Member Since: 14 Jul 2012
Location: Surrey
Posts: 57
MY 14 steering wheel design - grand black lacquer infills
Looking over a neighbour's new MY14 HSE & comparing details with my MY12 equivalent, one very striking difference is the new model's steering wheel has grand black lacquer on the two infill panels around the buttons.
To my eyes this looks really good and now makes the dowdy, greyish matt plastic on my wheel look very dull.
Would anyone know if the panels are interchangeable (& available as spares)? The general outline of the two panels looked very similar and the buttons hadn't changed (I think)
3rd May 2014 5:57 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6261
Simple case of take out old ones a fit new. Obviously there's a few more technical details such as remove airbag, I ain't mechanically minded so refrain from posting about mechanics 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
3rd May 2014 6:25 pm
promitheus
Member Since: 04 Jul 2009
Location: Afidnes, Greece
Posts: 570
Fingertips is the only problem with mine...
3rd May 2014 6:55 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26701
Yes,my 13 model year has them as part of the grand black interior trim. They were missing when I took delivery and the dealer fitted them afterwards. Im not sure there is a separate part number for them though,or whether you have to buy the rest of the black interior pack?
3rd May 2014 7:10 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6261
I'm sure they can be bought separately, I enquired about changing my standard trim to the black and was basically asked how much or little I wanted to change.
23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
3rd May 2014 8:04 pm
g-dog-s
Member Since: 14 Jul 2012
Location: Surrey
Posts: 57
OK, thanks for the replies.
I have grand black trim as standard on my MY12 HSE but it doesn't include the steering wheel trims.
It sounds like these were included with the whole grand black trim pack from MY13 so should be possible to source them?
I don't normally go for stuff that on!y has appearance value rather than additional function but this was really noticeable in the driving seat
4th May 2014 12:23 am
Farmer Chalk
Member Since: 07 Mar 2013
Location: Independent Republic of Kentishshire.
Posts: 4156
Now you've got me upset.....I've got a 13 plate HSE luxury with the black pack but I haven't got them....
Should they be there? Anyone got any photos?
4th May 2014 8:38 am
g-dog-s
Member Since: 14 Jul 2012
Location: Surrey
Posts: 57
Ok, here's what I've been content to sit behind for 40k miles
And here's what I now realise I can't do without
4th May 2014 1:31 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26701
Don't confuse the interior black pack with the exterior black design pack. If you have shiny black door inserts, and shiny black surround to the terrain response/accessory sockets area, and ash/coin tray, then certainly on MY13 you should get the steering wheel gloss black trims too.
4th May 2014 2:40 pm
crews control
Member Since: 18 Mar 2007
Location: Dorset
Posts: 5011
I think I prefer the original matt look ?
4th May 2014 2:42 pm
dubbs
Member Since: 18 Apr 2012
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 3626
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4th May 2014 2:43 pm
g-dog-s
Member Since: 14 Jul 2012
Location: Surrey
Posts: 57
crews control wrote:
I think I prefer the original matt look ?
I didn't have a problem with the matt look until I sat in the later model & the wheel made a bigger difference for me than the photos can really show.
It looks like the trims are interchangeable so I'll ask Guava if its possible and how much
4th May 2014 2:55 pm
GlosBoy
Member Since: 16 Oct 2009
Location: Chandlers Ford
Posts: 2444
I got the interior piano black trim on my MY13. It was specified by previous person ( they pulled out of the deal and I got a good price)
At first I wasn't sure but now really like it D4 HSE - Aintree Green
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Member Since: 07 Mar 2013
Location: Independent Republic of Kentishshire.
Posts: 4156
Gareth wrote:
Don't confuse the interior black pack with the exterior black design pack. If you have shiny black door inserts, and shiny black surround to the terrain response/accessory sockets area, and ash/coin tray, then certainly on MY13 you should get the steering wheel gloss black trims too.
Well I've definately been done then!
Got everything else but matt steering wheel.....
4th May 2014 6:38 pm
waterbuoy
Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Argyll
Posts: 2862
crews control wrote:
I think I prefer the original matt look ?
At the risk of offending (many) others, I think the gloss black looks tacky at best.Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
Previously:
TD5 Defender 110 CSW (230k miles)
300TDi Disco 1 (289k)
4 RR Classics (300-350k each, 2 manual, 2 auto)
110 V8 CSW (220k)
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