New steering wheel

fatgrandma · 03-01-2013, 03:18 PM

My E90 had the standard non-sport steering wheel, and everybody kept telling me how the steering wheel is the most important part of the car I decided to change it.
Since the Sport wheel is around 800 € with airbag and stuff - which is more than I was willing to pay for a new steering wheel - I went an alternative route and got my wheel tuned for 160 €.

Today I got an email, that the wheel has been shipped and a picture of it. Since I'm exited about this, I thought I would share my excitement with you: here it is!

More pics to come after I have it installed! What you guys think?

EDIT: It arrived today. So much nicer then original. Can't wait to put it in the car!

EDIT2: Installed the new wheel yesterday. The difference to the standard wheel is like night and day. One of the best investments in the car since I got it.

Some random shots:

E90 without steering wheel

Comparison between the new wheel (left) and an BMW standard steering wheel (right)

Here it is!

pratan158 · 03-01-2013, 03:20 PM

Nice. I want a steering wheel like that too. It'd be so much more fun to drive

Taran.J · 03-01-2013, 03:42 PM

I'd like to know the details on where you sent it in my good man!

fatgrandma · 03-01-2013, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Taran.J

I'd like to know the details on where you sent it in my good man!

PM for you

GoRomeo · 03-01-2013, 04:35 PM

Thats nice! My steering wheel its not even the sport one since built datein Jul/2005 in my car did not come with sport kind. Weird, I have sport and premium packages except for steering wheel.

If anyone has one at a good price I will consider buying one.

Jaime_E90 · 03-01-2013, 04:48 PM

Nice!

milkdud · 03-01-2013, 04:49 PM

Nice!

shamu2789 · 03-01-2013, 05:01 PM

That's actually a really smart move. Looks good too. Details?

KwlAznKid · 03-01-2013, 05:01 PM

that looks very nice! how much is that in american dollars? or estimted, no clue how the conversion works, but i'd love to do that!

Alen E90 · 03-01-2013, 05:07 PM

looks really unique, cant wait to see it installed!

btw your sig pic looks sooooo cool!

just4kickz · 03-01-2013, 06:06 PM

i have the mtech... but i want to upgrade now

Blindside_137 · 03-01-2013, 06:22 PM

Looks awesome! I'd love to get a perf style wheel but leather wrapped instead of alcantara.

BKap08 · 03-01-2013, 06:26 PM

the stitching and the blue stripe looks really nice!

Game · 03-01-2013, 06:34 PM

Good looking wheel.

fatgrandma · 03-02-2013, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by GoRomeo

Thats nice! My steering wheel its not even the sport one since built datein Jul/2005 in my car did not come with sport kind. Weird, I have sport and premium packages except for steering wheel.

If anyone has one at a good price I will consider buying one.

I feel your pain sir

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Originally Posted by Jaime_E90

Nice!

Thank you

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Originally Posted by milkdud

Nice!

Thanks

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Originally Posted by shamu2789

That's actually a really smart move. Looks good too. Details?

I ordered it at www.meinlenkrad.de in Germany. I wanted them to make it thicker, with these "bumps" for your thumbs, m-power colored stitching and the marker at 12 o'clock. I can't tell you anything about quality yet, but on this pic it looks exactly as I have imagined it. So they did a great job I guess.

Price includes shipping to Austria - and it took them 7 days to get this done.

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Originally Posted by KwlAznKid

that looks very nice! how much is that in american dollars? or estimted, no clue how the conversion works, but i'd love to do that!

Hey, google is the best help in this cases

You just need to type in "160 eur in usd" and it does the math for you. Works great for other things like pounds in kilograms, miles in kilometer and so on too.

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Originally Posted by Alen E90

looks really unique, cant wait to see it installed!

btw your sig pic looks sooooo cool!

Thanks you and thank you

I can't wait too.

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Originally Posted by just4kickz

i have the mtech... but i want to upgrade now

I would love to have the M-Sport but since I have the standard wheel I would have to change the airbag to... and that's pretty expensive.

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Originally Posted by Blindside_137

Looks awesome! I'd love to get a perf style wheel but leather wrapped instead of alcantara.

They can do that for you I guess

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Originally Posted by BKap08

the stitching and the blue stripe looks really nice!

Thanks, I thought I would be a nice detail.

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Originally Posted by Game

Good looking wheel.

Thank you

PunjabiMC · 03-02-2013, 06:22 AM

oh wow that looks amazing!!! i have a non sport steering wheel too and i want to change it. did u just take it off yourself and sent it to them? and also im in USA, do you think they will take it from here?

Das_Stig · 03-02-2013, 09:14 AM

the airbag still fits the same after mod?

sk8board511 · 03-02-2013, 09:25 AM

I'd do this if i could afford to not have my car for that long....or maybe ill weld something on to the spline so i can still drive during the process

N8N · 03-02-2013, 09:29 AM

Wow, I wish there was someone that could do something like that in the US. I would love to get an M3 wheel to replace my factory sport wheel but I don't want to give up the heater (I have cold weather package and do drive my car in the winter.) I guess AGLA could probably do it but I got a quote from them to redo the leather wheel on my Jeep that made my eyes water.

fatgrandma · 03-02-2013, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by PunjabiMC

oh wow that looks amazing!!! i have a non sport steering wheel too and i want to change it. did u just take it off yourself and sent it to them? and also im in USA, do you think they will take it from here?

Thank you! I don't know if they ship overseas. Just shoot them a mail.

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Originally Posted by Das_Stig

the airbag still fits the same after mod?

It should

. Didn't read a single bad thing about the airbag fitment on the german forums, but I will know exactly after I have installed it.

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Originally Posted by sk8board511

I'd do this if i could afford to not have my car for that long....or maybe ill weld something on to the spline so i can still drive during the process

Maybe they have your wheel model on stock. Then you can send them your wheel AFTER you got a wheel from them.

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Originally Posted by N8N

Wow, I wish there was someone that could do something like that in the US. I would love to get an M3 wheel to replace my factory sport wheel but I don't want to give up the heater (I have cold weather package and do drive my car in the winter.) I guess AGLA could probably do it but I got a quote from them to redo the leather wheel on my Jeep that made my eyes water.

Was it much more than my 160 €?

harendre7201 · 03-02-2013, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by N8N

Wow, I wish there was someone that could do something like that in the US. I would love to get an M3 wheel to replace my factory sport wheel but I don't want to give up the heater (I have cold weather package and do drive my car in the winter.) I guess AGLA could probably do it but I got a quote from them to redo the leather wheel on my Jeep that made my eyes water.

well there is a alex@helix who does the custom steering wheels any way you like but that cost just as buying a new bmw performance wheel. Thats why I am so interested in this 200$ dollar wheel.

fatgrandma · 03-07-2013, 03:27 AM

It arrived today. Update in first post.

03-01-2013, 03:18 PM	#1
fatgrandma Captain 75 Rep 609 Posts Drives: E90 320d Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Linz iTrader: (0)	New steering wheel - installed My E90 had the standard non-sport steering wheel, and everybody kept telling me how the steering wheel is the most important part of the car I decided to change it. Since the Sport wheel is around 800 € with airbag and stuff - which is more than I was willing to pay for a new steering wheel - I went an alternative route and got my wheel tuned for 160 €. Today I got an email, that the wheel has been shipped and a picture of it. Since I'm exited about this, I thought I would share my excitement with you: here it is! More pics to come after I have it installed! What you guys think? EDIT: It arrived today. So much nicer then original. Can't wait to put it in the car! EDIT2: Installed the new wheel yesterday. The difference to the standard wheel is like night and day. One of the best investments in the car since I got it. Some random shots: E90 without steering wheel Comparison between the new wheel (left) and an BMW standard steering wheel (right) Here it is! __________________ Last edited by fatgrandma; 03-10-2013 at 01:42 PM..
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pratan158 Lieutenant 24 Rep 488 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 335XI Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bellevue, WA iTrader: (0)	Nice. I want a steering wheel like that too. It'd be so much more fun to drive
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Alen E90 Lieutenant General 764 Rep 10,033 Posts Drives: E90 328i TiAg Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (7)	looks really unique, cant wait to see it installed! btw your sig pic looks sooooo cool! __________________ TiAg FTW!
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Blindside_137 Lieutenant General 6710 Rep 10,598 Posts Drives: 2011.75 SSII E90 M3 ZCP Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (2)	Looks awesome! I'd love to get a perf style wheel but leather wrapped instead of alcantara.
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PunjabiMC Second Lieutenant 13 Rep 243 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (5)	oh wow that looks amazing!!! i have a non sport steering wheel too and i want to change it. did u just take it off yourself and sent it to them? and also im in USA, do you think they will take it from here? __________________ Current: F80 M3 Past: C7 Corvette Z51 \| 15' IS350 F Sport \| E93 335i \| E90 328i
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fatgrandma Captain 75 Rep 609 Posts Drives: E90 320d Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Linz iTrader: (0)	It arrived today. Update in first post. __________________
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