Faction Fab Steering Wheel Options 2022+ WRX

    22 OCT 2024 - Jeff Willis

    As we almost enter the third year of production of the VB WRX going into 2025, time almost feels like a burr since the release of Subaru’s latest turbocharged Impreza. A lot of ground has been covered with mods from what engine upgrades are the best, what exhaust mods sound better, and what exterior mods make it look more race car. However, this time we are going to discuss one of the most crucial interior components and that is the steering wheel. After all, you can’t drive your WRX without one. Now with older WRX models, there are two interior upgrades that really breathe new life into the car. One of those new items would be a shift knob, but the other main item will be the steering wheel.

     

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    Now with many of the latest sports cars, super cars, and hyper cars, these examples while drooling and window shopping on the internet have a common theme on the interior. And that is how aggressive looking the steering wheel is. You will find a mix of carbon fiber, suede, leather, and most importantly is the shape of the steering wheel. These are called ‘D’ shaped because as the name states the obvious, it’s shaped like the letter, D. But why?

     

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    Two main reasons. The first reason is that the flat bottom provides more leg room when entering and exiting the vehicle, and it also provides a unique grip which allows the driver to maintain a 9 and 3 o’clock position. Furthermore, the flat side of the steering wheel represents the bottom of the steering wheel to know your position during high-performance driving conditions, or when you simply need to straighten the wheel out when carefully pulling the car onto a trailer or lining the car up when going on a lift. Because of those reasons as well, many of these exotic wheel designs will come with a center stitch to also provide the driver with a reference point to where your wheels are pointing.

     

     

    Circling back to the VB WRX, it has been a little bit of a controversial evolution of Subaru’s latest WRX model as the engineers behind the design wanted to incorporate a modern growth. It has a little side of overlander, little hints of Honda Accord, and in stock form, it just didn’t grab our attention. And this is why right off the bat, the aftermarket went into overdrive designing the latest exterior and suspension components to capture the WRX’s proper aesthetic.

    And again, because we are entering the third year of the VB chassis production going into 2025, you have an abundance of options to customize the look of the car with exterior mods, suspension, performance upgrades, as well as wheels. But what about the feel about the car? Specifically, the interior? Because it is a new model, most owners won’t opt to switch out the seats for aftermarket fixed backs. Many won’t add a race-like steering wheel that doesn’t have an integrated airbag so they don’t want to deal with safety restraint error codes.

    But there are companies such as Faction Fab, that have taken their time and resources to develop an exceptional steering wheel replacement for your 2022+ WRX that features exotic materials such as carbon fiber, leather, as well as suede.  All of these examples will feature a red center stitch, and best of all, they all maintain the OEM steering wheel functions. Let’s have a look at the examples available here at RallySport Direct:

     

    Faction Fab Steering Wheel Carbon/Suede 2022-2024 WRX

    DETAILS:

    • Genuine Carbon and Suede material
    • Perforated leather grip / sides
    • 100% direct OEM replacement
    • D shape design
    • Color-matched red cross-stitching
    • Red Center positioning stripe
    • Contoured 3 and 9 o’clock hand grips
    • Thicker grips for improved feel

     

     

    Faction Fab Steering Wheel Carbon/Leather 2022-2024 WRX

    DETAILS:

    • Genuine Carbon and Leather material
    • Perforated leather grip / sides
    • 100% direct OEM replacement
    • D shape design
    • Color-matched red cross-stitching
    • Red Center positioning stripe
    • Contoured 3 and 9 o’clock hand grips
    • Thicker grips for improved feel

     

     

    Faction Fab Steering Wheel Leather/Suede 2022-2024 WRX

    DETAILS:

    • Genuine Leather and Suede material
    • Perforated leather grip / sides
    • 100% direct OEM replacement
    • D shape design
    • Color-matched red cross-stitching
    • Red Center positioning stripe
    • Contoured 3 and 9 o’clock hand grips

     

     

    • Thicker grips for improved feel

     

     

    Faction Fab Steering Wheel Suede 2022-2024 WRX

    DETAILS:

    • Genuine Suede material
    • Perforated leather grip / sides
    • 100% direct OEM replacement
    • D shape design
    • Color-matched red cross-stitching
    • Red Center positioning stripe
    • Contoured 3 and 9 o’clock hand grips
    • Thicker grips for improved feel

     

     

     

     

     

    In conclusion, Faction Fab knows how to execute a fine product for the Subaru platform across the board of models. Most importantly Faction Fab is operated by Subaru owners and enthusiasts so it’s not about making cookie cutter designs. The direct result comes from trusted perspectives that consumers can feel excited about investing in.