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Changing to leather wrapped steering
by chevycruze Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:12 pm
Bought in ebay from a seller in USA a brand new unused Cruze leather wrapped steering that comes complete with cruise control buttons, audio & phone answering/hangup button. And of course the most important one, a leather wrapped steering that feels so much better than the standard rubber/plastic steering on Malaysian Cruze version.
It came in this box delivered by my friendly neighbourhood postman.
Steering nicely & carefully wrapped in protection
The steering without airbag
Cruise control buttons
Audio buttons with added phone answering/hangup buttons
Installer dismantling the airbag by hooking up a pin behind the steering wheel to dislodge airbag
The back of the airbag harness, safely out
The old steering with airbag dismantled.
Mechanic loosen the nut in the middle of the steering column to dismantle old steering
Almost plug & play, reverse the method..screw back the nut, plug in airbag & replace cover...VOILA!!
Now, it looks so much better and most important feels so so much better on your hand.
Operation of the audio control remains but the phone answering/hangup buttons can only access the bluetooth menu screen on the DVD/GPS player.
Now, I am sure the most anticipated question will be, does the cruise control work? Contrary to some result obtained by Cruze owners in the USA, the Malaysian version does not work. However, the light on the buttons do turn on! Which made me and the anonymous mechanic conclude that, the cruise control module MAY be built in but needs to be enabled from the ECU.
Getting the phone answering buttons to work was already a bonus. The cruise control will have to wait. Overall, so satisfied with the new feeling of the leather wrapped steering.
It came in this box delivered by my friendly neighbourhood postman.
Steering nicely & carefully wrapped in protection
The steering without airbag
Cruise control buttons
Audio buttons with added phone answering/hangup buttons
Installer dismantling the airbag by hooking up a pin behind the steering wheel to dislodge airbag
The back of the airbag harness, safely out
The old steering with airbag dismantled.
Mechanic loosen the nut in the middle of the steering column to dismantle old steering
Almost plug & play, reverse the method..screw back the nut, plug in airbag & replace cover...VOILA!!
Now, it looks so much better and most important feels so so much better on your hand.
Operation of the audio control remains but the phone answering/hangup buttons can only access the bluetooth menu screen on the DVD/GPS player.
Now, I am sure the most anticipated question will be, does the cruise control work? Contrary to some result obtained by Cruze owners in the USA, the Malaysian version does not work. However, the light on the buttons do turn on! Which made me and the anonymous mechanic conclude that, the cruise control module MAY be built in but needs to be enabled from the ECU.
Getting the phone answering buttons to work was already a bonus. The cruise control will have to wait. Overall, so satisfied with the new feeling of the leather wrapped steering.
Last edited by chevycruze on Tue Oct 18, 2011 10:08 am; edited 1 time in total
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Re: Changing to leather wrapped steering
by william lai Fri Oct 14, 2011 6:01 pm
u make me wanna go get 1..
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Re: Changing to leather wrapped steering
by arao Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:28 pm
bro, how much does it cost? 
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Re: Changing to leather wrapped steering
by chevycruze Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:16 pm
arao wrote:bro, how much does it cost?
It's about RM500. Bought from ebay
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Re: Changing to leather wrapped steering
by chevycruze Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:04 am
arao wrote:installed by yourself??
No la bro..installed by a qualified "Chevy" mechanic
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Re: Changing to leather wrapped steering
by Randy Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:05 pm
where to find that QUALIFIED chevy mechanic? planning to get one too.. and retrofit a cruise control module too.. 
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Re: Changing to leather wrapped steering
by solist Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:35 am
Im really interested to change mine as well. Please share the location and person to install. Thanks in advance!
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Re: Changing to leather wrapped steering
by solist Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:34 am
Hello, anyone know any technician that can install this? urgent pls
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Re: Changing to leather wrapped steering
by solist Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:26 am
Hi again,
sorry for being persistent but I really need someone "qualified" who can install this. Tried both Chevy SC KL and Puchong both of them couldnt do it. one of them mentioned that they need to get a "code" from korea to fit in the new steering. Please share. or is there any other forum that I can ask? it seems very quite in here....
sorry for being persistent but I really need someone "qualified" who can install this. Tried both Chevy SC KL and Puchong both of them couldnt do it. one of them mentioned that they need to get a "code" from korea to fit in the new steering. Please share. or is there any other forum that I can ask? it seems very quite in here....
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Re: Changing to leather wrapped steering
by chevycruze Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:49 am
solist wrote:Hi again,
sorry for being persistent but I really need someone "qualified" who can install this. Tried both Chevy SC KL and Puchong both of them couldnt do it. one of them mentioned that they need to get a "code" from korea to fit in the new steering. Please share. or is there any other forum that I can ask? it seems very quite in here....
Sorry for the late reply. I will PM you the contact.
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Re: Changing to leather wrapped steering
by readone Thu May 17, 2012 3:42 pm
izit doesnt void a warranty bro?
nice touch!
nice touch!
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Re: Changing to leather wrapped steering
by chevycruze Thu May 31, 2012 7:10 pm
readone wrote:izit doesnt void a warranty bro?
nice touch!
Well, at their discretion, the service centre can void your warranty even if it's just changing the head lamps or maybe even a bulb.
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