Replacement Steering wheel options

Did you consider a recovering of the OEM wheel? That’s the route I chose and I used a guy on the 300ZX forum I’m on (he does this professionally)- I had the thumb rests shaved (don’t miss them at all) and he put some extra padding around the wheel and it’s now a nice thick gripped wheel (but OEM in diameter) and has the airbag intact. I can send you pics of it if you want to see his work (PM me your email address since posting photo links is a pain). His turnaround was really quick, maybe < 1 week- it’s been a while so I don’t recall exactly how long it took, but it wasn’t too long. His site is: Leatherwheels.com

If you no longer can use the CC on your former SMT car, he could likely cover the area of the CC buttons and re-wrap in leather so you would never know they were there. 

The other company is Dallassteeringwheel.com

I think redline goods sells a cover for our wheels as well but I don’t know if it’s padded and you would have to stitch it onto the wheel core.

I had my wheel recovered, with a flat bottom welded in. It is now fatter but I retain the OEM airbag. Well, it's a RAV4 airbag now.

The early nineties Maseratis has a réally cool wood rim with rivets ánd an airbag. Was made by Nardi. The rivets version is gone I think but they still have very nice looking ones. Was optional in the Miata for a several years. Should be around used. 

As a left field alternative, if you like the wheel a bit closer, you could go deep dish and transplant the OEM airbag centre.

Me, I don´t like the explosives in front of me and the passenger in such a small car. It is with very good reason that there is a death warning in all and an off switch in some markets.

As I pulled the explosives out anyway, it opened the way to a steering wheel of choice.  I went for a Sparco SanRemo. Júst that bit smaller/thinner. Lóve it. Mind you, did a power steering delete too. The direct feel of wood connected to the tyres is awsome.

Very nice look, breaks up the plastic look

Posted by: @cspidy

Very nice look, breaks up the plastic look

Yes, definitely less so. Added metal and chrome look 😎 

I can't post pics yet, but I'm quite interested in the TRD three spoke steering wheel. I can't seem to find any pictures of an MR2 fitted with it though. Does anyone here have any experience with it?

Posted by: @snelbaard

I can't post pics yet, but I'm quite interested in the TRD three spoke steering wheel. I can't seem to find any pictures of an MR2 fitted with it though. Does anyone here have any experience with it?

You should be able to post picks now. 

Ah excellent. This is the one I mean:

I do not believe it will work on a Spyder, no. 99% sure that's a different hub.

That's a shame and a bit surprising as on this Japanese auction site, it specifically says it'll fit on an MR-S:

http://yahoo.aleado.com/lot?auctionID=c715369404

but it's wayyyy out of my price range anyway

Here´s one in an MR2:

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@petrus I am not sure if it is just me but I do not see the image.

@desertwanderer

I do see it so??

Nope, don't see the photo either. 

The splines are technically correct across most Toyotas. The issue is that there are two hub styles. 90's hubs are large had have a few notches cut out of them. This is for the 90s Corolla, Supra, 6th gen Celica, etc. That's what the TRD wheel generally has. Then there's the 2000's hub, which is much thinner and has two pegs at 3 and 9 o'clock, which fits the MR-S, 7th gen Celica, and newer Corollas. I ran into this issue installing a Celica style steering wheel but it was a 90's hub so it didn't fit. Same style wheel, but different hubs