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Steering wheel replacement

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Steering wheel replacement

Post by E53diesel » Wed Jun 21, 2017 6:05 pm

Old ones worn out & is horrible to touch, what other models are compatible or is it best to get it refurbished?

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Re: Steering wheel replacement

Post by graemeX5 » Wed Jun 21, 2017 7:00 pm

Hi

If your car is a pre facelift car you could go for a Facelift X5 wheel or some have even put an E46 M3 wheel on with a new slip ring.

If you do a search for M3 steering wheel it should come up.

I am not sure about any others but one of the others will probably know.

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Re: Steering wheel replacement

Post by henrym3 » Wed Jun 21, 2017 8:25 pm

The E46 M3 wheel is a straight fit and the air bag fits the M3 wheel.
E53 X5 4.6is, Carbon Black, LPG, Paddle Shift, Dynavin N6, Lowered, 22"Wheels, Side Bars. Perfusion Exhaust
E30 M3 Black, S50B32 Engine, 6 Speed Box, Ireland Engineering ARBs & Big Brake Conversion, Lowered, 18"LMs, CF CAI, CF Splitter & Barge Board, ZM3 Quad Exhaust.
VW R32 Gone

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Re: Steering wheel replacement

Post by dark_stranger » Fri Jun 23, 2017 2:40 pm

On Ebay there is a guy (think from one of the eastern European countries) that sells leather steering wheels with coloured stitching, etc.

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Post by henrym3 » Fri Jun 23, 2017 9:12 pm

My son bought one of them, from Germany, I think, payed about £200 but it is absolutely superb, coloured stitching, 5 star quality.
E53 X5 4.6is, Carbon Black, LPG, Paddle Shift, Dynavin N6, Lowered, 22"Wheels, Side Bars. Perfusion Exhaust
E30 M3 Black, S50B32 Engine, 6 Speed Box, Ireland Engineering ARBs & Big Brake Conversion, Lowered, 18"LMs, CF CAI, CF Splitter & Barge Board, ZM3 Quad Exhaust.
VW R32 Gone

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