E30 Zone

Right, I'm working on, among other things, this:
http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ing_Wheels

So, I'd like photos of all the steering wheels please, Tech1, Tech2, the four-spoke one, that three-spoke one, Hartge/Alpina, and so on. Thanks a lot.

Here's one of my Tech 1

My old Nardi Blackline...

Tech1:

my new tec 2 cost £230 but well worth it

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My small version tec2

I'll find a picture of my Racing Dynamics wheel

d6dph wrote:I'll find a picture of my Racing Dynamics wheel

I've got one too!

Well that's the only two I have heard of so far. I love it, Best wheel I have driven with imho.

Here's my Alcantara Tech 2 wheel

dunno if any of them are any good to you, probably not

ive got a tech 1 wheel not fitted to the car and i can take a picture of that is you wish ???

I've always had a soft spot for 4 spoke wheels. Alex is that the one you had to scrap?

Blitz wrote:I've always had a soft spot for 4 spoke wheels. Alex is that the one you had to scrap?

yer heap of scrap really every panel had major rot, and was not worth saving but that was 4-5 year ago and there seemed to be a lot more chromies around then, i remember when i was looking on ebay there was a lot more to choose from unlike now

here is mine MT2

Excellent. I've put a few of them up now. If anyone has any information about the wheels (really, anything at all) then do share. Some diameter/circumference data would be good, particularly with regard to the two kinds of tech-2 wheel. Still looking for an Alpina wheel, and anything else I don't know about or haven't listed there.

That alcantara tech-2 is lovely. I'll have to get myself one.

That alcantara tech-2 is lovely. I'll have to get myself one.[/quote]


they are but they wear quicker than the leather imo.

hartge wheel i got from Theo not fitted it yet as got a bit to do before that happens

Four-Spoke

Four SpokeThe "poverty-spec" four-spoke wheel. It housed four buttons, one on each spoke, to operate the horn. The design of it is very similar to that of the steering wheel found in the basic-spec BMW E12. This was the standard wheel for the facelift SE cars

slight error the 3 spoke was fitted as standard to the SE models not 4 spoke

Apologies, I was misinformed.
You don't have to tell me about it though, anyone can edit the wiki if they spot mistakes...

Cloud wrote:Apologies, I was misinformed.
You don't have to tell me about it though, anyone can edit the wiki if they spot mistakes...

never thought of that

Are these any use to you?

Yes, excellent.
That's answered my "how thw hell am I going to show the size difference in the Tec-2 wheels?" dilemma.

aceraf wrote:Here's my Alcantara Tech 2 wheel

How much and where from??? Absolutely love it, bet it's a joy to hold on to!

Is there a size differnce between tech 1 and 2 if so how much, and do they obscure the dials or am I just ?

e301988325i wrote:

aceraf wrote:Here's my Alcantara Tech 2 wheel

How much and where from??? Absolutely love it, bet it's a joy to hold on to!

Is there a size differnce between tech 1 and 2 if so how much, and do they obscure the dials or am I just ?

I purchased this particular one from belgium or somewhere like that (i had a contact who sold them on ebay, but he's no longer on there now). I believe the e30 m3 evo 2 used these wheels. My one has the Mtech stitching on it but i believe normal ones will be just black stitching.

I paid around £180 for mine, but they're around £240 now, think you can also buy then from the main dealer for alot more.

Oh, and as long as you don't put grubby fingers all over them it will last! I've had mine on the touring for over a year now and it's still fine!

And yes...it's a joy to hold compared to all other wheels for the e30 (tech 1/2 in leather!)

Alpina 3 spoke in my sport, cost £250+vat but it is a nice thing to have.

Its slightly smaller than a small diameter tech2 wheel.





Alpina 4 spoke facelift wheel.

Alpina 4 spoke prefacelift.

This is a great project you are working on & great addition to the E30 community.

The prefacelift 4 spoke Momo wheel for the Alpina was the same wheel for the prefacelift Hartge. The horn pads were identical in shape, but had different respective logos. The upper right hand spoke had the respective tuner name engraved in it.

While the face lift wheels on the 2 cars were very similar, they were not identical as the previous ones.

The prefacelift 4 spoke Momo wheel for the Alpina was the same wheel for the prefacelift Hartge. The horn pads were identical in shape, but had different respective logos. The upper right hand spoke had the respective tuner name engraved in it.

That's not actually true, you can clearly see the difference between the respective pads if you look at them side by side.

Theo325 wrote:

The prefacelift 4 spoke Momo wheel for the Alpina was the same wheel for the prefacelift Hartge. The horn pads were identical in shape, but had different respective logos. The upper right hand spoke had the respective tuner name engraved in it.

That's not actually true, you can clearly see the difference between the respective pads if you look at them side by side.

There clearly is a difference in horn pad shape.

The leather also covers the whole of the metal spokes unlike the alpina one.

the 3 and 4 spoke facelift wheels look the part but that 4 spoke pre facelift is one hideous wheel

fuzzy wrote:the 3 and 4 spoke facelift wheels look the part but that 4 spoke pre facelift is one hideous wheel

Its very similar to the Ford RS 4 spoke wheel fitted to Mk 3 Escort RS1600i's.

This is a pic of the same wheel but it also has the choice of fitment to a mk4 escort as it also has a centre horn push. The mk3 having the horn push on the indicator stalk.

aceraf wrote:Here's my Alcantara Tech 2 wheel

In an Auto?

Blabla_Blacksheep wrote:

aceraf wrote:Here's my Alcantara Tech 2 wheel

In an Auto?

Yep....love it aswell...!!! Derby traffic is awful, and the auto is just what you need!

Aceraf - I also have a tech 2 wheel in suede / alcantara or whatever it is.

They are great to hold, and look good too in my opinion, worth the price they command.

Like you say, not putting grubby fingers on them is a must and I also regularly give mine a going over with a little suede brush which I bought for just a few quid on Ebay, only takes a few minutes and keeps it looking and feeling fresh.