Getting rid of the plastic steering wheel

Picked up the cheapest aftermarket steering wheel available on ebay for the 3rd gen.
Total with $5 ebay app coupon was $125 shipped from japan.
Arrived in <2 weeks.

Cast aluminum center section looks like it was the same toyota mold. The aftermarket wheel had grease applied to the spline. I almost wonder if they're reusing/molding stock wheels.

Swap went easy enough.
trim tool to pop the airbag off
19mm for the main nut
Philips for the buttons/etc.

The sucky part is that it was 1-2* off center initially. Not enough to be a full spline off(8-10*) but enough to be noticeable. Adjusted the tierod ends by 1/4 turn to compensate.

 

Yes

If i could have found a nice leather wrapped wheel for a decent price I would have gone with that. All the ones I saw were crazy expensive or tattered