» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | looove 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 0 Replies, 1,861 Views | | | | | 04-12-2014, 02:34 AM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 12 | New member - drive the E36 M3 but love the ti! Hi guys, As you can see I am very new to this site, I actually belong to the M3forum but so many of my friends drive the ti that I decided to join this forum I actually have a little bit of an agenda that hopefully will be of interest to some. If some feel offended by this, I sincerely apologize and will not bother anyone anymore. So, I have access to quality re-wrapped, thickened 3 spoke steering wheels with M stitching that were installed in '99 E36 M3s. What I was wondering is how many of you guys would want this kind of wheel installed in your car? It would come with slip ring and the necessary bracket to convert your 4 spoke to fully functional 3 spoke with single stage airbag. I could even do it for you myself if you'd be willing to come over to Riverside area in SoCal it's really straight forward. The price of the wheel+new switch bracket+slip ring would be ~$380-400 shipped depending on whether the leather is standard Nappa vs perforated leather (this is way below the market prices of eBay btw). This would be an awesome replacement and a massive visual upgrade for any E36 (speaking from experience here)! Again, if anyone feels that this is a malicious or inappropriate post, please let me know and I will gladly delete it - my intentions are good and I'm just doing a little market research here If you're not tired of reading this post yet, I'll tell you a little about myself: My name is Ivan and I am currently finishing my doctorate degree in medicine and E36s is my biggest hobby. Being almost done with my medical license exams, I can spend some time doing what I really love - restoring what I think was the last generation of BMWs that were truly a joy to drive | | | 04-12-2014, 08:27 PM | #2 | Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 82 | I did this swap myself. Totally worth it! I'm also in Riverside. Whereabouts are you from? __________________ Trunk impaired... | | | 04-12-2014, 08:43 PM | #3 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 12 | Yeah, they look great on any E36, I was just sad that the 318ti came with the M trim but not the nice M steering wheels - hence my proposal I actually just moved to Loma Linda since that's where I go to med school | | | 04-15-2014, 06:39 AM | #4 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 12 | just a picture of my beloved M3. I know its out of place, but still - one E36 family | | | 04-16-2014, 06:09 AM | #5 | Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 82 | Very nice! __________________ Trunk impaired... | | | 04-25-2014, 05:49 AM | #6 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 12 | example of the wheel Hey guys, this is an example of re-wrapped, thickened steering wheel with Nappa leather that I was talking about (if anyone is interested to order) | | | 04-25-2014, 06:47 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | I have a Euro M3 3 spoke installed and I really like it over the stock steering wheel. Nice if you can get one... Thanks Ivan for offering up here! __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 04-25-2014, 06:51 AM | #8 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 12 | nice, looks great, man! I have it on my M3 as well. I had to change it because the ugly 4 spoke "bus wheel" was getting to me, lol | | | 04-25-2014, 06:53 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Quote: Originally Posted by ryivnx nice, looks great, man! I have it on my M3 as well. I had to change it because the ugly 4 spoke "bus wheel" was getting to me, lol | The quality of the rework on your wheel makes it look brand new. Nice job, someone will be lucky... __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 04-25-2014, 06:57 AM | #10 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 12 | Quote: Originally Posted by BlackBMWs The quality of the rework on your wheel makes it look brand new. Nice job, someone will be lucky... | well, this particular one is mine (the 3 spoke I had shows some wear and tear and I'm OCD like that) - so I'll be lucky but if anyone is interested, there is more where this came from | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |