steering wheel spinner installed

[workingonit]

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