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Flat Bottom Steering Wheel?

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)

What Wheel?

Option 1 - Keep it simple
31
40%
Option 2 - Flat bottom
24
31%
Option 3 - Go all out!
23
29%
 
Total votes: 78

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Flat Bottom Steering Wheel?

Post by red_35is » Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:09 am

A non carbon flat bottom wheel in the Z4...

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Keep those votes coming in :D

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Flat Bottom Steering Wheel?

Post by Steve7247 » Fri Dec 21, 2018 9:32 am

Like the idea of the flat bottomed one, what is the approx cost???
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Flat Bottom Steering Wheel?

Post by MACK » Fri Dec 21, 2018 9:49 am

Just on pure aesthetics alone I like flat bottom wheels. However like others have said I'm not sure they have any practical advantages. No3 looks a bit too Maxpower/Fast and Furious for me, at the end of day its a zed not a zonda. I do like the perforated sides though and went with this when I had royals re trim my e85 wheel
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Flat Bottom Steering Wheel?

Post by Bodben » Fri Dec 21, 2018 11:04 am

I had the stick flat bottom wheel in my 8.J TT 3.2 and I really liked it. I however am 6 foot 4 so the flat bottom actually served the purpose of keeping the wheel off my knees in the straight ahead position. It was a touch odd in situations that required you to hold the wheel steady when rotated 180 degrees though, e.g my local supermarket helter skelter carpark, but I did like it.

My Z4 lets me sit lower and bring the wheel closer to my chest so no such issues with the round wheel.

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Post by red_35is » Fri Dec 21, 2018 11:40 pm

No good for me, but maybe for someone here?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E89-Z4-E ... :rk:5:pf:0

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Post by red_35is » Tue Feb 19, 2019 8:35 pm

Thank you to the 68 people that voted... the majority have spoken and here it is....


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Post by BeardyJon » Mon Mar 18, 2019 11:57 am

Nice!
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Flat Bottom Steering Wheel?

Post by TheThingIs » Tue Mar 19, 2019 3:48 pm

here's mine from Royal Steering wheels, I love it :)

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Post by red_35is » Tue Mar 19, 2019 6:05 pm

TheThingIs wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 3:48 pm here's mine from Royal Steering wheels, I love it :)

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Really nice mate!!

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