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DISCUSSION => General Topics => Topic started by: BlueBMW on January 21, 2010, 08:50:13 PM
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The guy I bought my 318is from has offered to sell me his M-Tech II steering wheel (which was installed in my 318is before I bought it) He wants $250 for it, and its in pretty good shape. He may also throw in his M shift knob since his new e30 is an automatic. I did like the way the wheel looked in the car. Its much more attractive than the big bulky airbag wheel.
A few questions though... what is a good price for a good condition M-Tech II wheel? Is $250 too much? too little? Also, I have a pair of new lower control arms that he wants, so what might be a fair money offer with the control arms for the wheel? (they are FCP Groton? or something like that)
And also... safety wise... since the airbag in this car is a fairly early generation airbag, is it much safer than no airbag at all?
Thanks!
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You can buy a new one for $400, so I'd that between $200 to $250 is fair depending on the condition. I was going to list mine for $250 shipped, it's in really good condition.
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I ended up buying it and an M shifter from the guy. Apparantly he bought the wheel brand new from our dealership! Its in perfect shape. My only gripe is that its a bit close to the stalks, but I've heard they can be swapped for a non airbag car's stalks to fix that. The M shifter helped a lot too since its about a half inch shorter than the original knob. Theres a pic below, but the car is horribly dirty! And night-time flash shots are always bad. Not to mention my knee panel isn't installed...
Old..
(http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac253/bmcdanold/Car%20stuff/1224091432.jpg)
New..
(http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac253/bmcdanold/Car%20stuff/Wheel1.jpg)
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I swapped non-airbag stalks when I deleted my airbag...perfect fit. I have a spare set if you need some, but I'd have to test them out first...not sure how well they work.
I had to put spacers on either side of the wheel retaining nut, how did yours fit?
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The guy I bought it from gave me an extra spacer to put behind the nut. It fit perfectly! Let me know how much you want for the non-airbag stalks! While its not too annoying, I do find that I accidentally turn on the wipers a lot!
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Do you want the cruise setup too? It'll need an e36 M42 or M44 actuator cable but is otherwise complete.
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How much would you want for the cruise setup, the stalks and that bad clock you mentioned? (its tax return time.... so its time to dump money into the 318!)
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You have a PM.