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03-10-2009, 12:58 PM
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4 Spoke Heated Steering Wheel
I'm confused with the heated steering wheel retrofit with respect to a 4 spoke non-heated to 4 spoke heated retrofit (I do know there is a heated sport wheel retrofit pdf on the home page) My question is: Do non-heated 4 spoke wheels have the heating coil (potential to become heated) or would I need to buy a specific 4 spoke heated wheel? I understand there are additional parts that go along with it but I'm just curious about the wheel itself... Thanks for help!! 
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03-10-2009, 02:19 PM
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Well, I checked out RealOEM.com (thanks to X5_Meister's post) and now think they are 2 separate steering wheels so I would need a new 4 spoke steering wheel to retrofit the heated wheel... If someone believes this is incorrect, please chime in!
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03-10-2009, 02:32 PM
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Looking at realoem.com it appears that you would need to purchase a new steering wheel that has the heater element in it.
If you are going to "upgrade" your steering wheel to have it be heated, I would upgrade to the Sports Steering Wheel while you are at it. Quote:
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03-10-2009, 02:37 PM
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That definitely would make more sense. It's too bad it's so expensive to do the upgrade (especially since it was originally only a $150 option!!!). I may just have to do with the economical solution... a pair of gloves
 Think a visit to a junkyard might be the best route as far as $$ is concerned?
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03-10-2009, 02:42 PM
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Junkyard might prove successful. The 4-spoke is in the 3.0i and 4.4i so you may have a decent shot at getting one.
Personally, I never liked the heated steering wheel, there is only two settings on or off. If it was a 3-stage like the seats I probably would have "warmed" up to it more!  Quote:
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03-10-2009, 02:49 PM
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 I'm glad I'm not the only one that enjoys corny jokes like that!Thanks for the advice jsears! I definitely wouldn't consider spending more than $100 on the mod but I figured it'd be a very 'nice to have' in the New England winters.
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03-10-2009, 03:20 PM
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Keep checking ebay. Got a used one last October for $150(sport wheel). They are out there just have to be patient.
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03-10-2009, 03:39 PM
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Is the sport wheel that much better than the 4 spoke? I'll keep my eyes open on ebay to see what I can find.
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#10
03-10-2009, 04:47 PM
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ncamg - sent you a PM...
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