Is this true? Did the 2003-2005 Pontiac Sunfire come with a LEATHER (yes caps are necessary)steering wheel? Does any one have one like this? Or is this one of those "we were going to do this but decided not to" GM tease things?
mines not leather...its a base base base base base model though as far as i know.
My '04 came with everything except the monsoon system. No leather wrapped wheel though. I have also seen images with a leather wrapped automatic shift knob.
GM did list the 2004 1SC model, the "complete" packaged sunfire, to have come equipped with a leather-wrapped steering wheel and automatic shifter. Would be nice to know if it does exist. Apparently it was one of the optional items, that probably no one ever dished out the money for in an economy class car.
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So after a little snooping around. I have confirmed that a leather wrapped steering wheel and automatic shift knob does exist for '03+ fires.
Wheel
Knob
Link to the car for sale
Time to check the local junk yard.
I've been watching junkyards for them, but have yet to find one.
I have just looked it up on gmpartsdirect.com and it shows that the 2003-05 Cavy and Sunfire both have that steering wheel as an option and here is the part# 22671778 for 03 and for 04-05 it is 22713816 once again
juat wondering but since theres no pic to go with those #'s which is which ? the first # was $250 and the 2nd # was $170
Well, I have read that there was a spline change in 04 so that may be the difference in the parts. Someone who knows this for sure can back me up. If your car is 03 and down you should go with the $250 but if you have an 04-05 you should get the $170 one. But not 100% sure just 90% sure.
lucky me then i have an 04
That package also included a leather wrapped e-brake handle. I have a leather wrapped steering wheel, shift knob and e-brake handle in my '02 Sunfire Sedan! They are so much nicer than the stock rubber crap.
I just ordered my leather wraped wheel for my 05 Sunfire..Was $240 CAD..I also added the Leather wraped Ebrake Handle last year..And also had the shifter boot and Ebrake boot redone in Leather looks and feels so much nicer..Will post pics when I can..
does anyone have the part number for the leather wrapped e-brake? I'm going to have to add these to the "list" of things to do.
From
GM Parts Direct:
GM Part Number: # 22628964
Category: Parking Brake Apply
Pack Qty: 1
Core Charge: $0.00
GM List: $82.86
Our Price: $49.13
Shipping: $12.95
TOTAL: $62.08
In case you would like to double check the part number for yourself, here's what I did:
1. Enter 2005 PONTIAC SUNFIRE and click on SEARCH
2. Click on BRAKES
3. Click on PARKING BRAKE
4. Click on PARKING BRAKE CONTROL
5. It should come up as
PARKING BRAKE CONTROL, SUNFIRE, W/ LEATHER WRAP
I have the Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel in my 1996 Pontiac Sunfire GT.
lol
Member of JBO - 10 Years & Counting...
This is amazing, I'm so glad my to-be-husband works for GM, I'll definitely be going to harass my parts guy's!!
Do they have a GM leather wrapped handle for manuals?
Slide81 wrote:Do they have a GM leather wrapped handle for manuals?
When you say "leather wrapped handle" do you mean a leather wrapped manual shift knob or a leather wrapped e-brake handle? I'm confused.
If you mean a leather wrapped manual shift knob, from what I have seen aren't they all leather wrapped? I'm not sure as I've never owned nor driven in a manual.
If you mean a leather wrapped e-brake handle, read three posts up from yours for the part number and pricing.
J TO ENVY wrote: Slide81 wrote:Do they have a GM leather wrapped handle for manuals?
When you say "leather wrapped handle" do you mean a leather wrapped manual shift knob or a leather wrapped e-brake handle? I'm confused.
If you mean a leather wrapped manual shift knob, from what I have seen aren't they all leather wrapped? I'm not sure as I've never owned nor driven in a manual.
If you mean a leather wrapped e-brake handle, read three posts up from yours for the part number and pricing.
I actually meant the shift knob. Just wondering, because mine sure feels like plastic...
Hum... I just checked eBay and found
this, so, I was wrong, they aren't all wrapped in leather.
GMPD shows a leather wrapped manual shift knob for '95-'99, but not '00+. The part number it gives for the '95-'99 one is:
#225855, but when I click on "Add To Cart" it says the part number cannot be found in their database
. It also says the part number might have changed.
I searched around on here and couldn't find any more information. I guess your best bet would be to call a GM dealer and see if they can get you the part number for it. Good luck.
the 2000-2002 has a leather option too... now would i be able to put this into my '01 Cavalier? using the same air bag so I don't have a weird Pontiac symbol on my steering wheel.
i ahve a leather wrapped steering wheel in my 99 SFGT
Jacob B wrote:the 2000-2002 has a leather option too... now would i be able to put this into my '01 Cavalier? using the same air bag so I don't have a weird Pontiac symbol on my steering wheel.
Do you mean using the Cavalier air bag on the Sunfire steering wheel? If so, it won't work because the air bags are completely different shapes.
So after many weeks of having posted this forum I ended up at my local junk yard and came across this
I was so
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and when I finally calmed down I did this
and said
Once I retrieved these items I realized I needed the steering column as well because my car is a 00 and the above came off of a 03 Sunfire. Oh, and it was all less than $100 because my J yard had a half price deal going on for the Memorial Day weekend
Nice finds! It looks like all they need is a good cleaning with some leather cleaner. Definitely post pictures when you get everything installed. Good luck with the install.
