 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | looove 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 04-16-2024 01:18 PM 0 Replies, 1,646 Views | |  |  |  | |  09-14-2005, 10:13 PM | #1 | | Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 46 |  NO Tilt Steering Wheel?!
Any comments?! |  |  | | 09-14-2005, 10:31 PM | #2 | | Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 46 |
i dont know about anyone else but i think its fkng annoying... i mean heated seats but no tilt wheel?! pffffff | | | | | 09-15-2005, 02:33 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Walnut Creek, CA Posts: 642 |
If you want it bad enough, you can add it. I did. Look here: http://www.apexcone.com/JimPowellHom.../tiltwheel.htm __________________
'95 330ti CS w/sr delete, S50USB30, cams, 24# inj, Conforti SW, Euro HFM, Samco Silicone Intake Boot, BBTB, Euro Oil Cooler, JTD CAI Duct, RE DMS exhaust, RE Tranny mounts, CF Valve Cover, LTW flywheel/Kevlar sprung hub clutch, RE SSK, 3.46 Finned LSD (M6) , M3 tranny, Brembos, RE Wheel Studs, SS brake/clutch lines, CF interior, Rear Headrest retrofit, Tilt Steering retrofit, 13.5 lb DynaBatt in rear, LED interior/footwell lights, ZKW HID, Headlight Aim Control, Rear fog light w/cluster indicator, CF 3 Aux gauge pod, BMW Traffic Pro/Alpine MP3-CD Changer, Staggered LTW wheels, '95 M3 steering rack, VIS CF Hood, M3 LTW Strut Bar, TCK SA coilovers, Red LTW Motorsport Seatbelts, OEM Fire Extinguisher, Z8 Starter button, Auto dim rear view mirror w/ Homelink/Compass, PDC, Rear Sun Shade, Euro Gauge Cluster w/oil temp/shift light , Headlight Washers, "Motorsport" Door Handles, CF Grills, French ZKW Fogs, Euro dash bins, Power Lumbar Support is next, Coming e39 M5 interior light, Bimmer Magazine 8/2007 | | | | | 09-15-2005, 03:07 PM | #4 | | Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 46 |
Thanks for the help. | | | | | 09-15-2005, 03:33 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Saint Paul, MN Posts: 606 |
I was pissed when I first got my car, but I have no come to expect nothing fancy from my ti!  I'd like to redo my interior and add heated seats in time. __________________ '96 Alaska Blue ti w/ Supersprint cat-back exhaust...Dinan CAI & Chip...Eibach Pro-Kit Springs...Bilstein Sport shocks...BavAuto camber kit...Brembo d/s rotors...UUC SSK...Centerforce Dual Friction clutch...TMS 9lb flywheel...18 inch OZ Rims...Carbon-Fiber dash/gauge bezel...Momo Shift Knob...Indiglo gauges...Schroth Harness...ZKW's/ProLumen 6k HID...Predator Chromiums
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Yep I find it really annoying especially as it seems to be positioned right in view of all my warning lights? | | | | | 09-15-2005, 08:25 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: cary, nc Posts: 2,259 |
it was annoying at first.....but the steering wheel cant move, but the seat can move in just about every direction to compensate for the wheel in the way of the warning lights :-) __________________ 1995 318ti Active
Pioneer Speakers [] Aluminum Billet door locks [] ACS Pedals/Deadrest [] ACS Shift Knob / E-Brake Handle [] Clear Corners/Tails/Sides [] Sylvania Exterior Lighting [] Custom CAI [] Dinan Engine Chip [] Dinan Transmission Chip [] H&R Race Springs [] Tokico Illumina Shocks [] BMW X-Brace [] Relocated Lighter Mod [] Custom iPod Mod http://www.cardomain.com/id/robcarync | | | | | 09-15-2005, 08:29 PM | #8 | | Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 46 |
yea def. agree with you guys .... jus the way the seat feels most comfortable to me doesnt match with the steering wheel so i might have to take the option of adding in the tilt ..... it would be more comfortable not to have my arm up that high on long drives ... | | | | | 09-15-2005, 08:49 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
the stock steering wheel is to promote proper driver positioning (if you're within a certain height range) and not the ghetto style crap i see most people doing.
ideally, you should be sitting fairly upright. with your arm level, the bottom of your wrist should be able to sit at the 12:00 on the steering wheel.
even the offest of the steering wheel (note that it is a shorter reach on the right at 3:00 than on the left at 9:00) is supposed to contribute to proper driving technique, not to mention solve a problem with balance and feedback.
remember that these cars are engineered, not just built. __________________
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | | | 09-15-2005, 10:54 PM | #10 | | Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 46 |
thank you for that LOL .... still want tilt wheel! | | | | | 09-15-2005, 11:22 PM | #11 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by aceyx the stock steering wheel is to promote proper driver positioning (if you're within a certain height range) and not the ghetto style crap i see most people doing.
ideally, you should be sitting fairly upright. with your arm level, the bottom of your wrist should be able to sit at the 12:00 on the steering wheel.
even the offest of the steering wheel (note that it is a shorter reach on the right at 3:00 than on the left at 9:00) is supposed to contribute to proper driving technique, not to mention solve a problem with balance and feedback.
remember that these cars are engineered, not just built. | tilt might be convenient/nice, but i agree with aceyx (and i must be in the proper range for the "right" driver size, lol). i find when i have my seat adjusted properly, i can see the gauges and warning lights just fine. the gauge cluster is precisely aligned with the view through the top of the steering wheel ... just the way the german engineers designed it! maybe you other guys need to have your bodies properly sized  __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
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acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
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Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 09-16-2005, 12:33 AM | #12 | | Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 46 |
how do you know your seat is in the right position that the german engineers want you in? why couldnt they make a tilt wheel to go with the "adjustable" seats uhem multiple positions acceptable ..... if they REALLY want you at the specific position where you can "precisely" see the gauges then why make an adjustable seat at all .... maybe they should have just put in racing buckets .... just a thought.  | | | | | 09-16-2005, 01:11 AM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muncie, Indiana Posts: 1,551 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by aceyx the stock steering wheel is to promote proper driver positioning (if you're within a certain height range) and not the ghetto style crap i see most people doing.
ideally, you should be sitting fairly upright. with your arm level, the bottom of your wrist should be able to sit at the 12:00 on the steering wheel.
even the offest of the steering wheel (note that it is a shorter reach on the right at 3:00 than on the left at 9:00) is supposed to contribute to proper driving technique, not to mention solve a problem with balance and feedback.
remember that these cars are engineered, not just built. | x 3 Top of the head should be about 3-4 fingers from the roof in order to allow the driver to see further down the road. Seat should be far enough forward so that when the driver is pushing on the steering wheel hard their arms don't lock. Sitting this way it is easy to have a great view of the road and see all of the gauges just fine. Oh yeah you would also have a much better chance of avoiding an accident in the proper driving position because. A. Driver is sitting higher up and if trained right and looks further down the road they will see further and have more time to react. B. If something does happen all of a sudden the driver will be in the correct position to get best reaction time. C. If you do wreck your elbows won't lock out and arms won't get broken from the steering wheel. | | | | | 09-16-2005, 01:29 AM | #14 | | Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 46 |
i think you could get the same results with the wheel tilted down. | | | | | 09-16-2005, 02:45 AM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 3,244 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by aceyx even the offest of the steering wheel (note that it is a shorter reach on the right at 3:00 than on the left at 9:00) is supposed to contribute to proper driving technique, not to mention solve a problem with balance and feedback. | I am skeptical of this. I don't think the other e36's have this offset. Can anyone verify? __________________
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