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06-13-2018, 08:03 PM | #1 |
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Brand New Steering Wheel
I've been putting it off for a while because the new Z4M steering wheels are outrageously expensive.
But two weeks ago I just bit the bullet and paid the staggering 800 bucks for a brand new Nappa leather genuine BMW part. Earlier this week I got my ECS Tuning wheel and my first impressions looking at it were extremely good. I never realized how slick that grey paint on the buttons looked when they were new. Then I put it on... and I have to say... it's worth it. I've always realized that the touch points on a car are important, but this new wheel is pure heaven. I think I actually drive better, it makes that much difference in the experience. Never again will I drive with the slightest dirt on my hands. I love this thing. |
06-13-2018, 11:29 PM | #2 |
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Nice! Now you have to do the shift knob to match
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06-14-2018, 07:09 PM | #3 |
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This is something I’ve been putting off for years now too for the same exact reason as you. Now I’m undecided whether I wanna go with this OE wheel (I love it), or this wheel wrappped in carbon fiber
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06-15-2018, 12:48 PM | #6 |
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Are Z4M steering wheels still available or sold out? I recall thread not too long ago saying there were only a handful of stock available.
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06-15-2018, 01:57 PM | #7 | |
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06-23-2018, 09:18 PM | #10 |
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OK so I guess I'm highjacking my own thread here
I found a cool heavy ball and set it up today in the beautiful summer weather. I haven't gotten the whole lighted shift knob thing figured out yet, but step one is complete. I have a big heavy ball shifter and let me tell you, it's amazing. I didn't want to drill into or modify the stock shift mount in any way (one day may want to return to stock) so what I did was got some 5/8th inch brass hollow tube stock and cut it to length. I started out taller, but went down to this height which feels perfect to me. I got a bolt that was too big to fit into the brass tube and carved it down until it fit like a vanos assembly and then added two other nuts to give it side to side stability. The nuts were also perfectly fitted into the tube. Then I tapped the whole assembly in and was going to epoxy it together, but it was so tight I didn't need to. I used some of that Flex tape to fill in the narrow gap between the brass tube and the shift stalk and it held great and will cure more by tomorrow. Then I bought 10 washers and put those in the hollow space under the ball making the whole assembly very heavy. The shifts feel like glass now with all that weight and I love the feel of the smooth ball under my hand. What do you guys think? |
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06-26-2018, 04:45 PM | #12 |
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06-28-2018, 09:55 AM | #13 |
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Few questions...
A: is that DashCommand? What dashboard are you running? I have some similar set up, but it's a magnet on the dash and the phone sits on top of the alum dash trim piece. B: where is your power for your phone running? Mine is going into the cigarette lighter and I don't like it, thinking of redoing it. C: I see metal trim around a lot of your interior pieces. I see the DSC, seat heater, hazard buttons, and window buttons trim. Where is that available? Edit: Looks really good. I really like it. |
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07-02-2018, 01:25 PM | #15 |
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Turns out I don't really need a light up shift knob as the orange interior lights make the ball all but glow.
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07-02-2018, 02:14 PM | #16 |
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B: where is your power for your phone running? Mine is going into the cigarette lighter and I don't like it, thinking of redoing it.
I ran the power from the fusebox at F2, it is switched with the ignition and the cell phone switches on and off all by itself along with my dash cam and old school almost useless radar detector (so period) IN REGARD TO THIS... How did you tap into the car's power in the fusebox? Did you get a special cable? |
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07-11-2018, 08:16 PM | #18 |
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Have to agree the M steering is one of the best mods. Did that to my daughter's coupe 5 years ago.
https://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sh...light=steering The feel on this wheel was better and slightly chunkier than my stock M2's. I ended up getting the hybrid leather/Alcantara for the M2 to get more meat, but I am not a fan of Alcantara. |
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12-13-2018, 12:03 AM | #20 |
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what's the difference between this and the steering wheel from a Z4M? just newer?
what brand are those pedals? those are nice |
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12-13-2018, 09:47 AM | #21 |
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This is just a stock Z4M steering wheel, nothing different, just new. The one that came with my car was horribly cracked and worn.
The pedals are AC Schnitzer. Thanks, I like them too. |
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12-19-2018, 08:14 AM | #22 |
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I told u go with this
Mechunik Amber LED Illuminated Shift Knob Can illuminate and still a big chunk of metal
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