Talk me off the ledge ****INSTALLED****

[M3M3]

On 1/7/2023 at 3:05 PM, John76 said:

Yes, it does...especially when the doctor is picking splinters out of your face after a crash. 💀 

and when after an hour drive your hands are numb from the vibration and cold, slippery, hard feel of a wooden wheel.  i confess to liking a bit of wood trim in a car, but after driving a 2002 for a week with a wood steering wheel....no thanks.

[tzei]

Did some quick diggin. Found out from WN: 45 mm, 58mm, 70 mm,  82 mm. Dunno if there is others.

I’d like to get a set with old motorsport motif that fit my aftermarket wheel caps…

… but this is a thread hijack.

[conkitchen]

3 hours ago, tzei said:

Did some quick diggin. Found out from WN: 45 mm, 58mm, 70 mm,  82 mm. Dunno if there is others.

I’d like to get a set with old motorsport motif that fit my aftermarket wheel caps…

… but this is a thread hijack.

 

Kinda have my eye on this ditty from ebay. It's metal with enamel so kind looks vintage-ish Plus it's less than 1" in diameter.  

 

BMW Logo Round Emblem 21mm; 51 14 2 308 800 / BMW-Roundel800

 

 

US $20.02

 

But what do I know

 

[conkitchen]

20 hours ago, ray_ said:

They make that cardboard look so metal-like!

 

 

Yeah Baby! 

 

[bob02]

That engine deserves to be displayed at the museum in Munich! An engineering masterpiece!

 

Bob

[conkitchen]

3 minutes ago, bob02 said:

That engine deserves to be displayed at the museum in Munich! An engineering masterpiece!

 

Bob

Ray made me do it

[bob02]

Oh that Ray!!

[ray_]

12 minutes ago, bob02 said:

Oh that Ray!!

No no, the other one!

 

 

[Vicleonardo1]

On 1/7/2023 at 4:20 PM, conkitchen said:

why worry about the people, we can always make more. 

In China, if you are one in a million, there are a thousand people like you.....

[TobyB]

We're not THAT far behind in that particular arms race.

 

(I also blame THAT Ray)

 

t

 

[Gordon]

If you can't find a steering wheel that you like for your 02 in this thread, there is no hope.

https://www.bmw2002faq.com/forums/topic/126575-steering-wheel-thread/

[conkitchen]

So there I was, staring into abyss of stuff I have laying around. I found a vintage roundel. You know the ones with the clear rubber coating. Perfect.  

 

Had to hook up a ground wire for the horn button and did a slight refinishing of the aloomineeum horn cover ring. The China finish was a wee bit stupid so I chucked it up in the lathe and spun sanded/polished it. 

 

Have to say, I like it except the wood wheel is really smooth and hard.  

 

but what do I know-(how many is that now Ryan?) 

[ray_]

Is that a tribute speedo needle?

 

😁

[conkitchen]

Just now, ray_ said:

Is that a tribute speedo needle?

 

😁

It's for when the Cop asks "do you know how fast you were going" 

[AustrianVespaGuy]

On 1/7/2023 at 3:11 PM, 2002iii said:

Your steering wheel is a safety item, you don't want it coming apart while your driving.

I once had one of the spokes break where we unwisely had drilled an hole in it to mount the radio button in the middle of a turn during a ChumpCar race.  Fortunately, the two remaining spokes were enough to keep it functional, but boy was that thing FLOPPY! So yeah not exactly something I would recommend experiencing if avoidable!