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.
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.
