The next mod, after the HRE WHEELS is.... *PIX*
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The next mod, after the HRE WHEELS is.... *PIX*
Ive been spending way to much on mods lately. I got an eisenmann exhaust, e63 custom painted rear spoiler, euroteck carbon fiber lip, HRE 840's.....
And i just picked up another mod, however its almost the best in a way....
Its a a new Steering Wheel.
Its the MP Designs, black leather + wood steering wheel.
Unless your car is a special designo or special order AMG, most cars come with that dark wood, thats just what the steering wheel has.
I have yet to install it, however the feel of it is amazing. Its like NIGHT and day difference between that and stock.
If you have ever driven a E39 M5, you know what im talking about. It was a thick yet sporty steering wheel thats amazing and gave much control.
I hate to say it
The stock steering wheel always felt very C class for me..... It never felt very stable or comfortable, and for some reason reminded me of a less, sure footed car, and again i felt like it was too C class for my taste.
Yes its expensive, retail is close to 1600 for this steering wheel.
Renntech sells the same wheel made by mp designs for a lot more!
Here are the pix.
And i just picked up another mod, however its almost the best in a way....
Its a a new Steering Wheel.
Its the MP Designs, black leather + wood steering wheel.
Unless your car is a special designo or special order AMG, most cars come with that dark wood, thats just what the steering wheel has.
I have yet to install it, however the feel of it is amazing. Its like NIGHT and day difference between that and stock.
If you have ever driven a E39 M5, you know what im talking about. It was a thick yet sporty steering wheel thats amazing and gave much control.
I hate to say it
The stock steering wheel always felt very C class for me..... It never felt very stable or comfortable, and for some reason reminded me of a less, sure footed car, and again i felt like it was too C class for my taste.
Yes its expensive, retail is close to 1600 for this steering wheel.
Renntech sells the same wheel made by mp designs for a lot more!
Here are the pix.
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someone correct me if im wrong, but to me that looks like the stock wheel w/wood...dosnt really look like it has the mold/shape/grips of those mp ones, maybe its just the picture But I dont see much of a diffrence between that and stock besides the wood....
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thought the shape would look more like these...or atleast the mp wheels ive seen have....OR maybe you got a regular wheel w/wood, and I didnt read your post correctly..if so Sorry
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Now I'm confused.... MP Design website does show two styles: Ergonomic & sport. Ergonomic is the one shown by OP... sport is the one shown by Perisan. And the one shown in Performance Products website is the sport one.
And according to Performance Products, both of them don't come w/ the tiptronic buttons... you need to use your existing ones.
I plan to wait until Performance Products have big discount again (the best one I missed was 20% off) and since I have designo, I need to get the full-leather one
And according to Performance Products, both of them don't come w/ the tiptronic buttons... you need to use your existing ones.
I plan to wait until Performance Products have big discount again (the best one I missed was 20% off) and since I have designo, I need to get the full-leather one
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Ive been spending way to much on mods lately. I got an eisenmann exhaust, e63 custom painted rear spoiler, euroteck carbon fiber lip, HRE 840's.....
And i just picked up another mod, however its almost the best in a way....
Its a a new Steering Wheel.
Its the MP Designs, black leather + wood steering wheel.
Unless your car is a special designo or special order AMG, most cars come with that dark wood, thats just what the steering wheel has.
I have yet to install it, however the feel of it is amazing. Its like NIGHT and day difference between that and stock.
If you have ever driven a E39 M5, you know what im talking about. It was a thick yet sporty steering wheel thats amazing and gave much control.
I hate to say it
The stock steering wheel always felt very C class for me..... It never felt very stable or comfortable, and for some reason reminded me of a less, sure footed car, and again i felt like it was too C class for my taste.
Yes its expensive, retail is close to 1600 for this steering wheel.
Renntech sells the same wheel made by mp designs for a lot more!
Here are the pix.
And i just picked up another mod, however its almost the best in a way....
Its a a new Steering Wheel.
Its the MP Designs, black leather + wood steering wheel.
Unless your car is a special designo or special order AMG, most cars come with that dark wood, thats just what the steering wheel has.
I have yet to install it, however the feel of it is amazing. Its like NIGHT and day difference between that and stock.
If you have ever driven a E39 M5, you know what im talking about. It was a thick yet sporty steering wheel thats amazing and gave much control.
I hate to say it
The stock steering wheel always felt very C class for me..... It never felt very stable or comfortable, and for some reason reminded me of a less, sure footed car, and again i felt like it was too C class for my taste.
Yes its expensive, retail is close to 1600 for this steering wheel.
Renntech sells the same wheel made by mp designs for a lot more!
Here are the pix.
Uh this is an MP wood\leather steering wheel? you sure? because i just installed the MB wood\leather steering wheel and it looks EXACTLY the same as this one and it cost me like $800 from MBNL
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Sorry to tell you but that is not a MP wheel... Unless they changed something recently...
The MP wheel has PERFORATED leather.. that looks like a MB wood/leather wheel.. The grips also dont look quite the same size unless its an optical illusion in the pic.
The MP wheel has PERFORATED leather.. that looks like a MB wood/leather wheel.. The grips also dont look quite the same size unless its an optical illusion in the pic.
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I believe it is a wood/ leather mbz one actually....
I recieved it as a gift from my brother, and i just assumed it was the mp designs. I didnt even know mbz made diffrent wheels?
Whats the diffrence between em in price?
I recieved it as a gift from my brother, and i just assumed it was the mp designs. I didnt even know mbz made diffrent wheels?
Whats the diffrence between em in price?
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Do you guys know if they sell a blackwood/suede sport wheel with shifter buttons? My cousin bought an '05 e500 that came with a wheel like this without the buttons. It looks and feels awesome. I'll take pictures if you haven't seen it.
