OK, it might be a temporary thing, but I installed a large steering wheel spinner on my E53 yesterday. I have to drive it quite a bit tomorrow (maybe 30-40 miles, but some in traffic, and more on winding two-lane roads with sharp turns and switchbacks). Doctor visits and shopping trip.

I seem to be falling apart, with decrepitude at all four limbs (my wife says five); specifically, lately, my sprained left wrist with hyper-extended thumb can't grab the steering wheel tightly enough, nor am I able to make large/sweeping steering motions using my right arm (longtime rotator cuff injury now much worse). So, I'm going to try using a steering wheel spinner, like my Granpa used on his '52 Chevy (war injury), and my mother did on her '54 Ford (she was weak & small), back in the day.

Normally, I love the tight steering of my X5, but last time I drove it, my rotator cuff gave me problems on tight turns, and has grown much worse since then. I don't want to have the wife drive me everywhere in her Lexus, like an old man (I am old, a BOOMER1, 14 years older than she is, referred to as the "old Fart" by her snotty GENX friends), so I'm going "old school" with the spinner.

We'll see how it works tomorrow, and if it helps a lot, it might remain installed. It fit nicely/tightly over the steering wheel cover I use (to protect the factory leather wheel), and looks OK. For $29, it's worth a try, at least until/or if my left and right arms improve. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNCKK74D...fed_asin_title

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Here:
14 Lexus ES350,3.5L-U660E
09 HHR Panel,2.2L-4T45E
04 Chevy 2500HD,6.0L-4L80E
98 GMC Sierra 1500,5.7L-4L60E

Gone:
66 Chevelle Malibu 2dr ht.,327>441c.i.-TH350>PGlide/transbrake
08 Cobalt Coupe,2.2L-4T45E
69 & 75 C10s,350c.i.-TH350
86 S10,2.8L-700R4
73 Volvo 142,2.0L-MT4
72 & 73 VW SuperBeetles,1.6l-MT4
64 VW,1.2l-MT4
67 Dodge Monaco 500 2dr ht.,383c.i.-A727
56 Chevy 210 4dr,265c.i.-PGlide