[Evil Derboy]

Ala CS - Possible

[Simon H]

Originally Posted by Moonstone_UK

After seeing the steering wheel on the CS which does away with the bright silver trim, and having no interest in the carbon trims available, I dismantled the chrome trim and handed them into my local body shop to paint them piano black for me.

Very pleased with the results. Coupled with my alcantara retrim, it really elevates the wheel I think.

Hi Buddy,
Could i ask who did your wheel retrim ?, was it Jack at Royal ?. Going to get mine done. Went into my dealers to ask about the CS steeringwheel, but there was some confusion about a small wiring loom on the CS wheel, which we didnt resolve, and he then quoted me on the M Performance wheel, £1200, no thanks. The trim does look good on your wheel, and i did have the same thought of getting the standard trim done in gloss black. Probably get some new paddles too, whilst the wheel is off .

[adeuel]

That's nice!

[Evil Derboy]

Originally Posted by Simon H

Hi Buddy,
Could i ask who did your wheel retrim ?, was it Jack at Royal ?. Going to get mine done. Went into my dealers to ask about the CS steeringwheel, but there was some confusion about a small wiring loom on the CS wheel, which we didnt resolve, and he then quoted me on the M Performance wheel, £1200, no thanks. The trim does look good on your wheel, and i did have the same thought of getting the standard trim done in gloss black. Probably get some new paddles too, whilst the wheel is off .

It was Royal. This is the third wheel I’ve had retrimmed by them and every job has been spot on.

The CS wheel is the same as the standard wheel other than the design. It would be an unnecessarily expensive option to buy the whole wheel. Also it’s not heated so you be giving that up if you have the option. M Performance wheel is also not heated.

[M5 F90 (2018)]

Originally Posted by Moonstone_UK

After seeing the steering wheel on the CS which does away with the bright silver trim, and having no interest in the carbon trims available, I dismantled the chrome trim and handed them into my local body shop to paint them piano black for me.

Very pleased with the results. Coupled with my alcantara retrim, it really elevates the wheel I think.

This looks great. I have the CF option and same paddle shifters and if i knew this was an option, i would have done it. I do really like the CF parts but they are expensive for what they are. Enjoy, oh and does the steering wheel still feel warm when you have the heating on?

[Slugsy01]

I really like that!

[Evil Derboy]

Originally Posted by M5 F90 (2018)

This looks great. I have the CF option and same paddle shifters and if i knew this was an option, i would have done it. I do really like the CF parts but they are expensive for what they are. Enjoy, oh and does the steering wheel still feel warm when you have the heating on?

It does. It takes a bit longer to heat up though as the when they re-trim a heated wheel, they generally wrap the alcantara around the existing leather.

[Wattles]

Looks really nice

[TheEnrique]

looks great

[ChalkyM5]

I love that! I have wanted to do something similar to this ever since I saw the CS steering wheel.

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by Moonstone_UK

After seeing the steering wheel on the CS which does away with the bright silver trim, and having no interest in the carbon trims available, I dismantled the chrome trim and handed them into my local body shop to paint them piano black for me.

Very pleased with the results. Coupled with my alcantara retrim, it really elevates the wheel I think.

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If you didn't like the cf on the steering wheel I'm curious why you paid for the CS cf paddles vice getting gloss black ones to match. Either way I love the new paddles. Insanely over priced once I got my hands on a set. Don't even look like real CF to me which I was disappointed in.

[Evil Derboy]

Originally Posted by Maverik259

If you didn't like the cf on the steering wheel I'm curious why you paid for the CS cf paddles vice getting gloss black ones to match. Either way I love the new paddles. Insanely over priced once I got my hands on a set. Don't even look like real CF to me which I was disappointed in.

They're alright but I'm probably going to get rid of them and fit a set of paddleshifterz in their place.

[aj_g80]

finally someone is on the same page as me, i think gloss black looks 10x better than carbon. C/F is getting played out...

[TheBigM5]

That looks class! Would love a simple carbon trim on mine..the silver is starting to annoy me a bit

[RockJohn]

Originally Posted by TheBigM5

That looks class! Would love a simple carbon trim on mine..the silver is starting to annoy me a bit

That looks great! Any tips on how to remove the airbag? I've searched all over for videos or instructions and have struck out.

[pcai]

Originally Posted by RockJohn

That looks great! Any tips on how to remove the airbag? I've searched all over for videos or instructions and have struck out.

Easier said than done that's for sure. It can be super hard to find the right angle with the screwdriver. Also you should disconnect the battery before attempting.

[Evil Derboy]

Originally Posted by RockJohn

That looks great! Any tips on how to remove the airbag? I've searched all over for videos or instructions and have struck out.

As mentioned above it can be a bit awkward to find the right angle to hit the spring clip on each side but once you know what you’re loking for it’s easy enough. You just need to poke around till you feel the pressure of the spring.

[TheBigM5]

Originally Posted by RockJohn

That looks great! Any tips on how to remove the airbag? I've searched all over for videos or instructions and have struck out.

Theres a video on youtube by IND..i do not trust myself to dismantle anything 😂 im a disaster

[coM5ition]

Photos of my upgraded steering wheel of 2020 competition.
I have the CS paddle shifters and wheel trim since I dont have the heat option

[ResIpsaLoquitur]

Originally Posted by coM5ition

Photos of my upgraded steering wheel of 2020 competition.
I have the CS paddle shifters and wheel trim since I dont have the heat option

This looks so much more put together than all that silver they throw in stock! Makes it look like an afterthought.

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by coM5ition

Photos of my upgraded steering wheel of 2020 competition.
I have the CS paddle shifters and wheel trim since I dont have the heat option

Was quite disappointed in the G80/CS paddles when I got mine. Not worth the $800 MSRP by any means. Was even hoping the red backing would be more rubber like with a better tactile feel. Instead I find them simply as red plastic. Oh well.
Still 100% better than what they come standard with. Which are the same damn paddles as my X5. I mean cmon.

[Simon H]

Originally Posted by coM5ition

Photos of my upgraded steering wheel of 2020 competition.
I have the CS paddle shifters and wheel trim since I dont have the heat option

Im doing exactly the same thing with mine. I fitted some Evolve paddles this last week, and have also ordered the CS Centre trim too. I really, really struggled with the small blue electrical connectors that connect the paddles to the wiring loom, how hard are they to pull apart !!, i never managed to get them apart, but instead managed to just pull the old paddles out far enough, to fit the new ones. Im going to take the whole wheel off, when i fit the CS trim this time, but those blue electrical connectors are giving me nightmares .