Mtech steering wheel owners

[ForcedFirebird]

That seems awfully close for an early model. I did the stalk swap when I threw on my mtech 1 wheel and there was 1.5-2 inches of clearance. Any chance the previous owner swapped them out for later model ones? Maybe he did a 13 button obd swap and realized that one side was closer than the other so he swapped the other one out also?

Seeing my car had 42k miles confirmed at a dealer in 1999 and bought it with 72k miles in 2006, third owner (2nd was a seller), I HIGHLY doubt there was any swaps of anything going on.

I removed the OEM shocks, even, and put them in a bag for proof.

The car even came with the "Ultimate Driving Machine" cassette tape and head cleaner etc.

The spare tire was the original Perelli P6 with all the rubber tits still on it, and minty bottlecap.

[e46s54dr]

My car came stock with the MT1 wheel and it is an early model (10/85 325es) and there's about 1" from the turn signal AND wiper levers. It's very easy to trip either while driving, specially if you have sausage fingers.

That seems awfully close for an early model. I did the stalk swap when I threw on my mtech 1 wheel and there was 1.5-2 inches of clearance. Any chance the previous owner swapped them out for later model ones? Maybe he did a 13 button obd swap and realized that one side was closer than the other so he swapped the other one out also?

[ForcedFirebird]

Just a FYI in case people didnt know...

The later airbag equipped e30 have different stalks from the earlier model. So if you swap your airbag wheel out for an mtech wheel, your stalks will be rather close to your wheel. To correct this, youd have to swap the stalks out for the earlier ones, or try to bend them.

My car came stock with the MT1 wheel and it is an early model (10/85 325es) and there's about 1" from the turn signal AND wiper levers. It's very easy to trip either while driving, specially if you have sausage fingers.

[JinormusJ]

Just swap the stalks, its kind of annoying when theyre that close to the wheel. Especially if you want to do some spirited driving without accidentally signaling or activating your wipers. Lol

Probably a good safeguard against my already "spirited" driving habits lol
Already been getting points: Don't need to PoPo-5-0 on my tail again

Regardless.. I think my car already has non-airbag stalks. I swapped in an OBC stalk from a non-airbag car, and the distance from my airbag wheel was EXACTLY the same.. Weird
We'll really only know the truth until I buy my wheel though, so until then.. cheers lol

[bmwstephen]

Shoulda just bent the stalks slightly. Save the trouble.

did that too and it snapped so I decided to do it right :-(

[reelizmpro]

Shoulda just bent the stalks slightly. Save the trouble.

[bmwstephen]

i did swap the stalks. i supposedly bought a pre-airbag set but it still feels too close so I'm hoping to get some measurements

[e46s54dr]

Just swap the stalks, its kind of annoying when theyre that close to the wheel. Especially if you want to do some spirited driving without accidentally signaling or activating your wipers. Lol

[JinormusJ]

Your stalks will be rather close to your wheel. To correct this, youd have to swap the stalks out for the earlier ones, or try to bend them.

And if you choose not to correct this, your pretty much riding with 1' clearance as stated above? I think I'd get used to it and prefer it after a while as well, but I just wanna know exactly what I'm dealing with before I have my wheel

[e46s54dr]

Just a FYI in case people didnt know...

The later airbag equipped e30 have different stalks from the earlier model. So if you swap your airbag wheel out for an mtech wheel, your stalks will be rather close to your wheel. To correct this, youd have to swap the stalks out for the earlier ones, or try to bend them.

[davey101]

FREAK
That's not a lot... Lol

Ya, it was weird at first but I got used to it. I actually prefer it now since there is just enough room so that my fingers are very close to grazing the stalks but not quite. Makes for some quick wiper action lol.

[JinormusJ]

I have a non obc, previously airbag swapped to MT1. I think I have around an inch of clearance.

FREAK
That's not a lot... Lol

[bmwstephen]

Guessing by my hand it should be around 4 inches. Non abg, non obc, MTII wheel.

Thats some serious clearance... I was expecting less than 2.5 inches

-Blame my typos on my fat fingers & Droid Charge

[davey101]

I have a non obc, previously airbag swapped to MT1. I think I have around an inch of clearance.

[Fusion]

Guessing by my hand it should be around 4 inches. Non abg, non obc, MTII wheel.