thanks the new wheel has perforated and softer leather and has the contoured grips at 10 and 2 o'clock like in the facelift corolla and aurion. i got it second hand for cheap because its a standard wheel now and the bmw performance steering wheel options are more desirable with modders. it fits with the original airbag.
does the facelift corolla share the same airbag as yours? if airbags are different you risk having different airbag plugs which requires the facelift spiral assy (an expensive problem with my TRD wheel in the zze). it would be a headache if that was the case. the facelift wheel is very nice though and i like the flat bottom.