Is there any way to get a new steering wheel emblem? The reason I ask is because mine has some of the chrome rubing off in a couple of places. If I can't take off the embleem and replace it, is it possible to get a new horn cover or what ever its called?

If so how would I replace that?

Thanks for the feed back.

Oh yeah 05 TL

 

I got an 04 stock steering wheel with 1 week of use on it in a box in my garage. Whats it worth to you?

 

sorry bro but I put 05 for a reason the steerig wheel covers are different. Good looking though.

 

yea the leather batches are diff i have an 06 wheel because the leather was trashed on my 05..... but its not the wheel its the airbag that has to be replaced.....cant just change the emblem..... i was actually going to take all the chrome off, prime it and paint it black or silver to match the car.

 

Is there any way to just get an airbag cover rather than the whole thing I found an air bag for 250 new but my air bag is fine just want a new cover for it. Is that possible?

 

i believe the cover and the airbag are one and the same....you might beable to take it off and have the emblem refinished....

 

yea u cant remove the cover....its fused to the airbag... i wouldnt recommend trying to either.....having an airbag pop in ur face would suck...

 

Both vinnie and tripn's last posts are true.

New airbag or deal with it.

 

Good looking fellas thanks for the info.

 

i have recently noticed that the something is peeling from my steering wheel emblem. It almost look like some kind of clear coat over the chrome. im afraid to do anything to it, i just try not to touch it to much.

 

im about to take the chrome off... plastic prime it and paint it.....when im done ill post a few pics.

 

I had the same issue and got it replaced under warranty. Though they had to order the parts because they were replacing the airbag section.

 

I'm having the same problem. The dealer told me they couldn't replace it because it involved replacing the entire airbag. They told me they would reimburse me if i took it some where to get it refinished. Any idea what kind of place could do something like this. I'm in the Boston area.

 

only an interior place or some kind of system shop that knows somethign about dying and repainting interiors.....go to a local autobody and ask them if they know of a good interior place

 

Model car paint, FTW!!!!!

 

Yeah I'd tape it off, sand it down and paint it with a model brush and whatever color paint you want.

 

lol good luck with that

 

I believe TampaMike was one of the first to experience this issue with the emblem.....they waranteed it at the dealer.

 

i actually just did this with my tsx.. my 04 cover was looking shitty so i got an 08 airbag off of a guy then swapped the covers. not sure if it would work the same for a tl

 

this thread is odd because i was going to start one about the same thing...guess it's a new airbag or take the emblem off and repaint it..anyone know if it's just double sided tape or glue holding the A one the wheel?

 

i bought my 05 just a year ago and i noticed that clear stuff peeling off... 1st thought it was like that plastic covering they put on new surfaces that you peel off when you get it. i tried to peel it off the rest of the way and it was difficult and just kept flaking. i got it all off, but it has some fine scratches on it now. it looks better now with it all peeled off than with it peeling and it doesnt bother me now. good luck.

(i would be too nervous having the dealer messing with my airbag assembly anyway... i would deal with it even if it looked worse)

 

The dealer replaced my entire airbag because of the peeling emblem, no questions asked.

 

^Did you look at the date of the last post to this? 7/2/08

 

Sure did. Yesterday I just went thru any old posts that related to problems I have had and posted solutions. I noticed some of the problems I had seen and had fixed and yet to be answered on several threads.

 

Popular issue. Unfortunately the airbag is connected to that part.

 

 

Someone uses the horn a lot...

 

buy touchup paint and tape around the emblem and paint it. let dry over night. apply clearcoat, let dry over night

 

I saw on ebay that someone is selling replacement airbag emblems. It looks like the real stock ones. There are plastic pegs that go through the leather and it must be melted on the other side to keep the emblem on. But what if I just break the old emblem off and superglue the new one on? Might be risky though. Might damage the leather.

 

^^ Try it and give us a reply. It seems like it's on there pretty dang good

 

I have a 05 TL and my emblem is peeling aswell

Here's the eBay link I just found on eBay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/05-10...s#ht_500wt_704

 

I have the same issue, 05 tl. I am about to wet sand it, paint it AM or sumthing, way easier and cheaper then buying a brand new airbag.

Unrelated question just popped I to my head, there a user that was going to attempt to change his 05 steering wheel with a type-s wheel. Anyone know if he was successful? I think if it works, might aswell replace the whole wheel rather then pay to get th old version.

 

heyy whats up PPL...can anyone tell me if the 07-08 type-s TL steering wheel will work on a 04 TL? any mods need it? thanks

 

^it will not fit automatically, you have to do alot of work to make it fit.

 

I have the same problem and the cause of said problem is rubbing armor-all like products on it. But to spend $40 on a eBay one is ridiculous. Model paint ftw!!

 

what the hell. A 5 year old car the the damn steer wheel emblem already looks like crap.

 

I know this thread is old as heck, but has anyone painted theirs or used the ebay unit. It's pretty clear from the post that its secured from the other side of the horn cover is that correct?

Has anyone taken it off or no?

It looks like the clear is peeling on mine.

 

Yea I ended up sanding mine down. and repainting it with some metallic model paint. its not perfect but does the job. and you dont have to keep looking at flaking chrome.

 

Thanks, How did you go about getting it off? Did you remove the cover, pop the emblem off or did you just paint it while it was on the car?

 

just taped it off and painted it on the wheel. just use a very fine thin brush.