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Upgrading a 2015 W205 to a carbon fiber led steering wheel?

Old Mar 11, 2023 | 09:11 PM
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I don’t have the knowledge or exp as a lot of others on here, but are u saying this $950 core would work perfectly if as ordered ( w/o them sending the vibro)
With the stock Parts transferred?
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Old Mar 11, 2023 | 09:19 PM
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The pics didn’t show up on my phone the first time

the “pay me then we’ll talk out the details”
is not what I want when ordering from China
Sorry I added pics after posting. Had to transfer and edit images from my phone.

They have a 100% rating on Ebay, not sure why they are playing games.
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Old Mar 11, 2023 | 09:24 PM
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I don’t have the knowledge or exp as a lot of others on here, but are u saying this $950 core would work perfectly if as ordered ( w/o them sending the vibro)
With the stock Parts transferred?
I researched the steering wheel and the vibration motor sits in the trim at the bottom of my oem steering wheel.

The original trim has to be transferred to the new wheel (including the motor inside)

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Old Mar 11, 2023 | 09:29 PM
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not sure why you are so bent out of shape. just swap over your vibro motor from the stock wheel and send it. order the wheel and call it a day. dont be a pita customer
Bent out of shape? Pita customer?. Sorry buddy, I don't reward and pay $150 extortion fees to dishonest sellers, after asking plain and simple questions. It's my $1000. Order canceled.
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Old Mar 11, 2023 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by lthlc63
from his message he included looks like he told them what they wanted. the whole vibration motor thing is not a big deal as it can be transfered over from the stock wheel. no need to get all upset.
some customers are just like this. oh well
Not sure what kind of world you live in. You must be very naive and easily fooled.

10 seconds after I make the order, they are changing stories. Who knows what I would receive for my $1000?.

"the whole vibration motor thing is not a big deal as it can be transferred over from the stock wheel"
So what was the extra $150 she was demanding for?????
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Old Mar 12, 2023 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by benzdude
Not sure what kind of world you live in. You must be very naive and easily fooled.

10 seconds after I make the order, they are changing stories. Who knows what I would receive for my $1000?.

"the whole vibration motor thing is not a big deal as it can be transferred over from the stock wheel"
So what was the extra $150 she was demanding for?????
the oem lane assist motor is pretty expensive. there are 2 control modules (black box in the wheel) one for lane assist one without lane assist) the 150 charge is for a lane assist box with the motor. you can look it up they arnt cheap.
plus it would be foolish to install a wheel from china using their parts as apposed to your oem parts that you know 100% function.

if youd like to jump down the rabbit hole with me i can tell you the w205 wheel also comes with 4 variations of steering wheel buttons and 8 different steering wheel control modules. if you install a set that is different from your car there is a good chance it wont work unless its coded to your car. so again its foolish to not use your oem buttons. most companies avoid selling complete wheels for w205 for that reason. a simple build will turn into a complete nightmare real quick
in addition if youve never bought parts from china, most of the sales reps dont actually know english. you cant send long complicated messages. something is going to get lost in the translator. Iv ordered carbon lips, diffusers and such. same thing got to break it down.


but anyway look around at all these different carbon companies. chances are they are all selling empty cores for the reasons above. $1000 is not a bad price for the options you selected
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Old Mar 15, 2023 | 04:52 PM
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Old Mar 21, 2023 | 04:26 PM
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Old Mar 21, 2023 | 04:28 PM
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Wow, that's beautiful dude! And the quality looks great from the pics.

And I have no clue what that connector is, are you sure it doesn't tie into the upper components? My OEM wheel only has 2 connectors and they are both rectangular and plug into the column. Left for the wheel buttons and right for the airbag.


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Old Mar 21, 2023 | 07:14 PM
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Wow, that's beautiful dude! And the quality looks great from the pics.

And I have no clue what that connector is, are you sure it doesn't tie into the upper components? My OEM wheel only has 2 connectors and they are both rectangular and plug into the column. Left for the wheel buttons and right for the airbag.
Well, after spending an hour searching images and videos of "Mercedes W205 steering wheel", it looks like the OEM steering wheel might come with that blue connector and it attaches to the right side of the board inside top of the steering wheel.

I am just curious as to what it connects too (speaker, buzzer?) and why there is a duplicate in the aftermarket wheel. I thought everything with wires would transfer over to the new wheel.

I sent out some messages.

I can see it here:

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I might have solved the mystery? Vibration motor has same plug. But oem wheel has motor in lower silver trim.






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So what parts did u order and from where?
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Originally Posted by benzdude
I might have solved the mystery? Vibration motor has same plug. But oem wheel has motor in lower silver trim.
That's some expert-level googling there. Nice!

That may be the newer configuration where the vibration motor is within the bottom of the wheel.


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Old Mar 22, 2023 | 09:57 AM
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That's some expert-level googling there. Nice!

That may be the newer configuration where the vibration motor is within the bottom of the wheel.
I asked a random seller on Ebay. I guess i will have two then. Vibrate plug?



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Old Mar 22, 2023 | 11:26 AM
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So what parts did u order and from where?
The wheel
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The led upgrade to Galaxy Pro
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where does the other end of the wire go? pop out anywhere?
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where does the other end of the wire go? pop out anywhere?
Nope. I am tempted to give it 12 volts and see what happens.
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it might honestly be for heating...
the vibration module sits at the bottom and goes through the bottom trim. looks like the wheel doesnt have one installed.
my money is on heating element
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it might honestly be for heating...
the vibration module sits at the bottom and goes through the bottom trim. looks like the wheel doesnt have one installed.
my money is on heating element
Like in a explosion?
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Like in a explosion?
what?
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Well, two votes for extra vibration motor
From original seller.



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​​​​​​She gets to use it only when it's off the car.

EDIT: I finally connected it to a 12 volt battery. The wheel comes with a built-in vibration motor. (who knew) Bzzzz! Bzzz!

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