Oh F........................!

[Barney Paull-Edwards]

So there I was on friday off with all the tools. Instruments came out exactly according to forum,discovered the car was assembled in 03/95, old bulbs out, bust off one of the locks getting multiplugs out. Not as per threads,TDS`s have only two plugs and a wierd blank bit at the bottom of the speedo. Battery off yesterday to run down capacitors,column cover not as thread, one screw under and clips elsewhere,yellow/orange plug for airbag off,black/white plug for horn off,17mm not 22mm bolt off, igniton on, wheel off easy. Now the fun,wheel on car has annular ring crimped to back,wheel off `90 has completely different set up, bugger, lucky I did`nt ruin wheel getting it off,re-assemble old wheel and swear,perfect `90 wheel available for anybody, swap for `95 wheel! Back to fourth winding of duct-tape. How does anybody fit an aftermarket wheel to an E34? All praise to forum for instrument advice, worked a treat, as did fitting M5 front end to TDS,had to make strut tops with new bearings but small price to pay for better handling, bearings to fit are from John Deere hub.

[Ross]

Are you changing your wheel because the leather is "buggered"? If so you may want to try Wheelskins. They are nice quality and a BIG improvement on a ratty leather wheel, even bigger improvement over duct tape. A bit time consuming to stitch up but worth the effort.

[winfred]

i can't speak for euro cars but us cars the wheels are all the same from 91 up on the 3 and 5 series (not positive where they stop fitting, e34 and 36 definetly), the ones that have the 16/17mm bolt, e36 wheels with bolt right in, cars with the 22mm nut can use the older wheels like e30/e24/e28...

[Barney Paull-Edwards]

Any idea where I can get a "wheelskin" from ? The wheel fitted a treat but the Airbag connection was completely different, the annular bit behind my wheel did not fit at all, any idea what will fit that bit Winfred?

[winfred]

id need to see a picture to tell what went wrong


Any idea where I can get a "wheelskin" from ? The wheel fitted a treat but the Airbag connection was completely different, the annular bit behind my wheel did not fit at all, any idea what will fit that bit Winfred?

[Barney Paull-Edwards]

Its 0130 here, will post photo tomorrow when I take the F....... wheel off to align it properly!Old wheel had slip rings,`95 one does`nt.