For those that have Wood Steering Wheels
03-31-2008, 04:05 PM
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For those that have Wood Steering Wheels
Hi everyone,
Just had a black birds eye maple wood steering wheel installed on my 2004 E320. Just wondering, does the steering wheel you guys have have fingertip grooves in the back on the wood section? Mine doesn't and wondering if anyone else's does. My dad's CL500 has the grooves, but maybe that's cause it's a CL
Please let me know, want to figure this out once and for all. Oh, and let me know if you guys have the brown wood steering wheel or black wood steering wheel (to see if one or the other has grooves or if neither do) and if you guys have a 2003-2006 E-class or a 2007-2008 (facelifted) E-class.
Just had a black birds eye maple wood steering wheel installed on my 2004 E320. Just wondering, does the steering wheel you guys have have fingertip grooves in the back on the wood section? Mine doesn't and wondering if anyone else's does. My dad's CL500 has the grooves, but maybe that's cause it's a CL
Please let me know, want to figure this out once and for all. Oh, and let me know if you guys have the brown wood steering wheel or black wood steering wheel (to see if one or the other has grooves or if neither do) and if you guys have a 2003-2006 E-class or a 2007-2008 (facelifted) E-class.
03-31-2008, 04:40 PM
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Black birds eye maple, and yes, it has finger grooves. I believe all of the OEM ones do. But don't quote me on that.
Did you buy yours at the dealer or was it aftermarket?
Did you buy yours at the dealer or was it aftermarket?
03-31-2008, 05:30 PM
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Benz-O-Rama,
I had it installed by a family friend that I usually take my benzes to, he has an independent shop. I asked and he said that it was OEM, not aftermarket.
I don't want to confront him unless I'm a 100% sure about this. It has grooves on the back, but only on the leather part, not the wood one. Is there any place externally on the steering that has a Benz part number? Can't find one on this one or the original leather one that I still have.
I had it installed by a family friend that I usually take my benzes to, he has an independent shop. I asked and he said that it was OEM, not aftermarket.
I don't want to confront him unless I'm a 100% sure about this. It has grooves on the back, but only on the leather part, not the wood one. Is there any place externally on the steering that has a Benz part number? Can't find one on this one or the original leather one that I still have.
03-31-2008, 06:17 PM
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The fact that 2 other people replied to this thread with OEM wheels and no grooves has me thinking that maybe my logic is reversed. Maybe it's the aftermarket ones that have the finger grooves.
Or maybe, some OEM ones have them, maybe some don't. I'm sure that someone who knows definitively will respond. There's plenty of people on this forum that know an awful lot about these cars.
Or maybe, some OEM ones have them, maybe some don't. I'm sure that someone who knows definitively will respond. There's plenty of people on this forum that know an awful lot about these cars.
03-31-2008, 06:24 PM
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On our E-class we have factory installed wood wheel--no grooves.
On our GL we have aftermarket (MP Designs) wood wheel--has grooves.
I like the one without grooves better.
On our GL we have aftermarket (MP Designs) wood wheel--has grooves.
I like the one without grooves better.
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04-01-2008, 03:42 AM
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Thanks to everyone
Just wanted to thank everyone who has posted so far for helping out on this... it really was bugging me the whole grooves or not grooves thing.
This is turning out to be kind of interesting actually. Hopefully we can get a definite answer.
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This is turning out to be kind of interesting actually. Hopefully we can get a definite answer.
Just like to also add that this forum is great. Don't know what I would do without it.
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Wood & Leather Heated wheel w/ Grooves / OEM
Tis true -- the wood and leather wheel I have is heated,
but only the leather portion is warmed. (yes, that makes
the wood part feel colder)
This is a factory installed heated wood & leather wheel
with finger grooves (bumps).
The dealer sales guy said "oh, they must have removed the
original wheel and replaced it with the wood and leather wheel,
too bad since the car had a heated wheel option". Guess he
did not know the heated wheels were available in "wood and leather".
I wonder if MB did away with some of the options on these
cars in later years because the sales force could not keep it all straight.
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'04 E500 Wagon
but only the leather portion is warmed. (yes, that makes
the wood part feel colder)
This is a factory installed heated wood & leather wheel
with finger grooves (bumps).
The dealer sales guy said "oh, they must have removed the
original wheel and replaced it with the wood and leather wheel,
too bad since the car had a heated wheel option". Guess he
did not know the heated wheels were available in "wood and leather".
I wonder if MB did away with some of the options on these
cars in later years because the sales force could not keep it all straight.
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'04 E500 Wagon
04-01-2008, 09:54 PM
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Tis true -- the wood and leather wheel I have is heated,
but only the leather portion is warmed. (yes, that makes
the wood part feel colder)
This is a factory installed heated wood & leather wheel
with finger grooves (bumps).
The dealer sales guy said "oh, they must have removed the
original wheel and replaced it with the wood and leather wheel,
too bad since the car had a heated wheel option". Guess he
did not know the heated wheels were available in "wood and leather".
I wonder if MB did away with some of the options on these
cars in later years because the sales force could not keep it all straight.
------------
'04 E500 Wagon
but only the leather portion is warmed. (yes, that makes
the wood part feel colder)
This is a factory installed heated wood & leather wheel
with finger grooves (bumps).
The dealer sales guy said "oh, they must have removed the
original wheel and replaced it with the wood and leather wheel,
too bad since the car had a heated wheel option". Guess he
did not know the heated wheels were available in "wood and leather".
I wonder if MB did away with some of the options on these
cars in later years because the sales force could not keep it all straight.
------------
'04 E500 Wagon
Me too. Heated wood steering wheel w/Grooves. Only leather heated.
04-02-2008, 12:49 PM
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From what I can gather, those of you that had the wood steering wheel option on your vehicles (a factory wheel), the vehicles were MY 2003-2004. The one's 2005 and up do not have the grooves. Maybe MBUSA decided to make this change or maybe DAG decided not to produce this wheel with grooves anymore. The latter would explain why the wheel I got doesn't have grooves since the one with grooves had stopped being manufactured.
Have we found decontenting in the steering wheels???
