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Everything to know before changing your car steering wheel: feasibility, materials, compatibility, price and lead times.
Materials
Gloss for the depth of the pattern, matte for a technical, discreet look. Here is how to choose and combine the two finishes.
Compatibility
Your current buttons or new OEM buttons: both keep all your functions. Here is how to choose for your project.
Compatibility
Two TT generations, two steering wheel families. Here is how to identify yours before you build your Audi steering wheel.
Materials
Stitching shapes the steering wheel. Tone on tone or contrasting, here is how to choose its colour for a coherent whole.
Changing your steering wheel
Allow 30 to 45 minutes to fit your steering wheel yourself, tutorial in hand. Here is where that time goes and how to organise it.
Compatibility
Your original airbag is refitted on the new steering wheel. Its shape, cover and generation must match: here is how to record t...
Materials
In spirited driving, the material on the sides decides your grip. Alcantara and perforated leather excel there, while carbon dr...
Changing your steering wheel
On a used car, the steering wheel is the part you touch most and often the most worn. Here is how to decide whether to replace it.
Compatibility
A capacitive sensor detects hand contact for certain driving aids. Its presence and whether it can be carried over must be chec...
The guide
A custom steering wheel is built to order for the exact generation of your car, with the materials and finishes you choose. This guide brings together what to know before you order: materials, compatibility, price, lead time, installation and regulations. Each part links to our detailed guides.
It is a new steering wheel, built to order for your model, that replaces the original. You choose the material for each zone, the rim shape, the stitching and the 12 o'clock marker. Your steering wheel controls still work and you keep your original airbag. You also keep your original steering wheel, so you can refit it when you sell the car.
To see whether the project suits your car, start with our guide to changing your car's steering wheel.
Smooth and perforated leather suit everyday driving, Alcantara wins people over with its feel, and carbon, woven or forged, mainly changes the look of the visible zones. You can combine several materials on one steering wheel.
Compare them in our guides to choosing your steering wheel material, Alcantara or leather, smooth or perforated leather and woven or forged carbon.
Compatibility is checked per generation: the generation code and the VIN identify the right steering wheel. Also mention the features of your current steering wheel, such as shift paddles, heating or hands-on detection, and any facelift. Before production, we manually check every build.
Everything is covered in our guides to steering wheel compatibility, finding your generation code, VIN and compatibility, heated steering wheels, hands-on detection and facelift compatibility.
Our base prices start at 529 €, depending on the model. The final price depends on the materials and options you choose in the 3D configurator.
Full details are in our custom steering wheel price guide, and for each brand: Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen.
Allow about 4 weeks for production in leather or Alcantara, and 4 to 6 weeks in carbon. Your steering wheel is then inspected and shipped, with free delivery across Europe. Your car stays with you throughout production.
More details in our guide to custom steering wheel lead times.
You fit it yourself in 30 to 45 minutes, with basic tools and the tutorial for your model, included with every order. In Belgium, Apex Studio can also come and fit it at your home for €150.
Everything is on our installation page, and our guide to airbag and steering wheel replacement explains what you need to know about the airbag.
Our guides cover the regulations and vehicle inspections: is changing your steering wheel legal? and steering wheels and vehicle inspection.
About 4 weeks of production for leather and Alcantara, 4 to 6 weeks for carbon. Your steering wheel is then inspected and shipped, with free delivery across Europe.
Yes. You keep your car's original airbag. As an option, we supply just the airbag's cosmetic cover, which fits in a few minutes without special tools.
Yes: audio, phone and cruise control work as on the stock steering wheel. You transfer your original buttons to the new steering wheel, or order new OEM buttons, which ship with your steering wheel.
Your car's generation code and VIN identify the right steering wheel. Our guide to finding your car's generation code shows you where to look.
If in doubt, send us your VIN on WhatsApp: we check compatibility before production.
Our base prices start at 529 €, depending on the model. The final price depends on the materials and options you choose in the 3D configurator.
