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Old 12-06-2017, 07:03 PM
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If I read and understood the PDF correctly, the switch turns a relay on that powers the heat.

On my 3 spoke I have useless buttons... Maybe a rewire and upolster with the heating element inside (maybe even find a Range Rover wheel (vogue are all heated) and take his heating element) would be doable... I'll need to think about that.
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I want to get one of these as well.
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Yeah I always thought of it as a northern option but as Crowz can agree, it has been frigid here in the south lately. Looks like it will be under $300 all in.

fleaBay E53 heated sport wheel $88
Plastic switch cover $63
slip ring $120
relay $17
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Yeah I always thought of it as a northern option but as Crowz can agree, it has been frigid here in the south lately. Looks like it will be under $300 all in.

fleaBay E53 heated sport wheel $88
Plastic switch cover $63
slip ring $120
relay $17
The 4 spoke wheel is cheap and plentiful, but I'm not going to give up my thick sport wheel. Guess it's driving gloves for me.
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Old 12-12-2017, 11:08 AM
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The 4 spoke wheel is cheap and plentiful, but I'm not going to give up my thick sport wheel. Guess it's driving gloves for me.
Yeah, it had to be a sport wheel. I guess I was lucky finding this one...
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Yeah, it had to be a sport wheel. I guess I was lucky finding this one...
you were, you bastard.
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Yeah its mega cold in the south now

Painfully so.
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Looks goooood.
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Does anyone know if the Sport Steering wheel from the E70 fits?

I have a spare one from another project car and was wondering.
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Does anyone know if the Sport Steering wheel from the E70 fits?

I have a spare one from another project car and was wondering.
Even if it did fit on the column...you'd also need the know-how to get the MFL buttons to communicate over a completely different bus set-up.



The e53 uses the old generation BMW communication buses (I/K/M/P/Can/Diagnostic or KOMBI)...and the e70 uses the new generation BMW communication bus that is set-up for newer technology:


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