Heated Stearing Wheel - Opinions?

[Anonymous]

When I test drove the Z4 a few weeks ago, the weather was freezing, and it confirmed to us that the heated seats are a must.

We had the roof down and it was about 1c outside and the backs of my hands were freezing!

So my question is, would the heated stearing wheel help?

My thinking is that it would obviously keep the palms warm, but the backs of the hands/knuckles etc would still get cold - is this the case, and is it better to just wear gloves, or does the heated wheel really mean gloves not needed?

Any help or opinions appreciated.

 

[KeithJ]

Stop being a girl and start getting manly! Grow some hair on your knuckles! :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

Stop being a girl and start getting manly! Grow some hair on your knuckles! :wink:

All the hair rubs off when my knuckles drag on the floor!

Just asking, cos, as you probably know, with BMW, unless its specced at build, it can be practically imposible to add things later, or at best, a pain in the arse.

Never having had a convertible before I really dont know how much of a problem cold hands are, and how people normally deal with it...I would assume gloves, but if they offer this option, then I'm thinking is it for the problem I have mentioned, or just to warm the wheel 1st thing on an icy morning?

 

[Maniac]

Don't worry about it. Get some gloves, cheaper, and you can use them everywhere!

I like the idea of a heated wheel, but lets face it, unless it gets to 20c in less than 10 seconds, you're still going to set off with cold hands. I'm sure it feels lovely, but so do my gloves which I can guarantee cost a lot less, look better, and you can count on them warming your entire hands (usually because I keep them on the radiator by the front door!).

 

[Bing]

Stop being a girl and start getting manly! Grow some hair on your knuckles! :wink:

All the hair rubs off when my knuckles drag on the floor!

Just asking, cos, as you probably know, with BMW, unless its specced at build, it can be practically imposible to add things later, or at best, a pain in the arse.

Never having had a convertible before I really dont know how much of a problem cold hands are, and how people normally deal with it...I would assume gloves, but if they offer this option, then I'm thinking is it for the problem I have mentioned, or just to warm the wheel 1st thing on an icy morning?

Use gloves, works for me every time. The outside of your hands will still get cold

Regarding your assumption about adding things to BMWs after they are built... I can't say for sure as I have an e85 not the e89 you are considering, but a wander round this forum for a few hours will tell you that there's loads you can do with the advice on here, people willing to help, and a little patience. You just need to find cheap parts, and for that eBay is King. More and more e89 parts on there now too

 

[Anonymous]

Stop being a girl and start getting manly! Grow some hair on your knuckles! :wink:

All the hair rubs off when my knuckles drag on the floor!

Just asking, cos, as you probably know, with BMW, unless its specced at build, it can be practically imposible to add things later, or at best, a pain in the arse.

Never having had a convertible before I really dont know how much of a problem cold hands are, and how people normally deal with it...I would assume gloves, but if they offer this option, then I'm thinking is it for the problem I have mentioned, or just to warm the wheel 1st thing on an icy morning?

Use gloves, works for me every time. The outside of your hands will still get cold

Regarding your assumption about adding things to BMWs after they are built... I can't say for sure as I have an e85 not the e89 you are considering, but a wander round this forum for a few hours will tell you that there's loads you can do with the advice on here, people willing to help, and a little patience. You just need to find cheap parts, and for that eBay is King. More and more e89 parts on there now too

Fair point, I know things can be added/changed, but some of it seems to be more difficult than it should. Talking mainly of audio...changing from a business HU to Pro HU can be pot luck - either works or needs coding to be done etc.

 

[Andrew*Debbie]

Steering wheel heating is £155. If you think you might want it, get it now.


We are getting the heated SW on our Z4. I have Raynaud's. Even with heavy gloves, my fingers get very cold, turn white and then blue. I'm looking forward to having heat.


a/

 

[Wondermike]

I agree with Andrew*Debbie. If you are in any doubt I would just get it - haven't tried it but I would order it. What's not to like

 

[navid.v]

for the sake of £155, I'd go for it

if it is too late to add, don't panic just use gloves

 

[sars]

My mums corsa has a heated wheel and it does feel nice, even with gloves on.......so I would say yes and tbh I wish I had it

 

[Dave34z4]

I got it added to mine after test driving a 20i with seats and wheel heated in the middle of january (you know that one weekend that it didnt rain! )

Seats were amazingly fast at heating up, after only 1 minute I turned down the settings from 3 (max) to 2 then 1 for fear of roasted nuts hehe.

The wheel isnt that good but you DO notice it much more with the roof down and the icey temps / wind around you.

I was willing to pay £150 for the wheel but not £250? for a bit of netting they claimed was a "wind deflector" - That felt like a rip off imo :|

 

[Liam-O]

I'd have it if I could, just divide the cost by how many times your going to use it, I'd have used it at least 100 times this year... It's a no brainer...

 

[ksher]

The roof of my Zed is up all the times from November to March, as the car has no heated seats and wheel. I wear leather driving gloves.

 

[Anonymous]

Well its going to have to be gloves for me! Just called the dealer and the car is at state 5500, which apparently means it hasn't begun production yet, but it is in lockdown and nothing can be changed.

At the moment it is due at the dealer in Wk 12, which is w/b 19 March.

 

[KeithJ]

Sametime as me kev!

 

[Z4andy]

Don't worry about this as the center vents and the right hand vent are directly inline with the hand grips of the steering wheel.

Just direct the airflow onto your hands. It was as if it was made for this

 

[ScottM]

Another big YES vote for the heated steering wheel. I don't like wearing gloves to drive but do want warm hands. The heated wheel is the best option ever for driving in winter with the roof down (and you do all do that, don't you? ). As noted above the dash-vents also help a lot. The last few weeks, my open-top drive to work in sub-zero temperatures has been the warmest part of my day!

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks....that rubs it in even more as I was too late to add it!

 

[Anonymous]

I don't like wearing gloves and I think it looks a bit silly too....just my opinion!! But then again I don't really feel the cold o n my hands that much.....

 

[Anonymous]

I've never had it (heated steering wheel that is!!), so guess I cant miss it. but then again, I've never had a convertable before, so don't actually know if I would need it.