Just wanted to throw this up here. Before pulling the trigger on sending my factory steering wheel off to be reupholstered, I wondered if there were any alternatives. After reading around on here, I found some user suggesting a Camry from the same era would work. I figured I’d give it a shot!
I snagged a clean steering wheel in oak from my local pull a part here for about $10. It came from a 1998 Lexus ES300 (if I’m not mistaken) and the same rear fascia. Because I didn’t want a Lexus logo on my Toyota, I found a clean airbag from a 1997-1999 Camry off of eBay (fingers crossed it doesn’t happen to randomly go off on me while driving).
Everything matched up nicely, however an astute FJ80 owner would recognize the subtle differences. For about $50 in the hole, not a bad alternative until it drives me nuts enough to bite the bullet and send off the original. I hope this helps anyone looking for a “new” steering wheel.
I snagged a clean steering wheel in oak from my local pull a part here for about $10. It came from a 1998 Lexus ES300 (if I’m not mistaken) and the same rear fascia. Because I didn’t want a Lexus logo on my Toyota, I found a clean airbag from a 1997-1999 Camry off of eBay (fingers crossed it doesn’t happen to randomly go off on me while driving).
Everything matched up nicely, however an astute FJ80 owner would recognize the subtle differences. For about $50 in the hole, not a bad alternative until it drives me nuts enough to bite the bullet and send off the original. I hope this helps anyone looking for a “new” steering wheel.