shift knob, e-brake, and steering wheel trim done in burl wood

MPoWeRMAN · 06-17-2007, 10:34 PM

I know that wood is not the preferred look around here, but I think it looks nice with my lemon interior

ACZakka325i · 06-17-2007, 10:40 PM

Overkill.

chbrules · 06-17-2007, 10:41 PM

How do you get the trim on the steering wheel? I've never seen that on a car at the dealership before.

MPoWeRMAN · 06-17-2007, 10:55 PM

you have to order it through parts, not a factory option

KEVIN88GT · 06-17-2007, 11:01 PM

totally NOT digging it...but dude who cares what we think.... as long as u love it.

Bimmer335i07 · 06-17-2007, 11:04 PM

Sorry man, I don't like it. It's just too much wood.

But like KEVIN88GT said, as long as you like it!

daejinyoon · 06-17-2007, 11:06 PM

Yeah.....it just doesn't look right.....again as long as you like it....

Jay_328 · 06-17-2007, 11:16 PM

ummm somethings a bit off but again if you like it, awesome

Craigito · 06-17-2007, 11:34 PM

That steering wheel is....ummmmm...we'll lets just say i'm not a big fan. But i'm not a big fan of the Burl anyways so not completely unbiased.

Ryan 330i · 06-17-2007, 11:35 PM

thats some wood!

jonerik26 · 06-18-2007, 12:00 AM

i like it, it probably looks better in person.......if it weren't for the lemon interior for sure it'd look tacky, but you can pull it off......i wish i had lemon interior

F30Toad · 06-18-2007, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by jack1526

i like it, it probably looks better in person

+1, I'm sure it looks much better than that picture show. Burl is so dark and subtle in person, that picture makes it look strange. I bet that makes the car feel more high end inside, more like British make cars.

LEDZEP · 06-18-2007, 08:34 AM

As long as you like it, don't worry what we think.

MPoWeRMAN · 06-18-2007, 10:04 AM

it doesnt stand out as much as it does in the pic, the pic was taken at night with the flash, it is pretty subtle actually, and yeah, I love it, and I just thought I would see what everyone here thinks

GJR · 06-18-2007, 10:08 AM

I think it looks gorgeous.

tintivilus · 06-18-2007, 10:45 AM

Hey, it's not so bad. I was thinking about going this route to get rid of some of the 335 chrome-overkill, but I think I've settled on M-Sport perf leather instead.

Does the steering wheel trim replace the plastic one or attach over the top?

canucklion · 06-18-2007, 10:47 AM

wow, it's like being in the gay pride parade: TOO MUCH WOOD!

but it's your car, as long as you love it, who cares

MPoWeRMAN · 06-18-2007, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tintivilus

Does the steering wheel trim replace the plastic one or attach over the top?

it replaces it, I actually had to take the steering wheel off to install it, kinda a pain in the ass to do

pacman · 06-18-2007, 11:35 AM

not a fan of the steering wheel trim.... the others looks OK

ksfrogman · 06-18-2007, 11:47 AM

I like the luxurious elegance of wood as I have Burl Walnut trim, but aesthetically, I'll have to agree that sometimes things are better in moderation.

From a functionality perspective, the "wood pieces" you added are changing soft things you would normally touch (i.e., the shift knob, eBrake handle) with hard plastic?

The bottom line though is what you like, because we all have different tastes. It probably does look a lot different in person.

Zeeman · 06-18-2007, 12:05 PM

Quote:

wow, it's like being in the gay pride parade: TOO MUCH WOOD!

but it's your car, as long as you love it, who cares

never taken wood myself...not my thing, but thanks for sharing your experience.

Pretender · 06-19-2007, 01:27 AM

The shift knob is tolerable, but the steering wheel...hmmm. I wouldn't do that on the sport steering wheel and stick shift.

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MPoWeRMAN First Lieutenant 36 Rep 388 Posts Drives: 2007 E91 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rancho Mirage, CA iTrader: (9)	it doesnt stand out as much as it does in the pic, the pic was taken at night with the flash, it is pretty subtle actually, and yeah, I love it, and I just thought I would see what everyone here thinks
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