wooden steering wheel

MPoWeRMAN · 09-25-2006, 09:14 AM

why cant you get a wooden steering wheel on 3 series?? you would think that bmw could sell this as an option and sell many!!

RightInTwo · 09-25-2006, 09:16 AM

Doesn't exactly go with the sporty image BMW has. Then again they do sell the awful wooden trim which seems to be popular (to my amazement).

smeff · 09-25-2006, 09:17 AM

On an E-90 or E-92? Ewww!!

NFS · 09-25-2006, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by MPoWeRMAN

why cant you get a wooden steering wheel on 3 series?? you would think that bmw could sell this as an option and sell many!!

No you want a mercedes - they do wooden steering wheels.

I think they make the suspension out of wood as well.

sdbcerda · 09-25-2006, 10:11 AM

It likely has to do with demand. I suspect few E-90 buyers want a wooden steering wheel. You will find more are interest in the M steering wheel.

The last car I had with a wooden steering wheel was a 1971 XKE which I replaced with a 15" Nardi wooden wheel because the stock wheel was failing when I bought the car in 1975. While the Nardi was a much better wooden wheel than the stock Jag wheel it did not offer the low-slip surface, padding, and no splinters you get on the steering wheels on modern BMWs.

Darrel Revok · 09-25-2006, 10:45 AM

You can get wood trim in the center section of the steering wheel. It is a BMW accessory, but I haven't seen wood on the rim of the wheel itself.

Oz · 09-25-2006, 10:52 AM

I don't think any member here has gotten the wood trim for the steering wheel. I think it takes away the sporty look of a BMW but it's your choice

Zirenz2006 · 09-25-2006, 11:07 AM

I have never seen wood on a BMW wheel except for the center piece.

A wooden wheel is for old starchy people buying a Benz!

whippersnapper · 09-25-2006, 11:42 AM

I'm surprised that so many go for the wooden trim, that is bad enough, but a wooden wheel, well that woodent work

Majikthese42 · 09-25-2006, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MPoWeRMAN

why cant you get a wooden steering wheel on 3 series?? you would think that bmw could sell this as an option and sell many!!

They may think that there are only a few BMW buyers who want the steering wheel to slip in their hands if they're clipping the apex of a turn.

However, you are probably correct in that BMW would sell loads. It amazes me that they sell so many cars with automatic transmissions.

txusa03 · 09-25-2006, 12:05 PM

wood trim is OK, wood steering wheels

does not feel right for a performance type car.

GregL · 09-25-2006, 01:30 PM

I took this screenie from the accessories configurator incase anyone reading this thread doesn't know whats meant by wood trim on the steering wheel, but not on the rim itself.

Personally if I had the wood interior, I'd probably put in the part wood shifter, MAYBE the parking brake, but I think the steering wheel is over-doing it. I don't like the aluminum trim in lieu of that wood steering wheel either.

I think the only way it would look nice would be like on 'Individual' cars whereby there is only a thin ring of wood on the wheel's handling surface, as opposed to the top chunk and botton chunk e.g. Mercedes style. Is it possible to just order an 'Individual' steering wheel like that from BMW?

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RightInTwo Enlisted Member 2 Rep 39 Posts Drives: '06 SG E90 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nederland iTrader: (0)	Doesn't exactly go with the sporty image BMW has. Then again they do sell the awful wooden trim which seems to be popular (to my amazement).
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smeff Private 3 Rep 83 Posts Drives: E90 335i Sedan Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany iTrader: (0)	On an E-90 or E-92? Ewww!!
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sdbcerda Private 0 Rep 63 Posts Drives: E90 330i Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Alameda, California iTrader: (0)	It likely has to do with demand. I suspect few E-90 buyers want a wooden steering wheel. You will find more are interest in the M steering wheel. The last car I had with a wooden steering wheel was a 1971 XKE which I replaced with a 15" Nardi wooden wheel because the stock wheel was failing when I bought the car in 1975. While the Nardi was a much better wooden wheel than the stock Jag wheel it did not offer the low-slip surface, padding, and no splinters you get on the steering wheels on modern BMWs. __________________ 2006 E90 330i Arctic, Beige Leather, Burl Walnut, Sport pkg, Steptronic, Premium pkg, Nav, Heated seats, Fold down rear seats, Satellite Radio.
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Darrel Revok Private 0 Rep 81 Posts Drives: 06 330XI Join Date: May 2006 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	You can get wood trim in the center section of the steering wheel. It is a BMW accessory, but I haven't seen wood on the rim of the wheel itself. __________________ 330xi - Mystic blue, black leatherette/poplar, step, SP, CWP
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GregL Brigadier General 98 Rep 3,618 Posts Drives: 2016 CLA45 AMG Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: GTA iTrader: (4)	I took this screenie from the accessories configurator incase anyone reading this thread doesn't know whats meant by wood trim on the steering wheel, but not on the rim itself. Personally if I had the wood interior, I'd probably put in the part wood shifter, MAYBE the parking brake, but I think the steering wheel is over-doing it. I don't like the aluminum trim in lieu of that wood steering wheel either. I think the only way it would look nice would be like on 'Individual' cars whereby there is only a thin ring of wood on the wheel's handling surface, as opposed to the top chunk and botton chunk e.g. Mercedes style. Is it possible to just order an 'Individual' steering wheel like that from BMW? Attached Images __________________ 2016 Mercedes-AMG CLA45 2013 Mercedes-Benz B250 - Gone 2010 Mercedes-Benz C350 4Matic - Gone 2006 BMW 330xi - Gone 2001 Infiniti QX4 - Gone
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