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Overboost 12-06-2017 06:21 PM
So, is this the one everyone wants? I see a heater button on the wheel? Less than $90 on fleaBay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/00-06-E53-B...5aKBN7&vxp=mtr

BeemerUser 12-06-2017 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Overboost (Post 1122962)
So, is this the one everyone wants? I see a heater button on the wheel? Less than $90 on fleaBay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/00-06-E53-B...5aKBN7&vxp=mtr
sold already

Crowz 12-06-2017 06:38 PM
Yep that's the one.

Crowz 12-06-2017 06:40 PM
Im buying new though. I have never owned a new factory steering wheel. So this time around I'm blowing the money on new :) But who knows I may buy used cheap one first to get it all working and to have a spare too. Im into this X5 for the long haul.

Overboost 12-06-2017 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by BeemerUser (Post 1122967)
sold already
Yeah, curse my "buy it now" finger. I bought it. :nanana:

Needs some love but the new trim was $63 at ECS and my current wheel needs one anyway. I need to get it here and see how bad the leather is, it looks poor on the lower backside.

Here is a link to the retrofit if you don't already have it.

http://pdfstream.manualsonline.com/e...81fdea71dd.pdf

BeemerUser 12-06-2017 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Crowz (Post 1122970)
Im buying new though. I have never owned a new factory steering wheel. So this time around I'm blowing the money on new :) But who knows I may buy used cheap one first to get it all working and to have a spare too. Im into this X5 for the long haul.
Yeah, that one was beat up a bit. :iagree:

scourtaud23 12-06-2017 07:03 PM
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.

kmm111 12-06-2017 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Crowz (Post 1122956)
I plan on doing this upgrade on mine and I have been battling with deciding on keeping the normal wheel or going to the sport wheel when I do the heated swap over.

I have paid close attention for the past week as to how I grip the wheel and at the moment the stock normal wheel is winning.

From a flat out looks department the sport wheel wins. No doubt.

But from a driving standpoint with where I rest my arm on the door and all the normal wheel is probably best for me.

You can bet though that before I fork out $400 for the heated wheel I will drive a sport equipped wheel something to do the final comparison with.

One thing about the normal wheel too for me is that all my other bmw's have the standard steering wheel. So when I go from one car to the next its familiar.
Mine has a heating steering wheel in the standard trim. I love it specifically because it’s seemless between all 3 BMW’s.

Overboost 12-06-2017 07:46 PM
I'm hoping mine is prewired for the heated steering wheel. I do have heated sport seats so I am optimistic it is prewired. A quick look at some reupholstery steering wheel companies give some nice options. I wonder if alcantara can be heated?

http://cobywheel.com/images/e90_imag...rt%20wheel.jpg

scourtaud23 12-06-2017 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Overboost (Post 1122980)
I wonder if alcantara can be heated?
It can... But it will not stay pretty as long as leather... You'll still get at least 2 or 3 years easily.


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