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Alpina RS Steering Wheel
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Alpina RS Steering Wheel
I just thought I'd post this in the Alpina section, for easy reference, even though I've previously posted a picture on another thread.
I wasnt overly happy with my original steering wheel. With it being 13 years old it had got rather shiny and smooth, plus I'd scagged the bottom of the wheel getting in the car wearing cargo pants, due to a zip on the left thigh pocket. However, I also found it a little thin by modern standards, (especially as I'm driving a 2015 BMW as a daily car)
This was the original wheel: I sent it to Jack at Royals Steering Wheels for recovering and he added an extra 2mm of padding on top of the original wheel and then covered with Nappa Leather for £135 The wheel now feels much better and is far more comfortable to grip. In order to keep it Alpina OEM I stuck with the green and blue stitching and the quality of the workmanship is excellent. I'd fully recommend Royals if you are looking at getting your wheel done too.
I wasnt overly happy with my original steering wheel. With it being 13 years old it had got rather shiny and smooth, plus I'd scagged the bottom of the wheel getting in the car wearing cargo pants, due to a zip on the left thigh pocket. However, I also found it a little thin by modern standards, (especially as I'm driving a 2015 BMW as a daily car)
This was the original wheel: I sent it to Jack at Royals Steering Wheels for recovering and he added an extra 2mm of padding on top of the original wheel and then covered with Nappa Leather for £135 The wheel now feels much better and is far more comfortable to grip. In order to keep it Alpina OEM I stuck with the green and blue stitching and the quality of the workmanship is excellent. I'd fully recommend Royals if you are looking at getting your wheel done too.
Last edited by Number5 on Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Very nice Number5
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Great job - will feel miles better I'm sure.
Btw Alan, I cant see your avatar this is what I see:
Btw Alan, I cant see your avatar this is what I see:
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OK, thanks Colin, I'll have a look and see why it's not appearing.
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Stratus E86
G29 30i
1x Imola Z4MR
Alpina #019
10x E85 Se/Si Roadsters
2x E89's
Roof Motor Relocations (Bristol)
Porsche Boxster GTS
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Stratus E86
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It was/is working fine for me...Number5 wrote:OK, thanks Colin, I'll have a look and see why it's not appearing.
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Nope, your avatar is screwed for me as well, Alan.
BTW - also did my wheel at Jacks but had to cover the leather spokes myself, so lost the Alpina dual rhombus on the bottom spoke. The original leather was damaged beyond repair by the previous owner. Jack couldn't help there as he doesn't do leather thin enough for spokes - eventually, I'll find a coach builder who does leather to order, or just teach myself
BTW - also did my wheel at Jacks but had to cover the leather spokes myself, so lost the Alpina dual rhombus on the bottom spoke. The original leather was damaged beyond repair by the previous owner. Jack couldn't help there as he doesn't do leather thin enough for spokes - eventually, I'll find a coach builder who does leather to order, or just teach myself
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Its a top job done & felt great in the hands even at speeds up to errrr 85 money well spent for sure
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Fixed it - I think !markeg wrote:Nope, your avatar is screwed for me as well, Alan.
Alpina Roadster #307
Porsche Boxster GTS
Previous Zs
Stratus E86
G29 30i
1x Imola Z4MR
Alpina #019
10x E85 Se/Si Roadsters
2x E89's
Roof Motor Relocations (Bristol)
Porsche Boxster GTS
Previous Zs
Stratus E86
G29 30i
1x Imola Z4MR
Alpina #019
10x E85 Se/Si Roadsters
2x E89's
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Number5 wrote:Fixed it - I think !markeg wrote:Nope, your avatar is screwed for me as well, Alan.
previous: Alpina Roadster S, #108: gone
current: MB C-class
"veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I stuck around..."
current: MB C-class
"veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I stuck around..."
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Good to see it back - had been missing for weeks for memarkeg wrote:Number5 wrote:Fixed it - I think !markeg wrote:Nope, your avatar is screwed for me as well, Alan.
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Got to love a royals retim looks fantastic and makes such a difference well worth the money.
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very nice number5. Did the original wheel have the blur and green stitching? Cant see it in the photo!
Alpina back out of storage again now then.
Alpina back out of storage again now then.