M-sport steering wheel for Canadians.

I read somewhere on e46fanatics that pacific bmw won't sell you the steering wheel unless you have it installed there cos of some safety issues and them being held liable. :dunno: But I heard you can buy it at Cutter.

Call Dan at Cutter BMW in CA (1-800-676-1595). It is $315 US dollars. I Just got mine today. I will be installing it this weekend. I hope it is as easy to install as everyone says it is..

Thanks, JDC.
I'll try that too.

Does $910Cdn include the airbag?

Bimmer128: No, I've asked about it before. THe airbag costs another $1000 + tax.

And, rost12, the installation of the wheel should only be 1 hour of labour MAX. My service advisor spent less than half hour on it, and only charged me $66. :bigpimp:

Toast - How much did you pay for the steering wheel?
Thanks about the info, I'll bug the service advisor if I go ahead with the switch

I purchased my wheel slightly used from a guy on e46fanatics.com. The deal includes the round airbag, he sold it to me for $550 including shipping. :bigpimp:

Ahhh......me want's one too :bawling:

Nice deal you've got

Just to add salt to the wound... (j/k)

...*drooling*...

Wait. Step? Now, I don't envy you anymore

My odyssey

I ordered my M steering wheel from Patrick BMW for $375US. However, they sent me a SP steering wheel instead with the wood trim. I called them back and at first they didn't believe me. Finally they did send me the correct wheel (of course, I had to pay to ship the SP wheel back to them). F*cking UPS (I really hate UPS, I really hate UPS.... ) charged me two times for brokerage fees. I had to bug Patrick BMW to send UPS a statement indicating it was a return and after a month I got that money back.

After I got the wheel, I tried to get the round airbag (I don't have SP) but the only dealership that was willing to sell it to me is Maranello BMW. It cannot be shipped from the US (contains explosives) and the local dealers were too stupid (they kept on telling me it won't work because I don't have SP, idiots!). Finally, I paid $1,000 CDN for the airbag and had them install it (1 hour labour). BTW, if you don't have SP, it is pretty difficult to DIY. You will need the correct torx (sp?) screwdriver to get the non-sp wheel off. While Maranello did a good job overall, they washed and scratched my car.

Finally, I am proud to say I am the reason Patrick BMW no longer ship to Canada. Actually, they told me that in my last phone call with them.

When I think of the cost of the whole thing (in time and money), I cringe a little but when I have my hands on the steering wheel, I forget about all that.

rost12 said:

...*drooling*...

Wait. Step? Now, I don't envy you anymore

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At least I still have a 5 speed

Re: My odyssey

Sjumper said:

I ordered my M steering wheel from Patrick BMW for $375US. However, they sent me a SP steering wheel instead with the wood trim. I called them back and at first they didn't believe me. Finally they did send me the correct wheel (of course, I had to pay to ship the SP wheel back to them). F*cking UPS (I really hate UPS, I really hate UPS.... ) charged me two times for brokerage fees. I had to bug Patrick BMW to send UPS a statement indicating it was a return and after a month I got that money back.

After I got the wheel, I tried to get the round airbag (I don't have SP) but the only dealership that was willing to sell it to me is Maranello BMW. It cannot be shipped from the US (contains explosives) and the local dealers were too stupid (they kept on telling me it won't work because I don't have SP, idiots!). Finally, I paid $1,000 CDN for the airbag and had them install it (1 hour labour). BTW, if you don't have SP, it is pretty difficult to DIY. You will need the correct torx (sp?) screwdriver to get the non-sp wheel off. While Maranello did a good job overall, they washed and scratched my car.

Finally, I am proud to say I am the reason Patrick BMW no longer ship to Canada. Actually, they told me that in my last phone call with them.

When I think of the cost of the whole thing (in time and money), I cringe a little but when I have my hands on the steering wheel, I forget about all that.

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Out of curiosity, did you sell your old airbag + wheel, Sjumper?? Or are you keeping them so you can change it back when you've decided to sell your car?

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Toast said:

Out of curiosity, did you sell your old airbag + wheel, Sjumper?? Or are you keeping them so you can change it back when you've decided to sell your car?

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No, I haven't sold it yet. It is collecting dust somewhere in my house. I really should put it in a secure place since the airbag can be explosive.

Anyhow, there are a lot of people out there with old SP steering wheels and they can't get rid of it for $100US. I don't think anyone will be interested in my non-sp 4 spoke wheel. I think the airbag can fetch a bit of change but since I'm keeping the wheel, I figure I might as weel keep the airbag.

I do have the sport package, so I'm ok in terms of air-bag, but I'm still not ok in terms of price

Anyhow...Just drove my car, I like my steering wheel as it is
Btw, guys, did you notice how much more enjoyable driving in warm weather is ? Mmmm...me likes summer

rost12 said:

I do have the sport package, so I'm ok in terms of air-bag, but I'm still not ok in terms of price

Anyhow...Just drove my car, I like my steering wheel as it is
Btw, guys, did you notice how much more enjoyable driving in warm weather is ? Mmmm...me likes summer

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Oh, its finally Summer in the east side? I have been driving in the warm weather with my summer tires on for over 2 months now. :bigpimp: It sure feels great, but I miss my easy-to-clean type 44 winter wheels.