[BAMxi]

Hi! So I know several people have upgraded from the boring, skinny, non-sport steering wheel to a sport wheel of some sort. I'm just wondering how much you ended up spending, and where you ended up sourcing all of the parts. I've been looking for used steering wheels on here, however i'll still have to come up with the sport airbag, and in many cases, the buttons, and/or the airbag bracket. I've seen them on eBay for $300 or so, but I'm not sure if I trust buying one from there. So, I'm basically looking for some advice. How much did you spend on doing this? What wheel did you choose, and do you think it was worth the money? I'm a little torn between upgrading either my wheel (which I touch everyday) or my exhaust (which I hear everyday..or would like to ). Or just spending the money on booze.

Thanks!

[BAMxi]

Bump! Would you buy an airbag off eBay? Steering wheel vs exhaust vs booze?!

[JDLM]

300 doesn't seem that bad, I have seen them higher

Also, welcome from another KC member

[BAMxi]

Originally Posted by JDLM

300 doesn't seem that bad, I have seen them higher

Also, welcome from another KC member

Haha thanks, man. I actually remembered stumbling upon the vendor "BMW Steering Wheels" a while back, and started looking at their thread in the vendors section again. I'm now considering getting a custom non-sport wheel from them, so I don't have to go through the hassle of finding an airbag and bracket, buttons, and trim. Plus, I could get a say in the look of the wheel (I'm thinking of going part perforated leather and part smooth like the m-tech wheel, but with the tri color stitching like the m3 wheel).

And I'm pumped to see another KC member on here! What does your car look like? I've got a slightly dropped, pre-LCI, TiAg 328xi on 19 in avant gardes. I don't see too many other modded 3ers around these parts, although I did see another TiAg on 19s with blacklines a few Saturdays ago when leaving the Power and Light district (which I usually avoid on weekends ). I always wave at other bimmers if they look like they're modded at all, so keep an eye out for me!

[DesiRoc]

Yes, I went from Non-Sport to M-Tech Steering Wheel.

It cost me $700 to do the whole upgrade. Airbag was what made me take the biggest hit.

It was worth the money, HOWEVER, I would have rather shipped my non-sport out to bmwsteeringwheels.com and have them wrap it in perforated leather with extra padding for like 400 rather than buy a whole new wheel, and go through the hassle to finding all the parts.

I didn't know this until after I bought my wheel... not to mention in order to ship my non-sport, I would need a spare wheel for my car. Lol.

In any case, yes, the M-Sport was worth it, BUT if you honestly can live without it, it's not entirely necessary.

I would say if you invest in a wheel, get the performance wheel with alcantara padding.

[JDLM]

Originally Posted by BAMxi

Haha thanks, man. I actually remembered stumbling upon the vendor "BMW Steering Wheels" a while back, and started looking at their thread in the vendors section again. I'm now considering getting a custom non-sport wheel from them, so I don't have to go through the hassle of finding an airbag and bracket, buttons, and trim. Plus, I could get a say in the look of the wheel (I'm thinking of going part perforated leather and part smooth like the m-tech wheel, but with the tri color stitching like the m3 wheel).

And I'm pumped to see another KC member on here! What does your car look like? I've got a slightly dropped, pre-LCI, TiAg 328xi on 19 in avant gardes. I don't see too many other modded 3ers around these parts, although I did see another TiAg on 19s with blacklines a few Saturdays ago when leaving the Power and Light district (which I usually avoid on weekends ). I always wave at other bimmers if they look like they're modded at all, so keep an eye out for me!

AW E90 LCI (soon to have a EU Spec M-Sport front) trying to get new wheels, selling my old ones

[BAMxi]

Originally Posted by DesiRoc

Yes, I went from Non-Sport to M-Tech Steering Wheel.

It cost me $700 to do the whole upgrade. Airbag was what made me take the biggest hit.

It was worth the money, HOWEVER, I would have rather shipped my non-sport out to bmwsteeringwheels.com and have them wrap it in perforated leather with extra padding for like 400 rather than buy a whole new wheel, and go through the hassle to finding all the parts.

I didn't know this until after I bought my wheel... not to mention in order to ship my non-sport, I would need a spare wheel for my car. Lol.

In any case, yes, the M-Sport was worth it, BUT if you honestly can live without it, it's not entirely necessary.

I would say if you invest in a wheel, get the performance wheel with alcantara padding.

Good stuff man, thanks. I PM'd Alex with Helix/BMW Steering Wheels earlier about going with the non-sport option. I am hoping he can do a deposit or core charge on my wheel so I don't have to try to come up with another non-sport wheel for a couple weeks. Or just sell me the whole thing outright and I can worry about selling my old wheel on here or eBay on my own, if he doesn't wanna mess with it.

But at any rate, I'm pretty pumped about it. Ever since driving my buddy's e46 m3, I've wanted the fat wheel, so I hope this works out. I like the alcantra, but I'm worried about it wearing smooth over time, so we'll see.