Fiesta ST Steering Wheel Gives Maverick Interior a Sportier Touch

[JASmith]

I guess one way to look at it if you have a leather wrapped Lariat wheel is that while an XL wheel is probably going to be a throw-away with little 2nd hand market value, some XL and XLT guys might want to buy that Lariat wheel off you, so its not a total loss.

Do any Fiesta steering wheels have heat?? One thing I miss from my old car is a flat bottom wheel!

Stretch pants and flat bottom steering wheels is pro-level buffet'ing. Remember, no veggies or cheap fillers! Speaking of pro-level, the Maverick is proving to be what LEGO fans that mixed box sets graduate to.

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[mla_anderson]

Plus my thumb and a reminder I need to vacuum.

Looks like a foot made it in there

 

[Kaytu]

I guess one way to look at it if you have a leather wrapped Lariat wheel is that while an XL wheel is probably going to be a throw-away with little 2nd hand market value, some XL and XLT guys might want to buy that Lariat wheel off you, so its not a total loss.

Stretch pants and flat bottom steering wheels is pro-level buffet'ing. Remember, no veggies or cheap fillers! Speaking of pro-level, the Maverick is proving to be what LEGO fans that mixed box sets graduate to.

Yo, that's me! I'm the mixed LEGO bin kid!

 

[Kaytu]

Looks like a foot made it in there

I did my best to redirect, but you caught me - I've been swapping feet to try and increase acceleration performance

 

[Shay]

Can the switch modules be swapped out? Meaning if you have an XL and you don't want the additional switches, can you transfer the hardware from one wheel to the other?

 

[Kaytu]

Can the switch modules be swapped out? Meaning if you have an XL and you don't want the additional switches, can you transfer the hardware from one wheel to the other?

They sure can! Technically you could just pull the faces and swap them, I think.

 

[Shay]

They sure can! Technically you could just pull the faces and swap them, I think.

That is what I thought. It was just hard to tell from the photos if the parts were melt welded on or not.

 

[tngreg]

Cool! Nice little upgrade there y'all!
Happy Friday....patiently waiting for my build...be end of summer no doubt...

Keep those upgrade flowing....love seeing them here!

 

[Red Ryder]

I won't lie, I've enjoyed the fact that there's been so much to add, and I get to choose exactly what features I want! That said, your XLT would still look pretty damned good with a leather wheel - I'd just go for one with black stitching.

Also you've got the power mirrors. I fear the day someone nudges one of my precisely-positioned mirrors. Because it will be the passenger mirror. Guaranteed.

You had me laughing good with this though, thanks!

Truth is, that is my typical modus operandi. All of my previous and current vehicles have been manuals. That typically means bottom-feeder base model. I have added infotainment, premium car seats, changed a steering wheel out to gain audio controls, and so forth. The Maverick, since I couldn't get a manual and was relatively inexpensive, my wife convinced me to treat myself to a higher trim level. Started with Lariat, then moved to XLT. I was on my way to an XL, but didn't want to "disturb the force" and cause further delays. That didn't work out well either.

Great job on getting "better than Lariat" features for what YOU want! Keep it coming!

 

[mrjspence]

I love Ford’s have the bottom 6 o’clock open to rest your hand. I loved that on our F150 (which was a larger space) and I love it on the Maverick. Also want to add the leather wrap wheel on XLt Lux pkg is such a nice difference than regular plastic wheel.

 

[Kaytu]

I love Ford’s have the bottom 6 o’clock open to rest your hand. I loved that on our F150 (which was a larger space) and I love it on the Maverick. Also want to add the leather wrap wheel on XLt Lux pkg is such a nice difference than regular plastic wheel.

I can't express how much a difference it makes on the day to day feel. It really upgrades every drive!

 

[mrjspence]

I can't express how much a difference it makes on the day to day feel. It really upgrades every drive!

Absolutely it does. I agree. We’re on a road trip currently in our Maverick. 1200 miles into it and I couldn’t be happier with the nicer xlt lux package steering wheel

 

[dadrew]

any idea if the Focus RS steering wheel would work for the XLT? I know the RS has a heated steering wheel feature

 

[Kaytu]

any idea if the Focus RS steering wheel would work for the XLT? I know the RS has a heated steering wheel feature

So I hesitate to give hard advice on this - based on pictures, it looks like it -might- work? You'll need a clockspring too that provides the heater function, and possibly other parts. I also don't know how the steering wheel controls would work, since it appears these are the older style of wheel and thus the switches are different. You'd have to find out if you can activate those switches in FORScan to work with your Maverick.

If I can find an old analog to this wheel in the junkyard for cheap, I'll be able to answer you more concretely but I wouldn't advise making that jump unless you're okay with the risk of it not working.

 

[dadrew]

So I hesitate to give hard advice on this - based on pictures, it looks like it -might- work? You'll need a clockspring too that provides the heater function, and possibly other parts. I also don't know how the steering wheel controls would work, since it appears these are the older style of wheel and thus the switches are different. You'd have to find out if you can activate those switches in FORScan to work with your Maverick.

If I can find an old analog to this wheel in the junkyard for cheap, I'll be able to answer you more concretely but I wouldn't advise making that jump unless you're okay with the risk of it not working.

I’m assuming there’s some kind of heating coil throughout the whole steering wheel that heats it? Could it be added to the fiesta ST steering wheel?

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