Soooo I did a thing...I pulled the trigger and installed an Ebay steering wheel. It is perforated leather with red stitching and carbon fiber, although its fake, looks very convincing. It is also available in black, black wood, and full leather finishes depending on availability. You have to search for a silverado carbon fiber steering wheel to find it, it wont come up under tahoe search. Best part? Seller is selling it for 340ish OBO, I managed to snag it for $230.
Impressions, well I love it!! Well exceeded my expectations in quality. Fitment is dead on with OEM and all the controls transferred over without issues. It feels like I am driving a completely different car. The thickness of the "carbon" parts is about 1/8 to 1/4 thicker than stock with the thumb grooves and flat bottom really completing the whole package. I dont have a single negative so far when it comes to this wheel, it feels sporty but doesnt feel too aggressive to the point where it doesnt fit in the truck.
Install...this was one of the easiest things to install but nerve wracking because of the airbag removal. There are quite a bit of videos out there on how to do this and it is very straight forward. The only thing I would recommend is, some videos say to remove the electrical connectors from the horn copper contacts, this way you remove the steering wheel controls as one piece but risk snapping the terminal in the process. I say just drove the 4 torx screws that hold the entire copper connector and reinstall, it took me only few more minutes but saved a potential headache...
Alright alright, enough, pics attached
Impressions, well I love it!! Well exceeded my expectations in quality. Fitment is dead on with OEM and all the controls transferred over without issues. It feels like I am driving a completely different car. The thickness of the "carbon" parts is about 1/8 to 1/4 thicker than stock with the thumb grooves and flat bottom really completing the whole package. I dont have a single negative so far when it comes to this wheel, it feels sporty but doesnt feel too aggressive to the point where it doesnt fit in the truck.
Install...this was one of the easiest things to install but nerve wracking because of the airbag removal. There are quite a bit of videos out there on how to do this and it is very straight forward. The only thing I would recommend is, some videos say to remove the electrical connectors from the horn copper contacts, this way you remove the steering wheel controls as one piece but risk snapping the terminal in the process. I say just drove the 4 torx screws that hold the entire copper connector and reinstall, it took me only few more minutes but saved a potential headache...
Alright alright, enough, pics attached
