Carbon Fiber steering wheel
09-21-2009 | 06:07 PM
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From: Arlington, VA
My Ride: Black Sapphire
2004 5.30i
I put the carbon fiber fabric on the sides of my steering wheel that was peeling...
it looks great...not sure all the work was QUITE worth it...but now that i'm done i like it...
most of this extra time was my own fault...when disconnecting the battery i...
A. dropped the bolt of the battery in the battery well
B. accidentally let my subwoofer pos. touch the neg. and blew the fuse....
then when it came to the steering wheel...Anzafin was not kidding when he said popping that metal piece that releases the airbag is a real S.O.B...dismantling after that wasn't too bad...but when you pull 2 little pieces off about 2 hours later...you feel a bit "under accomplished"
here are the pics though lemme know what you think...
it looks great...not sure all the work was QUITE worth it...but now that i'm done i like it...
most of this extra time was my own fault...when disconnecting the battery i...
A. dropped the bolt of the battery in the battery well
B. accidentally let my subwoofer pos. touch the neg. and blew the fuse....
then when it came to the steering wheel...Anzafin was not kidding when he said popping that metal piece that releases the airbag is a real S.O.B...dismantling after that wasn't too bad...but when you pull 2 little pieces off about 2 hours later...you feel a bit "under accomplished"
here are the pics though lemme know what you think...
09-21-2009 | 07:00 PM
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From: South. Deeep South.
My Ride: 2008 535i Monaco blue/cream beige, light poplar trim, sport, nav, premium, Logic 7, 6 speed manual
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Departed: 2006 530xi Silver gray/black, anthracite maple trim, cold, sport, nav, premium, Logic 7, 6 speed steptronic, bluetooth, adaptive xenons
Departed...2002 525i White/beige, 5 sp manual
Actually, that looks really good. Very distinctive!
09-21-2009 | 07:39 PM
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From: Milky Way, Earth, N. America, CA, San Jose, 95136, Latitude N 37� 16.837, Longitude W 121� 50.461
My Ride: 2004 530i | Sapphire Black | Sport | Premium | NAV | Logic 7 | DPE R07 Variant S Gloss Black with Polished Lip 20x8.5 front 20x10 rear | Falken FK452 tires 245/30/20 front 275/30/20 rear | H&R Coilovers | Smoked Tail Lights | M5 trunk spoiler | AC Schnitzer style roof spoiler | HID 8000K headlights & foglights | 35% tint all around | Sprint Booster | Speed Innovation ECU tuning | M5 trunk finisher | M-Tech body kit | Remus Quad Exhaust | AC Schnitzer style pedals | Euro Stickers | RPi Ram Air Induction | Smoked LED Side Lenses | AC Schnitzer style e-brake handle | AC Schnitzer style shifter | AC Schnitzer style iDrive knob | AC Schnitzer style carbon fiber diffuser | carbon fiber hood/trunk/steering emblems | carbon fiber grilles | carbon fiber door pillars | MTEC v2 Angel Eyes | Hamann style carbon fiber splitter
soooooooo nice... looks great with the cf interior trims.. I am completely jealous of your cf mods...
09-21-2009 | 08:10 PM
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From: Zoo York
My Ride: Alpine White 2006 530Xi (SLD)
HA! You've beat me to the punch - I've been carrying out this idea for months! LOL Now that you have, I'm sure I want it though, so thanks and congrats. You know, that time you've spent doing all this - it came and went, but this mod will look great for years to come!
BTW was it hard to fit the CF over the top pieces (where all the buttons are)? That is what has me worried. Also, what kind of CF wrapping did you use?
BTW was it hard to fit the CF over the top pieces (where all the buttons are)? That is what has me worried. Also, what kind of CF wrapping did you use?
09-21-2009 | 11:10 PM
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Looks good, only thing I wouldve done differently is having the direction of the carbon fiber going in the same direction or at least somewhat more symmetrical. It kinda looks funny with the fibers going in all sorts of directions.
09-21-2009 | 11:40 PM
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My Ride: 2006 E60 M5 (Sepang Bronze/Natural Brown)
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You'd think BMW after all these years would learn their lesson but NOOOO! We still get peeling trims generation after generation!
09-22-2009 | 12:36 AM
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From: Zoo York
My Ride: Alpine White 2006 530Xi (SLD)
Originally Posted by designo' post='1013595' date='Sep 22 2009, 03:40 AM
You'd think BMW after all these years would learn their lesson but NOOOO! We still get peeling trims generation after generation!
IMO this CF wrap is a great fix though
Like I stated before, I am planning to do this on my steering wheel and the window control panels (pre-LCI, so they are pretty bulky and very visible).
@Speed Force: +1 on the pattern direction
