2003 X-Type Steering Wheel Conversion
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I've finally found a granite leather / bird's eye maple veneer pre-facelift wheel, however, upgrading to a facelift wheel would make more sense and it would eliminate the aesthetic curling problem...
I've never seen the same colour combination in a facelift wheel available though :E
EDIT:
As was posted in the other thread, the facelift wheel hasn't got a cruise on/off button. How do you turn cruise control on? It's not turned on by default in my 2001.
Last edited by Aonsaithya; 07-02-2012 at 11:47 AM.
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Good to hear, what year is your car? At Jag-Finn they were worried that some cruise control functions might not work due to the buttons operating differently (rockers) or something.
I've finally found a granite leather / bird's eye maple veneer pre-facelift wheel, however, upgrading to a facelift wheel would make more sense and it would eliminate the aesthetic curling problem...
I've never seen the same colour combination in a facelift wheel available though :E
EDIT:
As was posted in the other thread, the facelift wheel hasn't got a cruise on/off button. How do you turn cruise control on? It's not turned on by default in my 2001.
I've finally found a granite leather / bird's eye maple veneer pre-facelift wheel, however, upgrading to a facelift wheel would make more sense and it would eliminate the aesthetic curling problem...
I've never seen the same colour combination in a facelift wheel available though :E
EDIT:
As was posted in the other thread, the facelift wheel hasn't got a cruise on/off button. How do you turn cruise control on? It's not turned on by default in my 2001.
Last edited by Nardoswiss; 09-11-2012 at 01:43 PM.
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2004. It's a facelift model but it had an old fashion steering wheel on it. I did not have cruise "on/off" buttons. You turn on the cruise by the + speed button. So, it worked just perfect for me. + Also I re-wrapped the steering wheel in new leather myself last weekend. Now it's completely brand new one!
Btw, I think there was some change in the steering wheel buttons somewhere in 2004 even with the old steering wheel, because I was looking at a Parrot MKi9000 + Unika, and they said that pre-2004 X-Types are not supported because of differences in the bus.
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Hrrmmm, does sound good. I guess I'll get the pre-facelift wheel since it's the first granite/maple one I've seen in like forever (and affordable), and keep a lookout for a similar facelift leather/wood combination in case one becomes available. I've never seen one in the same trim combination, though. You would'nt happen to know the part numbers for the facelift wheels?
Btw, I think there was some change in the steering wheel buttons somewhere in 2004 even with the old steering wheel, because I was looking at a Parrot MKi9000 + Unika, and they said that pre-2004 X-Types are not supported because of differences in the bus.
Btw, I think there was some change in the steering wheel buttons somewhere in 2004 even with the old steering wheel, because I was looking at a Parrot MKi9000 + Unika, and they said that pre-2004 X-Types are not supported because of differences in the bus.
Maybe these #'s help you (there were plenty of different wheels available for the X-type. Just let me know the exact one you're looking for and I'll give you the part #).
![](http://s009.radikal.ru/i308/1207/d8/5a450331f47c.jpg)
I've seen a couple of leather/wood facelift wheels on ebay. Give it a shot.
The old one (which actually looks absolutely fine in real life)
![](http://s019.radikal.ru/i603/1207/54/6abd572b9257.jpg)
The new re-wrapped facelift one.
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Hey!
Maybe these #'s help you (there were plenty of different wheels available for the X-type. Just let me know the exact one you're looking for and I'll give you the part #).
I've seen a couple of leather/wood facelift wheels on ebay. Give it a shot.
The old one (which actually looks absolutely fine in real life)
The new re-wrapped facelift one.
Maybe these #'s help you (there were plenty of different wheels available for the X-type. Just let me know the exact one you're looking for and I'll give you the part #).
I've seen a couple of leather/wood facelift wheels on ebay. Give it a shot.
The old one (which actually looks absolutely fine in real life)
The new re-wrapped facelift one.
Unfortunately the facelift wheel is not available in dove or granite. If I went with either mocha or warm charcoal, I'd have to also change a lot of other stuff like the column and the facia since the top of it is granite.
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Let me know if you need any other help with that!
Last edited by Nardoswiss; 07-04-2012 at 10:17 AM.
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Since Jaguar dropped dove/granite interior and bird's eye maple in the facelift, I can't make an aesthetically sound update to a facelift steering wheel without replacing my steering wheel column, fascia and all the wood trim. My upgrade project on that front has pretty much ground to a halt. I found a single granite/wood pre-facelift wheel, but then the shop accidentally sold it to another customer although I had reserved it. Oh well.
EDIT:
Just checked for fun; for the price of ordering one such wheel from Jaguar, I could get all the used parts from eBay for swapping fascia/steering cowl/wood trims/wheel/airbag/switches/everything, + work
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Last edited by Aonsaithya; 07-26-2012 at 12:33 AM.
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regards
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I found plenty with a quick search, just none complete. Why can't you buy the steering wheel and the airbag separately? The airbag has to be removed during installation anyway.
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Looks very comfy! You didn't happen to write up any measures or make stencils?
Since Jaguar dropped dove/granite interior and bird's eye maple in the facelift, I can't make an aesthetically sound update to a facelift steering wheel without replacing my steering wheel column, fascia and all the wood trim. My upgrade project on that front has pretty much ground to a halt. I found a single granite/wood pre-facelift wheel, but then the shop accidentally sold it to another customer although I had reserved it. Oh well.
EDIT:
Just checked for fun; for the price of ordering one such wheel from Jaguar, I could get all the used parts from eBay for swapping fascia/steering cowl/wood trims/wheel/airbag/switches/everything, + work![Big Grin](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Since Jaguar dropped dove/granite interior and bird's eye maple in the facelift, I can't make an aesthetically sound update to a facelift steering wheel without replacing my steering wheel column, fascia and all the wood trim. My upgrade project on that front has pretty much ground to a halt. I found a single granite/wood pre-facelift wheel, but then the shop accidentally sold it to another customer although I had reserved it. Oh well.
EDIT:
Just checked for fun; for the price of ordering one such wheel from Jaguar, I could get all the used parts from eBay for swapping fascia/steering cowl/wood trims/wheel/airbag/switches/everything, + work
![Big Grin](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
If you need any further help with re-wrapping let me know. I'd be glad to give you a hand on this
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I´m looking for a complete steering wheel (with airbag) late model on ebay or amazon but could not find any. Do you know any.
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Last edited by Nardoswiss; 08-15-2012 at 01:26 PM.
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Ok, this is interesting, my wheel is different and I wonder how common i is. My wheel only has leather at the sides, the rest is the same polished wood as on the dash. What models/years had a full leather wheel and which ones were wood?
'05 with pretty much all the options (e.g., NAV).
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Jaguar: Grace, Pace, and Space - Sir William Lyons
'05 with pretty much all the options (e.g., NAV).
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Jaguar: Grace, Pace, and Space - Sir William Lyons
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Ok, this is interesting, my wheel is different and I wonder how common i is. My wheel only has leather at the sides, the rest is the same polished wood as on the dash. What models/years had a full leather wheel and which ones were wood?
'05 with pretty much all the options (e.g., NAV).
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Jaguar: Grace, Pace, and Space - Sir William Lyons
'05 with pretty much all the options (e.g., NAV).
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Jaguar: Grace, Pace, and Space - Sir William Lyons
Last edited by Aonsaithya; 07-27-2012 at 09:19 AM. Reason: guess -> think