is it possible to remove the 3 plastic aluminum peices on the steering wheel? wanting to paint them and don't want to remove the whole steering wheel

 

I've seen plenty of them painted in this forum so it shouldn't be too complicated. But I'd advise you to get a replacement steering wheel on Ebay and play with that in case you don't like the results, or at least get replacement spokes if you can find them.

Or try Vinyl first so you can see how it's going to look. Sometimes you imagine a mod a certain way and then realize it doesn't look good once done.

God knows I've ruined enough original parts..........

 

yes,the pieces just pop off by pulling from the outside edge. you can slip a screw driver under them and pull up but i just pulled them out with my finger nails.