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Deleting chrome Toyota emblem on steering wheel....?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by raccoonrough, Jan 25, 2020.

  1. Jan 25, 2020 at 8:16 AM
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    raccoonrough

    raccoonrough [OP] Well-Known Member

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    What are my options for blacking out or quicksanding out the chrome Toyota emblem on steering wheel?

    I have a 2017 Tacoma OR DCLB in quicksand....
     
  2. Jan 25, 2020 at 8:20 AM
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    HVLA

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    Lol literally a huge thread on it that was being posted on 12 hours ago.
     
  3. Jan 25, 2020 at 8:21 AM
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  4. Jan 25, 2020 at 4:43 PM
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    Okay, great solution. But, I am way to nervous to mess with my trucks airbag! Wish there were something that just went over the chrome emblem there now......
     
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  5. Jan 25, 2020 at 4:59 PM
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  6. Jan 25, 2020 at 5:00 PM
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    Lol....its better than the chrome thats there now....
     
  7. Jan 25, 2020 at 5:03 PM
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  8. Jan 25, 2020 at 5:05 PM
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    Paint it. Just remember it's part of your airbag. Don't be like some crazy folks here that go removing it and/or installing something over it. Then you have a flying projectile if the air bag blows. After my post will follow with 100 people saying I'm wrong.
     
  9. Jan 25, 2020 at 9:21 PM
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    Massappeals

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    I can see plasti dipping it to be easy, just cut a hole in a trash bag and tape it around then go to town.
     
  10. Jan 25, 2020 at 9:28 PM
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    ^^^what he said^^^
     
  11. Jan 26, 2020 at 7:43 AM
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    But you dont have to do anything with the airbag. You can pull the emblem off. Read through the whole thread.
     
  12. Jan 26, 2020 at 7:47 AM
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    Yep.

    IMG_20181201_154024.jpg
     
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  13. Jan 26, 2020 at 8:50 AM
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    That looks great man! Dip right? How many coats did you do, and did you heavily mask or just dip the whole emblem and weed/pick out the spots between?
     
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  14. Jan 26, 2020 at 9:21 AM
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    Thanks! :cheers:

    Two coats of matte black spray paint. I followed the steps in the steering wheel badge thread to get it off. I left enough of the mushroom on the studs that it snapped back in.
     
  15. Jan 26, 2020 at 10:19 AM
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    Or this.....726D7BF7-D22B-4AD4-868F-236C0ABB5174.jpg
     
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  16. Jan 26, 2020 at 10:29 AM
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    That looks great too man! :thumbsup:
     
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