Alpina RS Steering Wheel
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Alpina RS Steering Wheel
I just thought I'd post this in the Alpina section, for easy reference, even though I've previously posted a picture on another thread.
I wasnt overly happy with my original steering wheel. With it being 13 years old it had got rather shiny and smooth, plus I'd scagged the bottom of the wheel getting in the car wearing cargo pants, due to a zip on the left thigh pocket. However, I also found it a little thin by modern standards, (especially as I'm driving a 2015 BMW as a daily car)
This was the original wheel: I sent it to Jack at Royals Steering Wheels for recovering and he added an extra 2mm of padding on top of the original wheel and then covered with Nappa Leather for £135 The wheel now feels much better and is far more comfortable to grip. In order to keep it Alpina OEM I stuck with the green and blue stitching and the quality of the workmanship is excellent. I'd fully recommend Royals if you are looking at getting your wheel done too.
I wasnt overly happy with my original steering wheel. With it being 13 years old it had got rather shiny and smooth, plus I'd scagged the bottom of the wheel getting in the car wearing cargo pants, due to a zip on the left thigh pocket. However, I also found it a little thin by modern standards, (especially as I'm driving a 2015 BMW as a daily car)
This was the original wheel: I sent it to Jack at Royals Steering Wheels for recovering and he added an extra 2mm of padding on top of the original wheel and then covered with Nappa Leather for £135 The wheel now feels much better and is far more comfortable to grip. In order to keep it Alpina OEM I stuck with the green and blue stitching and the quality of the workmanship is excellent. I'd fully recommend Royals if you are looking at getting your wheel done too.
Last edited by Number5 on Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Alpina Roadster S Lux (#019)
F11 M Sport Auto
E89 2.0 M-Sport
E85 2.0
Previous Zs
Z4 Roadsters:- 1) 2004 2.5SE, 2) 2003 3.0SE, 3) 2006 2.5SE
4) 2004 3.0SE. 5) 2005 2.5SE, 6) 2007 3.0si 7) 2010 E89 23i
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F11 M Sport Auto
E89 2.0 M-Sport
E85 2.0
Previous Zs
Z4 Roadsters:- 1) 2004 2.5SE, 2) 2003 3.0SE, 3) 2006 2.5SE
4) 2004 3.0SE. 5) 2005 2.5SE, 6) 2007 3.0si 7) 2010 E89 23i
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Alpina RS Steering Wheel
Very nice Number5 

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Great job - will feel miles better I'm sure.
Btw Alan, I cant see your avatar this is what I see:
Btw Alan, I cant see your avatar this is what I see:
3.0si 2008 | Quantum Remap | M Sports Seats | Cruise Control | M wheel
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style 224 alloys | DLV back box | CDV delete | Stainless steel B06 gear knob
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OK, thanks Colin, I'll have a look and see why it's not appearing.
Alpina Roadster S Lux (#019)
F11 M Sport Auto
E89 2.0 M-Sport
E85 2.0
Previous Zs
Z4 Roadsters:- 1) 2004 2.5SE, 2) 2003 3.0SE, 3) 2006 2.5SE
4) 2004 3.0SE. 5) 2005 2.5SE, 6) 2007 3.0si 7) 2010 E89 23i
Roof Motor Relocations (Bristol)
F11 M Sport Auto
E89 2.0 M-Sport
E85 2.0
Previous Zs
Z4 Roadsters:- 1) 2004 2.5SE, 2) 2003 3.0SE, 3) 2006 2.5SE
4) 2004 3.0SE. 5) 2005 2.5SE, 6) 2007 3.0si 7) 2010 E89 23i
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Alpina RS Steering Wheel
It was/is working fine for me...Number5 wrote:OK, thanks Colin, I'll have a look and see why it's not appearing.
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Nope, your avatar is screwed for me as well, Alan.
BTW - also did my wheel at Jacks but had to cover the leather spokes myself, so lost the Alpina dual rhombus on the bottom spoke. The original leather was damaged beyond repair by the previous owner. Jack couldn't help there as he doesn't do leather thin enough for spokes - eventually, I'll find a coach builder who does leather to order, or just teach myself
BTW - also did my wheel at Jacks but had to cover the leather spokes myself, so lost the Alpina dual rhombus on the bottom spoke. The original leather was damaged beyond repair by the previous owner. Jack couldn't help there as he doesn't do leather thin enough for spokes - eventually, I'll find a coach builder who does leather to order, or just teach myself

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Its a top job done & felt great in the hands even at speeds up to errrr 85
money well spent for sure 



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Fixed it - I think !markeg wrote:Nope, your avatar is screwed for me as well, Alan.
Alpina Roadster S Lux (#019)
F11 M Sport Auto
E89 2.0 M-Sport
E85 2.0
Previous Zs
Z4 Roadsters:- 1) 2004 2.5SE, 2) 2003 3.0SE, 3) 2006 2.5SE
4) 2004 3.0SE. 5) 2005 2.5SE, 6) 2007 3.0si 7) 2010 E89 23i
Roof Motor Relocations (Bristol)
F11 M Sport Auto
E89 2.0 M-Sport
E85 2.0
Previous Zs
Z4 Roadsters:- 1) 2004 2.5SE, 2) 2003 3.0SE, 3) 2006 2.5SE
4) 2004 3.0SE. 5) 2005 2.5SE, 6) 2007 3.0si 7) 2010 E89 23i
Roof Motor Relocations (Bristol)
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Alpina RS Steering Wheel
Number5 wrote:Fixed it - I think !markeg wrote:Nope, your avatar is screwed for me as well, Alan.

previous: Alpina Roadster S, #108: gone
current: MB C-class
"veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I stuck around..."
current: MB C-class
"veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I stuck around..."
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Good to see it back - had been missing for weeks for memarkeg wrote:Number5 wrote:Fixed it - I think !markeg wrote:Nope, your avatar is screwed for me as well, Alan.

3.0si 2008 | Quantum Remap | M Sports Seats | Cruise Control | M wheel
style 224 alloys | DLV back box | CDV delete | Stainless steel B06 gear knob
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Got to love a royals retim looks fantastic and makes such a difference well worth the money.
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very nice number5.
Did the original wheel have the blur and green stitching? Cant see it in the photo!
Alpina back out of storage again now then.

Alpina back out of storage again now then.
