it's the latter, then screw it; I'll live with it. If it's possible to replace, does anyone know where I can get one? Obviously a Subaru dealership, but I don't really want to pay dealership pricing for something like that, because it's usually extravagant. So I'm hoping I can get it somewhere else. FT86SpeedFactory only has Toyota ones available, and they look more like an overlay for the OEM badge rather than a replacement. __________________ @bpennerz

11-24-2015, 11:20 PM	#2
FT86Z Drift noob Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: 2015 BRZ Sport-Tech CWP 6MT Location: Toronto Posts: 175 Thanks: 141 Thanked 36 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I wanna know this as well. I'd like to replace the emblem with an STI one if its just the emblem __________________ FT86Z 藤原とうふ店

12-02-2015, 11:05 AM	#6
SLVRSRFR Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2013 BRZ 6MT, 2007 WRX Wagon 5MT Location: Caledon, Ontario Posts: 1,332 Thanks: 582 Thanked 534 Times in 377 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Yeah I mean you can only see the dent from certain angles, but I know it's there and it drives me bonkers. I would take it into the dealership, but by now my car is over 3 years old on paper, bumper to bumper has expired, and I have 50k on it. I doubt they'd do anything for me. Anyone have any other ideas? I see overlays and badges for sale all the time but they only ever seem to be Toyota or Scion; never Subaru. __________________ @bpennerz

02-25-2016, 08:02 PM	#7
SLVRSRFR Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2013 BRZ 6MT, 2007 WRX Wagon 5MT Location: Caledon, Ontario Posts: 1,332 Thanks: 582 Thanked 534 Times in 377 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Bump. The dent is now worse after having to slam on my horn the other day when I almost t-boned some jack-ass. The emblem looks like it can come off separately, but I don't know if I can source a replacement without having to buy the whole air-bag, which I'm not willing to do because of cost. Alternatively, on the very off chance that anyone might somehow have a spare laying around, I'd be interested. Thanks. __________________ @bpennerz Last edited by SLVRSRFR; 02-27-2016 at 10:18 AM.

02-27-2016, 10:18 AM	#9
SLVRSRFR Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2013 BRZ 6MT, 2007 WRX Wagon 5MT Location: Caledon, Ontario Posts: 1,332 Thanks: 582 Thanked 534 Times in 377 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I obviously searched the forums high and low before posting this. You can definitely remove it. You can tell (just by the nature of the dent in mine) that you would be able to probably get a blade or thin flat-head behind it and pry it off (one of the edges is lifted a bit). I was going to try, but didn't want to take it off until I knew I had something to replace it with. It's probably glued on, but is definitely a separate piece from the air-bag (it's different material), so therefore it can be removed. __________________ @bpennerz

11-25-2015, 09:15 AM	#3
krayzie Drive From Home Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: BRZ STI Performance Location: Filth City Posts: 4,912 Thanks: 2,368 Thanked 3,111 Times in 2,007 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	The emblem is not a part, they would only sell the whole airbag cover piece which is super expensive. Mine is dented as well since new.

11-25-2015, 10:12 AM	#4
BRZ'13 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Drives: subaru Location: Hamilton ON, Canada Posts: 375 Thanks: 41 Thanked 92 Times in 67 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Cant you take it into the dealership or is it too late? My push to start came damaged (noticeable scratches all over it) and i argued its a new car so they replaced it. No reason why there should be damage to a new car in my opinion

11-25-2015, 12:10 PM	#5
krayzie Drive From Home Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: BRZ STI Performance Location: Filth City Posts: 4,912 Thanks: 2,368 Thanked 3,111 Times in 2,007 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Well mine is super minor you have to really look at it to notice. I miss Honda steering wheel emblems from the 80's now that's quality!

02-26-2016, 05:35 PM	#8
FirestormHachiroku Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Drives: 2015 Scion FR-S Firestorm Location: Brantford, ON Posts: 20 Thanks: 26 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	A quick search of these forums would reveal that you can't remove the badge. It's either a new airbag or you source a cheap Chinese made emblem cover that would look tacky but at least cover the dent Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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