AliExpress carbon fiber steering wheel

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Have yet to install, but these look like they're constructed well. They are HEAVY though

They sent me a glossy version instead of the matte, so I had to return it and pray they would refund me. Crappy CS bot aside, they did what they said they would and I reordered the matte from another vendor. Have not had a chance to install it yet, but I plan to do it after I can get hold of a FLIR to compare the before/after heating efficiency. Paid $360 tax/shipped. I can stomach that!

 

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I've been eyeing one for a while. Love flat bottom steering wheels. Looking forward to your review especially on the heating element.

 

[hyp36rmax]

I've been wanting to add an alcantra or suede. I want to retain heated function lol. I'm not well versed with Tesla steering wheels. I come from a line of cars replacing factory steering wheels with a Nardi Personal Grinta's.

 

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I tried to post photos but TMC is erroring. Whenever it's fixed, I'll include them here.

As lame as it sounds, one of the things I really dislike about the car is the steering wheel. It feels too thin with a hard edge that should have been round. The material feels cheap too.

 

[hyp36rmax]

I tried to post photos but TMC is erroring. Whenever it's fixed, I'll include them here.

As lame as it sounds, one of the things I really dislike about the car is the steering wheel. It feels too thin with a hard edge that should have been round. The material feels cheap too.

I had the same thing happen to me on a cargo box thread. Pictures are acting weird.

Looking forward to the part you're getting. are you able to share the link?

 

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I had the same thing happen to me on a cargo box thread. Pictures are acting weird.

Looking forward to the part you're getting. are you able to share the link?

Looks like the price went up a little, but here's the link. I have no affiliation and you should do your own due diligence, but I've not had issues with any orders (except Satonic ignoring my warranty requests).

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805248775265

I have the matte with Alcantara, heated.

 

[hyp36rmax]

Looks like the price went up a little, but here's the link. I have no affiliation and you should do your own due diligence, but I've not had issues with any orders (except Satonic ignoring my warranty requests).

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805248775265

I have the matte with Alcantara, heated.

Got the dreaded cant find the page. Do you have keywords that can help point me into that direction?

 

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Got the dreaded cant find the page. Do you have keywords that can help point me into that direction?

I tried to remove the query params, try this (no idea why it's in another lang)

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805248775265.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.11.63121802I9Bzt5&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

If not, search for "dry carbon tesla steering wheel" and wade through the results. I just tried to include a screenshot but uploads are still broken.

https://imgur.com/a/j1PcZtV

 

[hyp36rmax]

I tried to remove the query params, try this (no idea why it's in another lang)

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805248775265.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.11.63121802I9Bzt5&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

If not, search for "dry carbon tesla steering wheel" and wade through the results. I just tried to include a screenshot but uploads are still broken.

https://imgur.com/a/j1PcZtV

This link worked! I like this, thanks for sharing. Gonna source a full alcantra/suede. Here we goooo.

 

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Here's the gloss CF with the wrong trim:

 

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And the replacement:

 

[hyp36rmax]

That's nice! Real CF or CW wrapped plastic? Not dipped of course.

 

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That's nice! Real CF or CW wrapped plastic? Not dipped of course.

Yea for the price, I'm good with it. It's the single part of the car that I'm ALWAYS touching.

My guess is it's a bunch of filler with a single layer of CF on top. You can kind of see this on the edges. Once I pull my OEM wheel I can weigh it.

 

[yvr_my]

Definitely curious about the heating aspect. I want to order one but my wife thinks the bottom carbon portion will be uncomfortable to hold compared to stock.

 

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I've seen versions that state "fast heating" which takes about 30 seconds and "regular heating" which takes up to 5 minutes. I'm curious how fast yours takes to heat up and how warm it gets. I do see that only the leather sections heat up and not the carbon fiber sections. The stock wheel heats up entirely.

 

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I've seen versions that state "fast heating" which takes about 30 seconds and "regular heating" which takes up to 5 minutes. I'm curious how fast yours takes to heat up and how warm it gets. I do see that only the leather sections heat up and not the carbon fiber sections. The stock wheel heats up entirely.

I have no idea what I purchased, nor was it indicated on the site lol

 

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Got around to installing this today. I've never enjoyed working around airbags, so I've put it off for as long as I could

Took some before and after thermal measurements and saw a pretty sig drop in temp and distribution in the aftermarket version. That being said, I haven't driven it with the heat on for more than 5 minutes. I'll report back. For some reason I can't pull the images off this SD card, so you'll have to wait for the video. Overall, I am happy with the price and the quality. I naturally hold the lower part of the Alcantara when I drive, and the overall thickness is much better. I have dry hands and did notice that grabbing the exposed carbon can be slick.

 

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After > 5 mins, the wheel is warm to touch but it doesn't get hot like the factory wheel. I haven't had a chance to drive in the morning when it's in the 50s yet, but I suspect the wheel will be warm enough where isn't not cold to touch.

 

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I was able to salvage two images off the camera, the warmer image is the OEM wheel.

 

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Thanks for sharing. That's pretty cool or should I say warm?

Pretty big difference in temps. Was that on max heating? Not sure I could live with that. It gets quite cold here in the winter. Love the heated steering wheel.