08-08-2014, 11:32 PM | #1 |
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Electronic Steering Wheel. Anyone Else Not Feeling It?
My M235i was fitted with the ESW from the dealer. What Im finding is day to day driving isn't that great with it fitted. Reason being is that the top of the wheel is extremely fat due to the need for the display and electronics. If your use to holding the wheel with one hand on top, and the other hand on the shifter it's not comfortable at all. I'm thinking of just buying the other Alcatera wheel (with the stripe on top). I asked the dealer if the original wheel was available but he stated that with port installed options they keep the original. Go Figure. btw - the car is leased so selling it really isn't an option.
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08-08-2014, 11:43 PM | #2 | |
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Perhaps if I had bigger hands. Though I must admit the amount of info that it displays is vast (oil/water temp, tach, etc). I think I'm going to dig into the manual (for the first time) and give it another month.
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08-09-2014, 12:03 AM | #4 |
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Good plan. I do really think its unnecessary but the geek in me loves it! Shift lights and yes all that info. Im loving it.
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I have not done any port installed items. Are the costs of the optional items contingent upon giving the port the removed OEM parts? In your situation if you had retained the OEM parts you could now simply pay for putting the OEM steering wheel back on, and then selling the optional wheel since you paid for the part. Does the optional steering wheel cost less if it's port installed vs buying that wheel and installing somewhere else? |
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That said, I don't think I could deal with a bunch of shit embedded in my steering wheel. The wheel is supposed to serve a single function -- allowing one to steer the car. Anything else is superfluous and annoying. The proper way to implement shift lights is either at the top of the gauge cluster in the dash or with a head up display which unfortunately BMW does not offer in this car.
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I always shift by ear anyway... (By ear, not with my ear...) |
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I think if your tracking the car a lot the wheel makes much more sense. |
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im sure if you trade with someone for the stock m wheel...they wouldnt give a dawm when you return your lease
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08-09-2014, 08:42 PM | #13 |
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I was debating getting this or the standard alcantara with the red center stripe for half the price.
I almost wish the stock wheel wasn't as nice so it would force me to do it but it's hard to justify either price when the OEM one was made so well. |
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People with ESW, any cons when compared to OEM wheel? |
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I love the ESW. Aesthetically, I prefer the Alcantara over the normal material. The screen is nice, and I would personally want it always-on, as I love to watch the Gs build :wink: If I ever get around to tracking the car, I'm sure the shift lights will be nice to have, though they are fun now when introducing people to the car, haha.
Compared to the OEM wheel, I can't say. I wasn't even in the market for a car when I stumbled across the M235i. It was a demo w/ 4k miles and all the port options listed in my signature. Also, in my research, the wheel costs $1.7k, but they charge a few hundred for installation on the sticker -_- I would assume the wheels are simple to replace.
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