Unfortunately, there is no part number for the steering wheel trim. You can buy only the whole wheel

 

Indeed. W612-4721-200 and W612-4725-200 are stamped on the backside of the trim, but I have no idea what that means.

I currently have three whole steering wheels sets right now. lol.

 

I've yet to see a quality wrap or paint job repair of that part posted on here, has anyone done this?

 

Not that I've seen posted anyway, but that could just be because most who have had the issue got it replaced under warranty. Those who didn't either lived with it, or are just now deciding what to do about it. As all the '07 and 08's come to the end of their warranty period, I think we'll see many more going this route. From what I can see, there is absolutely no reason why that piece isn't capable a being refinished with excellent (ie, indistinguishable) results. As with any paint job, it's all proper prep, good quality supplies, and good practices. At the end of the day, it's just a piece of plastic; there's no particular magic or mystery about painting it.

 

You could start a little side business then. Paint those three and then sell them to forum members for $$ and an exchange of their scratched piece.

 

So true vqsmile, the key would be getting a correct finish that would have that close to factory look. Plastic dip maybe?

 

really? you should search. mine is done in CF as have a lot of people. if you dont want CF, remove and paint with a matte finish (or gloss if you want)

 

Personally, I'm a fan of SEM's products, but I know there are other equivalents.

 

Plastidip is slightly off in color (and texture). I don't think it'd look bad though.

Here's some photos of stock trim next to a knife holder I plastidipped recently (with and without flash):



High resolution photos HERE.

 

I wrapped up the older wheel's trim with 3M Di-NOC Black Carbon Fiber Vinyl today. This is how it turned out:

 

I plan to paint the interior parts to the stock rubberized condition. Do you guys know any product that will give the result as close as possible to OEM quality?

 

Thats very nice looking mikaly, how hard is that to wrap? Where did you get the material?

 

Thanks! It was pretty difficult to wrap because the trim has some intense angles. I'm an amateur so it took me about two hours to wrap. I'm sure an experienced person could do it pretty quickly. A heat gun is a must. The key (and most difficult part) is not to stretch the material too much, otherwise you lose/mess-up the carbon fiber pattern since it's textured.

I bought a roll of Black 3M Carbon Fiber Di-Noc from another member either here or on myG37.com about a year back. I just used the leftovers. I think the black is pretty subtle. Graphite CF wrap would be really sexy!

 

please, make some photos of the interior with this new CF wrap!

 

Good to know, could probably do the door switch bezels that way also.