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Flat Bottom Steering Wheel?
- red_35is
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Flat Bottom Steering Wheel?
UPDATE: Voting is now over, thanks to all that helped me pick
Please cast your vote at the top of this page
I've just listed my retrimmed steering wheel from old 330i, replaced it with the stock one before trading it in:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273568955394
And it's just one of those things I've missed along with a cup holder
The M sport wheel looks nice but I missed the feel.
So as a treat for myself this Christmas I was thinking of getting a retrimmed steering wheel from http://royalsteeringwheels.com/
Now, the question is do I keep it simple as before and just have the wheel made to feel thicker and retrimmed in soft smooth nappa leather with M colour stitching or do I go flat bottom this time, similar to SLK style, making it easier to get in and out.
Option 1 - Keep it simple
Make it slightly thicker and retrim in soft smooth nappa leather all round with M colour stitching, like this minus the perforated leather
Option 2 - Flat bottom
Make it slightly thicker and retrim in soft smooth nappa leather all round with M colour stitching and a flat bottom
Option 3 - Go all out!
Reshaped with a flat bottom and cut outs, thicker leather and perforated leather. But with no 12 o'clock marker.
The SLK wheel just so you can see what I mean about making it easier to get in and out.
Please cast your vote at the top of this page
I've just listed my retrimmed steering wheel from old 330i, replaced it with the stock one before trading it in:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273568955394
And it's just one of those things I've missed along with a cup holder
The M sport wheel looks nice but I missed the feel.
So as a treat for myself this Christmas I was thinking of getting a retrimmed steering wheel from http://royalsteeringwheels.com/
Now, the question is do I keep it simple as before and just have the wheel made to feel thicker and retrimmed in soft smooth nappa leather with M colour stitching or do I go flat bottom this time, similar to SLK style, making it easier to get in and out.
Option 1 - Keep it simple
Make it slightly thicker and retrim in soft smooth nappa leather all round with M colour stitching, like this minus the perforated leather
Option 2 - Flat bottom
Make it slightly thicker and retrim in soft smooth nappa leather all round with M colour stitching and a flat bottom
Option 3 - Go all out!
Reshaped with a flat bottom and cut outs, thicker leather and perforated leather. But with no 12 o'clock marker.
The SLK wheel just so you can see what I mean about making it easier to get in and out.
Last edited by red_35is on Sat Sep 14, 2019 1:05 pm, edited 3 times in total.
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Flat bottomed one looks brilliant.
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Thanks for the responses, please post you votes in the poll at the top of the page, I'm hoping to hit 100 votes to help me decide.
Either way I'm doing this, I just need help to decide which way to do it.
Either way I'm doing this, I just need help to decide which way to do it.
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I must be old-fashioned - I thought the whole point of a wheel was for it to be circular!
A flat bottom on wheel always meant a puncture to me.
But I do like the blue 12 o'clock marker!
A flat bottom on wheel always meant a puncture to me.
But I do like the blue 12 o'clock marker!
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I like option 3 but keep it simple - all black including the stitching (the blue stitching will only get grubby over time), will look great with the paddle shifters
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I voted 1, because the M wheel on mine is excellent. It works very well.
However, my old 911 had a 12 o'clock marker and that was surprisingly useful. In fact, come to think of it, I'm going to put one on the Z.
However, my old 911 had a 12 o'clock marker and that was surprisingly useful. In fact, come to think of it, I'm going to put one on the Z.
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Post only went up last night and already have a quarter of the votes. Looks like option 3 is the least favourite.
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How would you add this? Vinyl or something that clips on?
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Never having driven with a flat bottomed steering wheel can someone who has, explain the advantages or otherwise
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Old & fat fekker driving aidDav the wheel nut wrote: ↑Tue Nov 20, 2018 9:33 pm Never having driven with a flat bottomed steering wheel can someone who has, explain the advantages or otherwise
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