Steering wheel peeling
 

The black coating on the inner portion of my '04 X5 4.8is steering wheel is peeling off and exposing the white underneath. It's a real eyesore. Anyone have this problem? What's the best fix? I don't want to buy a whole new wheel, but really don't like the look of the peeling. Thanks. :dunno:

mine is peeling too. it's should not happen. not sure what to do?

You can probably remove the wheel and all the trim, tape if off and paint the area that is peeling.

Honestly though, installing a new M3 SMG wheel and airbag is probably the single best upgrades I have done to my 4.8is. It wasn't cheap, but it feels like a brand new car. The stock 4.8 wheel is just downright ugly IMO compared to the M3 wheel.

Known problem....take it to the dealer and they will replace it

the dealer will replace it for free?

Chris, do you have any pics of your wheel or a link where I can check it out?

As far as the dealer replacing it, my car is still under CPO warranty but I suspect that the CPO will NOT cover this issue because it's very skimpy on any coverage beyond core engine issues. I'd love to be wrong...

My wheel is peeling as well. I'm just about to pick up a wheelskin to see if that'll fix/cover the issue.

It's covered under factory warranty for sure.....maybe under CPO (I had mine replaced while CPO'd) but in most cases because it's such a common problem with the X's the dealer will just replace it and pass the costs back to the manufacturer

when you guys say peeling you don't mean the stitching is coming apart?

yup same here and i only have 7k miles !!