Wicked long shot... anyone want to trade MY leather steering wheel for YOUR wood one?
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Wicked long shot... anyone want to trade MY leather steering wheel for YOUR wood one?
I just bought a 2011 E550 with a "regular" leather steering wheel but i'd much prefer a wood one. I looked online and got pricing but I wanted to check here first.
I don't know if people consider there to be pros and cons to the steering wheel types so maybe people prefer leather, who knows.
I'm trying to get a wood steering wheel so if anyone has one for sale or wants to trade, let me know.
I don't know if people consider there to be pros and cons to the steering wheel types so maybe people prefer leather, who knows.
I'm trying to get a wood steering wheel so if anyone has one for sale or wants to trade, let me know.
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All I know is they're selling for $750-1000 on eBay just for the wheel alone. I'd assume 2 hours to replace at a dealer so $1500 or so at the most...
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Good luck with your trade. Check fleabay, too.
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Thanks for the feedback on how hot the wood wheels can get.
While I'd love to have a heated wheel in winter, the required non-sport wheel is a deal breaker for me.
All in all, my leather sport wheel is probably here to stay.
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Thanks for the feedback on how hot the wood wheels can get.
While I'd love to have a heated wheel in winter, the required non-sport wheel is a deal breaker for me.
All in all, my leather sport wheel is probably here to stay.
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I have never had a wood wheel in any of my MBs, but they are beautiful looking. I must say that the steering wheel is one of my favorite things in these cars. MB must spend a lot of time on getting this right. No other car's steering wheel feels so good.
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I did my first ever steering swap this year. Super easy DIY job. Less than 45 minutes.
Lots of help on how to do it on this forum.
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ml#post6323138
Lots of help on how to do it on this forum.
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ml#post6323138
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I love the wood steering on my 350 - one of the things a learned from having a Jaguar XK, which was my first car with a wood steering.
Since my car is parked in the garage at home and under roof at work, I don't know about the wood getting hot. Based on this I would throw a towel or something over the steering in summer - not only to prevent your hands from burning, but protecting the wood as well!
Since my car is parked in the garage at home and under roof at work, I don't know about the wood getting hot. Based on this I would throw a towel or something over the steering in summer - not only to prevent your hands from burning, but protecting the wood as well!
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just search on ebay and something will come up. If you want to have the three spoke sport wheel, and yours is the older four spoke, then price out and airbag along with it. Your interior will be drastically different and it will be worth every penny.
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I did my first ever steering swap this year. Super easy DIY job. Less than 45 minutes.
Lots of help on how to do it on this forum.
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ml#post6323138
Lots of help on how to do it on this forum.
https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ml#post6323138
I'm happy with my leather wheel and with the windshield tint it never gets near hot.
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People are wrong about the Sun issue.
The wheel gets hot, but its due to the 120 degree inside temp. of a closed, hot car.
Putting a towel on the wheel makes no difference either way. Its the ambient air in the car that heats the wheel.
However, no biggie. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
The wheel gets hot, but its due to the 120 degree inside temp. of a closed, hot car.
Putting a towel on the wheel makes no difference either way. Its the ambient air in the car that heats the wheel.
However, no biggie. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
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Had one on my W211 and have one on my SLK320. They are nice, but not enough nicer to bother with a swap out of the leather wheel.
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Another vote on how hot the wood wheel gets in our E550. I'm not sure whether it's direct sunlight or the inside temp of the car, but I'd guess it's the sunlight. Either way, the wood wheel gets hot as hell and I mean HELL, you know where the devil is...
The leather one in my C63 is never like that.
The leather one in my C63 is never like that.
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The top of the wheel that is in direct sunlight is noticeably hotter due to the IR heat from the windshield. Tinting helps, I have my front windshield tinted, but sooner or later the windows get hot and that in turn will heat up the car. So if you cover the wheel with something, it will help in the first hour, but if you left the car all day, the wheel will still get hot.
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In addition to getting superheated in summer (and ice cold in winter, if applicable), the wood wheel also gets trashed if you wear a ring.
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One more vote against wood wheel in "severe" climates - both long hot summers (FL, TX, AZ. etc.) or too long and too cold winters (you know where you are). My car has sport wood steering wheel, and while it looks and feels good (but IMO not as good as AMG all leather one) I always hate it when car is parked more than an hour outside 7-8 months a year.
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I just bought a 2011 E550 with a "regular" leather steering wheel but i'd much prefer a wood one. I looked online and got pricing but I wanted to check here first.
I don't know if people consider there to be pros and cons to the steering wheel types so maybe people prefer leather, who knows.
I'm trying to get a wood steering wheel so if anyone has one for sale or wants to trade, let me know.
I don't know if people consider there to be pros and cons to the steering wheel types so maybe people prefer leather, who knows.
I'm trying to get a wood steering wheel so if anyone has one for sale or wants to trade, let me know.
