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Improvement on steering wheel
- GregE85
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Improvement on steering wheel
Afternoon people,
How’s everyone’s Sunday going?
Decided I didn’t like the tired look of the steering wheel, so I decided to freshen it up a bit!
What do you all think?
A month in to ownership and still smiling
How’s everyone’s Sunday going?
Decided I didn’t like the tired look of the steering wheel, so I decided to freshen it up a bit!
What do you all think?
A month in to ownership and still smiling
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Looks great!
Where did you get it from?
And the gearknob
Where did you get it from?
And the gearknob
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Evening!
Looks like a good job! Wrapped and lacquered?
I’m going to ruin your evening now... the carbon pattern is different between the two Horizontle spokes and the central middle vertical spoke.
Sorry! Lovely M wheel, I want one too!
Looks like a good job! Wrapped and lacquered?
I’m going to ruin your evening now... the carbon pattern is different between the two Horizontle spokes and the central middle vertical spoke.
Sorry! Lovely M wheel, I want one too!
My E85 Z4 3.0i SMG
BMW Family History (past and present):
1 Series - E87
3 Series - E46 Coupe, E46 M3, E90 (x3)
4 Series - F36, F82 M4
5 Series - E34 (x2), E39
7 Series - E32
X5 - E53, E70
X6 - E71
BMW Family History (past and present):
1 Series - E87
3 Series - E46 Coupe, E46 M3, E90 (x3)
4 Series - F36, F82 M4
5 Series - E34 (x2), E39
7 Series - E32
X5 - E53, E70
X6 - E71
- GregE85
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Improvement on steering wheel
Wrapped the wheel myself, Gearknob was from RunQiao on Amazon.mistralbadger wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 7:23 pm Looks great!
Where did you get it from?
And the gearknob
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- GregE85
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- GregE85
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Just wrapped, I also noticed that after I finished wrapping
It’s an improvement but not perfect
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- GregE85
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So in addition to the Wheel wrap, The other day I replaced both Vanos’!
The Zed is a different beast now!!! I also gave the Brakes a clean and paint!
Before and after pics
The Zed is a different beast now!!! I also gave the Brakes a clean and paint!
Before and after pics
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Nice one! Keep it up... Zeds always a WIP!
My E85 Z4 3.0i SMG
BMW Family History (past and present):
1 Series - E87
3 Series - E46 Coupe, E46 M3, E90 (x3)
4 Series - F36, F82 M4
5 Series - E34 (x2), E39
7 Series - E32
X5 - E53, E70
X6 - E71
BMW Family History (past and present):
1 Series - E87
3 Series - E46 Coupe, E46 M3, E90 (x3)
4 Series - F36, F82 M4
5 Series - E34 (x2), E39
7 Series - E32
X5 - E53, E70
X6 - E71
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Where do get the wheel wrap material from - is it straightforward to do?GregE85 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:22 pmWrapped the wheel myself, Gearknob was from RunQiao on Amazon.mistralbadger wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 7:23 pm Looks great!
Where did you get it from?
And the gearknob
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Not sure if it’s just the lighting in the picture but the steering wheel trim looks very shiny
Z less again
14 E89 Z4 2.0 msport grey gone now
10 E89 Z4 3.0 Black auto now. Very sadly gone
Gone 04 E85 z4 3.0 Maldives blue smg
14 E89 Z4 2.0 msport grey gone now
10 E89 Z4 3.0 Black auto now. Very sadly gone
Gone 04 E85 z4 3.0 Maldives blue smg
- GregE85
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Improvement on steering wheel
I got the wrap from Amazon,mistralbadger wrote: ↑Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:03 amWhere do get the wheel wrap material from - is it straightforward to do?GregE85 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:22 pmWrapped the wheel myself, Gearknob was from RunQiao on Amazon.mistralbadger wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 7:23 pm
Looks great!
Where did you get it from?
And the gearknob
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It’s fairly straight forward to do, had a few attempts until I got it right. Biggest tip would be make sure you heat the wrap really well! Keep a hairdryer on it until it feels like it’s melting. It stretches really well round the pieces. Also have a very sharp blade to trim to size.
I watched some YouTube videos about carbon wrapping before which also helped.
If you decide to do it post some pics
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It is a high gloss finish carbon fibre, I weren’t sure the Matte finish would look right or stand out
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I like how the brakes came up - nice job.
The wheel wrap also looks like a nice refresh, but my OCD would be going off over the different directions - the M badge is a nice touch.... you’ve inspired me to consider doing this to a spare steering wheel I have
The wheel wrap also looks like a nice refresh, but my OCD would be going off over the different directions - the M badge is a nice touch.... you’ve inspired me to consider doing this to a spare steering wheel I have