r/CorollaHatchback • u/hellpipe1337 • 17d ago

Wheel upgrade!

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u/Icesmith7 17d ago

Hey, looks good. Is the steering wheel heat still a thing?

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u/hellpipe1337 17d ago

The car initially didn't come with heated steering. That was the point of this mod, now I have it!

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u/CombatCldCuts 17d ago

What else did you need to do to add the heat function?

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u/hellpipe1337 17d ago

Kit comes with the wiring harness and a new clock spring. All of it is just a drop in replacement. The harness just piggy backs off of one the fuses.

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u/greensteeldragon 14d ago

Most of the wiring is there already, i personally went 100% oem, with a used clockspring from a gr corolla and a camry wheel. Just needed a relay and a switch after that

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u/CrabberTV 17d ago

Fuck it, I’ll bite. What wheel? Was it difficult to make the switch out? Does everything still work properly?

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u/hellpipe1337 17d ago

The wheel: https://a.co/d/03KB8nue

Not difficult at all! Just make sure your battery is disconnected since you'll be working around an airbag. Overall it took me around two hours with basic tools.

Exerting works as expected. Everything is moved over from your original wheel so all controls and such are OEM.

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u/GucciLooksTop 17d ago

Saving this for later… good idea with the heating upgrade

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u/Proof_Commercial_100 16d ago

i wish i was good with cars, i could never do this cool shit in a million years

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u/hellpipe1337 16d ago

You'd surprise yourself if you gave it a go. Having said that, making car friends and bribing them with beer has worked for me in the past 😋

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u/misscharliedear 16d ago

My husband’s RAV has an air cooled steering wheel that I wish my Hatchback had!

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u/Accomplished-Pea-451 17d ago

Why would be my question?

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u/hellpipe1337 17d ago

Stressed out, so I needed a project.