Steering Wheel Mould Removal + Emblem Removal - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

fukdomestic · 11-24-2011, 12:40 PM

Hey fellas,

I know there's a thread somewhere in here on the removal of the steering wheel emblem but I need to know how to get it off. I tried fishing line but damn it seems like it bends hardcore with pressure and on the verge of breaking.

Also need the moulds on either side off so that I can wrap em or spray em. I'm blacking out the car.

Let me know

Nums · 11-25-2011, 12:07 AM

Hah, I've been trying to figure this out for my car too, but its a gen 5. Hope someone has a good answer for this.

Personally I just taped and used newspaper all over the place to paint my side molds.

Justdiscovering · 11-25-2011, 05:59 AM

Ask music man. I think he did it. Un hooking the battery and using a lot of plastic knives lol

TJHammer · 11-25-2011, 11:39 AM

Steer wheel emb mod (w/pics)

Hope that helps, disconnect negative at battery so you don't hear horn go off a million times, or worry bout air bag. Also, The plastic pins are long and glued, so the challenge is to uniformly lift the emblem out. It's hard not to bend it. Also difficult to not scratch up the other parts around it, especially when you're wedging 5 plastic knives in there. I eventually needed a mini screw driver anyway, because I kept snapping plastic.knives. It can be done , but patiently, working each side near a pin a little at a time....wedge knife to hold that position etc etc.
I did snap a pin and bend another. Clear epoxy still got her back in there nicely, so don't panic

Mag Grey Toy · 11-25-2011, 03:15 PM

^ dont disconnect the battery. just pull the horn fuse

7SickZ0 · 11-25-2011, 03:26 PM

anyone have one that shows how to pull the side panels off?

TJHammer · 11-25-2011, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mag Grey Toy

^ dont disconnect the battery. just pull the horn fuse

Especially if you don't feel like resetting all other audio etc. That fuse disable air bag as well? I did mine w/o disconnecting anything, it was just precautionary since I was posting advice online.

7Sick....which panels?

7SickZ0 · 11-25-2011, 08:44 PM

the ones that have the volume and temp controls on them

MAToyotaSales · 11-26-2011, 10:19 AM

This reminds me of a friend who tried to remove the BMW emblem on his steering wheel....turns out the emblem was attached to the airbag and it went off!! Lucky he wasn't seriously hurt....be carefull!

Nums · 11-27-2011, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mag Grey Toy

^ dont disconnect the battery. just pull the horn fuse

Which fuse controls the horn?