E46 M3 / 330 Perf. Package Steering Wheels in E30s?

[M20E30M3]

I searched and couldn't find anything about this. Anybody ever tried installing an M Wheel into an E30?

I LOVE those wheels. I know they have an airbag which is probably a show stopper but i'm still curious if it's been done. If not, anybody ever find a similiar wheel?

[MR 325]

I would say 99% of people that swap a steering wheel in any E30 won't be putting one with an airbag in there!

[PanamaE30]

Word.. Aside from that, i wanted to swap an E46 wheel into an E36 and it was a nogo (at least not without extensive modification).. So god only knows about an E30.

[peteM3power]

Re: E46 M3 / 330 Perf. Package Steering Wheels in E30s?

anybody ever find a similiar wheel?

I know they aren't exactly the same but M-tech II wheels look awesome, don't have an airbag to worry about and will probably be cheaper than an E46 retrofit.



Just my .02 cents. If I were you, I would definately go this route, they are very nice wheels.

Pete

[bimmerphile]

Not even a chance an E36/E46 wheel will fit.

[Rob]

Plus it'd be really really expensive, especially the performance package wheel.

BTW- I'd *hate* to have an alcantara wheel, it would be worn out in a month and look like shit. not to mention the plethora of buttons that either wouldn't work, or take a lot of work to get to work

[rwh11385]

I'd love to have an alcantara wheel. They feel sweet.

And the performance package cars which have been driven for several months already daily still have good condition steering wheels.

I want my wheel covered with alcantara - the leather is dissolving in hot, humid weather and I can either replace it or improve on it. (And I cannot merit spending $ on Momo yet, although that would be hawt.) Time to talk to rsheiring.

[bimmerphile]

I don't know about that, Robert.

A friend of mine with a 330Ci PP who took delivery in July has gone through 2 alcantara wheels already.


Maybe he has sweaty palms or something.

[rwh11385]

Hmmm, a few of l the customer cars I drive are performance package and the steering wheels had never been worn or fucked.

Maybe poor treatment, I dunno, but feel good.

[bimmerphile]

Maybe poor treatment, I dunno, but feel good.

Dunno.

He pampers the shit out of that car though. Mystic Blue metallic...mmmmmmmmmmmmm