Out of interest rather than wanting these I emailed W.Rau in the USA enquiring about the price................. for the set it is $1275 plus another $200 approx for shipping by UPS. The maker also requires a $200 deposit, returned when they receive your old shifter and wheel back again. Unlike the side vents I would not even attempt to change the steering wheel, due to the airbag so factor in another couple of hours labour to be handed to your local dealer as well......... an expensive exercise really. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Tim, I just purchased this set from Rau here in L.A., yes the price is extremely high (I paid a bit less, I guess they give discounts to locals...) but the quality is superb, the best I have ever seen from an aftermarket supplier. Install takes about 5 minutes - to a trained professional. The airbag comes off in no time (you loosen a couple of clips with a long, skinny tool through the small keyholes on each side of the steering wheel and the whole thing pops off, then you undo a couple of spade connectors on its back and voila, you have access to the bolt that holds the wheel attached to the steering column). The shifter takes about 10 seconds to remove and replace... I paid a kid (recommended by Rau) $50 and he did the switcheroo in front of my house. I was amazed at how quickly the whole thing came apart, I guess airbags would be easy to steal in this car, with the proper tool. 

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Umbertob it was your post and pics over on RRnet that prompted me to ask W.Rau about overseas orders.
Regards the fitting, if I bought the set there is no way I (a person with two hands each with 5 left thumbs) would even think about dismantling the existing steering wheel. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Even now that I have seen it done, I would not want to do it myself, either. But it's not a labor intensive job for a shop with the proper tools. 

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I replaced my coarse OEM wheel and gear shift knob on my 09 with the new smooth leather Nappa wheel and knob I purchased on EBAY.UK. I just followed the instructions posted on this site and it was very easy. The airbag removal was simple and I just used a coat hanger I cut to resemble the $40 factory tool. I adapted the smooth nappa leather Vogue gear shift knob that came with leather gater to fit on shaft. A little bit more time as I had to trim the leather to fit but it came out perfect! mike murphy

Have you looked at the items available from powerful UK ? Pricing and quality looks good.