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Old 03-03-2016, 11:43 AM
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Steering wheel cover

Greetings. I'll start by saying this is a great forum. This is my first post.
I'm a 4th gen TL owner, 2012. Looking for a slip-on black leather steering wheel cover (of good quality of course) to fit the 13 inch wheel in the TL. Mainly to increase the diameter of the wheel for comfort. All help is appreciated!
Old 03-03-2016, 12:28 PM
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Have you considered swapping the steering wheel assembly with the one from a SH-AWD?
It is thicker, not sure for how much but it definitely feels sportier. I think a cover will look tacky IMO.
Old 03-03-2016, 01:10 PM
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User "wreak" looked into this:

https://acurazine.com/forums/fourth-...sembly-941689/
Old 03-04-2016, 10:18 AM
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I'm still considering doing it. Here are two comparison photos to show the difference in wheel thickness.

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Old 03-06-2016, 07:34 PM
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Definitely gonna swap

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I'm still considering doing it. Here are two comparison photos to show the difference in wheel thickness.

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Oh yeah, definitely going to swap wheel. Thanks.
Old 03-07-2016, 06:50 AM
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SH-AWD has more of a sport like steering wheel. love it.
Old 03-08-2016, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by JasonK
SH-AWD has more of a sport like steering wheel. love it.
I too find steering wheel on my 2012 FWD very slippery. I find myself holding steering wheel tighter while driving. This often causes bit of pain in my fingers after a drive longer than 30 minutes.
For this reason, I too am looking for a decent slip-on cover. The last one I tried fitted very loose and was slipping all over the wheel, so had to remove it. Still searching ....
Old 03-09-2016, 09:38 PM
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lol I have a Honda steering wheel cover on mind tacky I know, but this was because that was the only brand that was close enough to chose from when was in advance auto. I mainly got it because my wedding band kept scratching the steering wheel. I need to remove and clean it its been a while. Without the cover I do not recall any problem with handling.

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