M3 Steering Wheel on 135i?

[MaDoNiOn]

Haha i just randomly googled m3 steering wheel and found this thread.
Nice budd post a picture!
Would you recommend the m3 steering wheel over a 1m steering wheel?

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by swagon

How much better is the M3 steering wheel?

Its more thicker than the M-sport wheel. Plus it doesn't feel as cheap. The leather at first was kind of hard... but I used some leather seat conditioner on my M3 wheel and it feels so good now. I only used conditioner once when I first got the wheel.

It sounds weird but the M3 wheel really makes your perception of how the car drives - so much better. I don't really know how to say it... but I wish I had not waited a year before buying the M3 wheel. I feel like my best mods have been the cdv-delete, my M3 wheel and my Performance SSK, my M3 rear subframe bushings and my German flash tune(380 PS & 520Nm, 14 psi of boost). I have a few more mods too, but those were the BEST mods!

Dackel

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by MaDoNiOn

Haha i just randomly googled m3 steering wheel and found this thread.
Nice budd post a picture!
Would you recommend the m3 steering wheel over a 1m steering wheel?

Its the same steering wheel!


M3/1M 6MT tri stiched wheel...

p/n 32302212772

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/part...%0932302212772

[uberschnell]

Did you get the DCT paddle shifters with the M3 steering wheel? Our Automatic paddle shifters will not fit on the M3 DCT wheel without modification. As for working - plug and play for the AT but not the 135i DCT transmission.

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by uberschnell

Did you get the DCT paddle shifters with the M3 steering wheel? Our Automatic paddle shifters will not fit on the M3 DCT wheel without modification. As for working - plug and play for the AT but not the 135i DCT transmission.

WHO ? Me ??? Like I said my car is a manual. I shift my own gears.

[uberschnell]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

WHO ? Me ??? Like I said my car is a manual. I shift my own gears.

No OP, but don't feel so bad about not embracing technology

[Solo_M_Tech]

Originally Posted by swagon

How much better is the M3 steering wheel?

It's night and day better. The leather feels better, it's a little fatter, and the stitching adds that little touch. You interact with the steering wheel everyday.

[dailowill]

This might have to be my next mod. I was considering the M-Sport and the M3 Alcantara/Coby steering wheel, but my friend's M-Sport steering wheel hasn't been wearing in too well and Alcantara is relatively harder to maintain. I also think that this matches the the ZHP shift knob very well.

I'm guessing a standard sport steering airbag and trim fits into the m3 tri-stitched steering wheel?

[dailowill]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

Its the same steering wheel!


M3/1M 6MT tri stiched wheel...

p/n 32302212772

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/part...%0932302212772

Dack,

I might be confused, but is the M3 tri-stitched from the photo above p/n 32302283733? p/n 32302212772 seems like the Alcantara version with the blue center line.

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by dailowill

This might have to be my next mod. I was considering the M-Sport and the M3 Alcantara/Coby steering wheel, but my friend's M-Sport steering wheel hasn't been wearing in too well and Alcantara is relatively harder to maintain. I also think that this matches the the ZHP shift knob very well.

I'm guessing a standard sport steering airbag and trim fits into the m3 tri-stitched steering wheel?

Yes it does.

At first I wasn't gonna change my wheel trim... but then I decided to go with the M3 wheel trim... for that little ///M at the bottom of the trim. Its just a tad different from the M-sport ///M emblem.

The M3 steering wheel is a really nice addition for our cars. A friend of mine has the Alcantara Performance wheel on his 135i - and he LOVES it. But yea... you do have to take care of it.

With my M3 wheel on my 135i - when ever I wash my car... I just take my damp shammy and wipe down the leather on my steering wheel and shifter and also on the dashboard. That's all the maintenance I do for the leather.

Dackel

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by dailowill

Dack,

I might be confused, but is the M3 tri-stitched from the photo above p/n 32302283733? p/n 32302212772 seems like the Alcantara version with the blue center line.

I messed up my part numbers. You are correct...

I found my BMW Zentrum invoice back from April 2012. This is the M3 wheel for my 6 speed manual 135i N54...

M3 leather steering wheel... p/n 32302283733 - 300 euros (15% discount off of List)
M3 trim for steering wheel... p/n 32307845940 - 62 euros (15% discount off of List)

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...17#32302283733


Dackel

[Downeaster1]

I have a brand new M-Sport wheel if anyone is interested.

[swagon]

Damn, the Performance stuff is selling like hot cakes in Germany. Found a mint Performance steering wheel in the morning and when I came home from work, it had been already sold. FML.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by swagon

Damn, the Performance stuff is selling like hot cakes in Germany. Found a mint Performance steering wheel in the morning and when I came home from work, it had been already sold. FML.

Dack had said that BMW was going to be discontinuing the Performance parts for the 1 series. Makes sense that Germany would know this and is buying up what parts are available there.

Edit: sorry you lost out on the Performance steering wheel. Hopefully, you'll find another one soon. Good luck.

[swagon]

Thanks. I found one today and am close to buying it. The seller said that it had been used for 6,000 miles and regularly cleaned with warm water and a damp towel. Looks very good in the photos.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by swagon

Thanks. I found one today and am close to buying it. The seller said that it had been used for 6,000 miles and regularly cleaned with warm water and a damp towel. Looks very good in the photos.

That sounds pretty good. At 6k miles it should still be in decent condition. Hope you're getting a good price as well. BTW, that's how I clean my steering wheel. Let us know, and post some pics if you get it.

[champignon]

Originally Posted by EvenEsteban

BTW, that's how I clean my steering wheel. .

I use Clorox Industrial Strength. You never know what is living there

[swagon]

Originally Posted by EvenEsteban

That sounds pretty good. At 6k miles it should still be in decent condition. Hope you're getting a good price as well. BTW, that's how I clean my steering wheel. Let us know, and post some pics if you get it.

Pic from the ad. Costs $390. Still hella expensive, but a brand new one costs around $660. BTW, used electronic versions go for eight hundred...

I do the steering wheel & gear knob once a month (car is not driven regularly) and I've cleaned the seats twice already this year. Just last week I did a thorough cleaning and applied a coat of a leather protector on the seats. Just need to buy an Alcantara cleaner now.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by champignon

I use Clorox Industrial Strength. You never know what is living there

I bought my car new and never eat in it. Maybe some genital crabs or head lice though.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by swagon

Pic from the ad. Costs $390. Still hella expensive, but a brand new one costs around $660. BTW, used electronic versions go for eight hundred...

I do the steering wheel & gear knob every second wash if it was driven and I've cleaned the seats twice already this year. Just last week I did a thorough cleaning and applied a leather protector.

Nice looking wheel and good price. GET IT!

[swagon]

Haha, thanks mate. Never bought anything off Ebay before, it's a PITA.

[champignon]

Originally Posted by EvenEsteban

I bought my car new and never eat in it. Maybe some genital crabs or head lice though.

I was once a medical student in Baltimore, where they say, "Maryland is for Crabs," in reference to Crabs from the nearby Chesapeake Bay.

When we said, "Maryland is for Crabs," it had a wholly different meaning to us