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Old 09-08-2020 | 11:25 PM
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Looking for ideas here.

I have a ‘99 Boxster base that has the Porsche emblem embossed in the air bag cover on the center of the steering wheel. This is a black on black impression of the badge. I am looking for low cost options to have a color badge in the steering wheel (I.e., not having to replace the whole steering wheel).

Any ideas? I have found badges that fit over the existing embossed imprint. I am not sure how good this would work or look. Also I have seen steering wheel replacements—e.g. wooden wheels that look really sharp—that don’t have the airbag. They look really nice, but I am not sure if I want to chuck the air bag and if I disconnect it how I would keep the dashboard light from coming on.

Thanks for any any suggestions in advance

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Go to your local hobby shop and get some red and gold water-soluble paint, some 000 brushes, and paint it!
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I had thought of that, not sure how good it would look in the end and how durable it would be. Other options?
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There is a crest out there that is the right size and has an adhesive backing you can use. I don't remember where I got mine but it was around $40-50 some years back. It may be something you can find on eBay if you look there. I no longer have that wheel on my car as I've changed to a 3 spoke wheel and it has the factory crest on the leather airbag.
They look pretty good when installed but they do sit proud of the airbag and not flush like the factory 3 spoke wheel so that's not quite as nice.
Some people on here have expressed safety concerns over sticking a metal crest to an airbag designed to blow up in your face in an accident so you do so at your own risk. I wasn't overly concerned about this but I can't say if that's right or wrong.
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Probably a three spoke wheel is the best option. I was thinking about this and a metal badge on the air bag would be a pretty bad choice.

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