I have an MSport steering wheel and while I like the size and shape I find the hard, textured, glossy leather finish it has quite slippery. I recently had a 3 series service vehicle and the softer smooth leather on it's sport wheel reminded me how a good leather wheel should be with far superior feel and grip.

I have cleaned mine and added leather cream. It feels a bit better immediately but a few drives later it?s slippery again.

Does anyone have a method/product which may increase the grip of the steering wheel without damaging the leather?

PS: I tried a few searches without success so if it has been done before and I missed it sorry.

 

You must be talking about the new cushy sport steering wheel. I've heard some people don't like it because it doesn't have enough road feel.

Why not just get yourself some nice driving gloves?

 

No this is a 2006 MSport steering wheel (the one that comes on MSport versions of the E60 ? three spoke leather wheel with circular horn section and the ///M logo on the bottom arm).

It is not about road feel, it is just the wheel itself is hard i.e. if you squeeze it there is no give at all and the leather is textured in a similar way to match the dash finish and it feels slippery, not tacky at all.

Gloves would work but then I will look like a tool . I was wondering if anyone else did not like the lack of grip on these wheels and had found something to make it tacky.

 

You could try this stuff ... tackifying cloth http://www.dunhamssports.com/product/index...rentPage=search

 

And a matching hat

 

I have the E60 LCI M-Sport steering and it's great. It's certainly not 'textured', but fat, and smooth, with good grip characteristics. Love it!