So you want exactly the same steering wheel? The early Mtech steering wheel w/o airbag? This is a cool idea! But please take another look at the image you attached - this steering wheel isn't modifed the way we do it - the bottom spoke is not shortened but only the outer foam is rebuilt - looks like they only skive some rubber on the outside around 6 o'clock area and some on the inside around the 4-5 and 7-8 o'clock area and then build up some more rubber on the outside around the 4-5 and 7-8 o'clock area to create flat bottom part. But the overall knee clearance is not bigger as in OEM flat bottom wheels (like Audi R8 for example) but actually smaller due to unchanged overall height of the wheel and the built up rubber at the bottom sides. I'm not saying the wheel in the photo is made in the wrong way, I rather want to point out the differene between this wheel and the wheels that we reshape.
Those photos (taken from ebay) show what I mean more clearly:
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I completely understand your safety concerns but there's nothing to worry about. In order to provide unchanged safety level we do not modify steering wheels ourselves (we neither have enough experinece nor equipment) therefore we cooperate with the professional steering wheels fabricator that's been in this business for over ten years now and have lots of long time business relationships with steering wheel and uphlstery shops troughout Europe.
The process itself is fairly simple (only when talking about it, of course): they remove factory rubber from the bottom of the wheel, cut the inner structure and weld a piece of straight rod of the same material (steel or aluminum, depending on the wheel in question) in to the bottom to create a base skeleton. If the wheel core is aluminum (most Bimmer steering wheels), the wheel core is pre-heated and welded the argon shield to reduce contamination and provide the highest weld strength achievable. Then the rubber-urethane resin is applied to create the new shape of the wheel and provide even thickness and grip profile all the way.
I will be visiting them soon so I can make some photos showing the process. I think I can also show you a photo of the bare core cut and welded prior to coverng it with resin. What do you think?
No problem, we can also provide this 4-spoke flat bottom steering wheel so that you can give him a nice gift
Take care
Jack
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Yeah, I really like the MTechnic2 wheel and I like how you do it with the bottom shortened and flattened. And yes, without an airbag! I am more interested in this wheel with your method of modifying. I like the modification style in the 2nd picture you posted. I think flattening the top a little might look good also to slightly square out the wheel a bit. I would also like to keep the ///M logo on the wheel at the bottom.
I think we have one Mtech 2 wheel in our shop. I will check tomorrow and let you know
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Jack
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I know many of you are waiting for some photos of completed BMW flatbottom steering wheel but why don't you have a look at two other wjeel that we recently completed:
What do you think?
As for the BMW steering wheel - what is the color scheme you'd like to see it? Or maybe one of you wants to buy this first piece? We'll gladly wrap it for you
Have a great weekend!
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Jack
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Hi again
Look what I've found in our shop
The wheel P/N is: 2 226 741 and the slipring is: 1 159 065.
So if you're interested, please let me know what exactly you want done with it and I will give you the price
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Jack
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Not a BMW and not the best photo but I believe the color is quite close:
What do you think?
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Jack
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I understand you want to keep factory thickness, right? No padding necessary?
If that's what you want, your price will be $450 shipped. Please let me know if you approve and I will give you all the details on how to proceed.
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Jack
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Indeed
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Well then I am interested! PM me or email me at Fhill1381@gmail.com with details please
Emailed you
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Now I am excited, haha. It's going be hard to wait on this one. Any interest in my stock 1998 M roadster steering wheel?
Do you have a ball park time frame for when you will receive the wheel back? Or rough guess when I might have it by?
The wheel will be back later this week so should be completed and shipped next week. I will of course send you photos as soon as it is ready
Take care
Jack
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Post pics of the wheel here when you are done and you might even have another customer
E90 335i
On3 Performance top mount single turbo kit, Precision 6466 Turbo, ECS Tuning charge pipe, 7in FMIC, JB4 w/ MHD backend flash, Stage 3 fuel pump, Port injection, E85, some wheels that came w the car but are thick
E39 540i (SOLD)
6 spd swap, "Almost Nardo" Vinyl Wrap, JB Racing LTW flywheel, M5 clutch & control, BC Racingcoilovers, cat back straight pipe, E60 SSK, ZHP shift knob, hard wired aux, Style 32 17", BFG G-force Sport Comp-2 tires, shadow-line trim, reenforced differential bushing, ATE Type 200, Hawk HP Plus pads, intake res delete, 10W40 M1, trans fill 50/50 Redline MT-90 & 75w90NS, solid shifter carrier bushing, pixel fix, red needles
Any news? I sent a PM Wed haven't heard back yet.
I apologize, we're closed for The Sema Show until end of this week. Please let me respond with the ETA as soon as I come back to my office next Tuesday.
Sorry it takes so long, I was hoping to complete your steering wheel before leaving for Sema, but there was so many thing going on that it turned out impossible
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Jack
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thanks for getting back to me.
I figured you were at SEMA now. I understand things take time, I work in aerospace manufacturing, so I know the struggle to get things made quickly. I just like to have an idea of what's going on.
I hope SEMA goes well, and I am looking forward to an update on Tuesday.
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As soon as I get back to my office, I will check what is going on there and let you know the status
Take care
Jack
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This situation is making me think again about considering a redline wheel. You guys need to be a bit more transparent...
E90 335i
On3 Performance top mount single turbo kit, Precision 6466 Turbo, ECS Tuning charge pipe, 7in FMIC, JB4 w/ MHD backend flash, Stage 3 fuel pump, Port injection, E85, some wheels that came w the car but are thick
E39 540i (SOLD)
6 spd swap, "Almost Nardo" Vinyl Wrap, JB Racing LTW flywheel, M5 clutch & control, BC Racingcoilovers, cat back straight pipe, E60 SSK, ZHP shift knob, hard wired aux, Style 32 17", BFG G-force Sport Comp-2 tires, shadow-line trim, reenforced differential bushing, ATE Type 200, Hawk HP Plus pads, intake res delete, 10W40 M1, trans fill 50/50 Redline MT-90 & 75w90NS, solid shifter carrier bushing, pixel fix, red needles
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