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04-14-2011, 12:35 PM | #1 |
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Options? Peeling Steering Wheel
As you can see from the picture, suffering from a little bit of peeling. Wondered what my options are without a complete replacement. I've seen a CF piece that would work, but don't really want to go that route as I don't have CF anywhere else in my car.
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04-14-2011, 12:56 PM | #2 |
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This is one aspect of the 2006+ cars I can't stand. Had the issue on the interior door handle of my 2006 325 sedan and now it's starting on my 2009 328 coupe. Can't the Germans make decent rubber/ plastic? I swear they can't. Happened on a friend's VW too!
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04-14-2011, 01:43 PM | #5 |
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sooner or later its bound to happen so dinoc it
here is mine. i dont have CF anywhere on my car either but it sets it off right IMO.
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04-14-2011, 01:47 PM | #6 |
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We have the exact same interior and that looks good...I think I could handle that actually. Is it fairly simple to install, would i need to remove that center piece?
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04-14-2011, 01:48 PM | #7 | |
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I also didn't want to at first because I have no CF anywhere else in or on my car and I don't plan on having any. But it works on the trim. BTW the shifter looks good with the CF, I have leftover, I might do that too.. Or you can repair it by following this DIY. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=476105
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04-14-2011, 01:56 PM | #8 |
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This is a common problem with 2006 and 2007 models. I had to replace my whole trim piece with a new one. The good thing is that the new ones do not have the ruberized plastic so it will peel. I paid $140 for the part and installed it myself. There are DIY here. I will refinish my old part and sell it on eBay for about $40.
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04-14-2011, 01:58 PM | #9 |
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Thanks guys, guess I didn't do that good of a search before posting!
The DIY looks easy enough and I didn't know this would be covered under my warranty. The CF looks good too so at this point I feel comfy with my options! |
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04-14-2011, 02:13 PM | #10 |
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steering wheel trim removal is kind of tricky.
so TAKE YOUR TIME. BE PATIENT. ITS A STUBBORN PIECE TO REMOVE. but can be done and when you do you will be happy that you did this mod.
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04-14-2011, 05:54 PM | #11 |
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http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=476105
This is my DIY on how to repair peeling trims. |
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04-14-2011, 06:30 PM | #13 | |
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04-14-2011, 07:42 PM | #14 |
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the cf trim looks really good, where can i get it?
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04-17-2011, 08:03 PM | #19 |
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If the warranty is denied, you can also upgrade the piece to a real CF replacement piece. Here are a few pictures of what we have available.
[IMG]http://www.**********s.com/images/Products/Auto%20Tecknic/DSC06346.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.**********s.com/images/Products/Auto%20Tecknic/DSC05464.jpg[/IMG] |
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03-21-2013, 09:22 PM | #21 |
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First of all, brilliant post. I followed your same instructions to paint mine. I see some folks mention wrapping with 3M's carbon fiber Di-Noc vinyl wrap. I was unfamiliar with it so did some searches and have seen some amazing pics of folks doing their interiors with it. Wish I could have found some locally and I would have used that instead of painting. If anyone is interested, I found this DIY video of wrapping this exact part:
If there is anyone in the Cincinnati/Dayton, Ohio area that has experience with this I would love to hear from them. |
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