Alcantara steering wheel wrap (coby wheels?)

[ryank382]

Hey guys so I love the alcantara steering wheels but dnt want to pay for a super expensive M perf wheel even though I absolutely love the one with the electronic display. So I figured there might be some companies that wrap steering wheels in alcantara and after a little bit of research I found coby wheels. My questions are

Has anyone here used them for the f80/82 steering wheel? Any pics?

Has anyone used anyone else to wrap their steering wheel? Wish there was somewhere local to me in North Jersey.

How much does this type of thing typically cost?

I feel like this is the type of thing a lot of people would get done if there was one place that did it well instead of dishing out a bunch of money for a new mperformance wheel

[M5 Monster]

Dinnman he's a member here. I have one of his Wheels and its worth it.
https://www.dinmann.com/

[ryank382]

Originally Posted by M5 Monster

Dinnman he's a member here. I have one of his Wheels and its worth it.
https://www.dinmann.com/

Not what I™m looking for but thanks for the reply

[M5 Monster]

Originally Posted by ryank382

Not what I™m looking for but thanks for the reply

Send him a PM he can do anything you want to your steering wheel.

[MMMCOOKIES55]

cobywheel does great work. My Steering wheel is with them right now. I will post pics when it gets back.

[ryank382]

Originally Posted by MMMCOOKIES55

cobywheel does great work. My Steering wheel is with them right now. I will post pics when it gets back.

I actually just ordered from there today. Excited for the results

[OtisF80M3]

Reviving a dead thread. About to place an order with coby. Can you guys post pictures of your wheel? Thanks

[ryank382]

Originally Posted by OtisF80M3

Reviving a dead thread. About to place an order with coby. Can you guys post pictures of your wheel? Thanks

One pic with flash and one without. It's been months and I still haven't put the center piece back in lolll

Posted from my phone not sure if pics are clear. Lemme kno

[OtisF80M3]

Looks awesome. How are you liking it so far? Is the alcantara holding up well?

[ryank382]

Originally Posted by OtisF80M3

Looks awesome. How are you liking it so far? Is the alcantara holding up well?

Yup I would def recommend it. It's been like 5 months granted this isn't my daily but looks the same as it did day 1

[vasi_M3]

I would like to have my wheels wrapped but seems that we would loose the ///M stitching in the process, which is something I want on an M car

[MrSmartyPants]

Originally Posted by vasi_M3

I would like to have my wheels wrapped but seems that we would loose the ///M stitching in the process, which is something I want on an M car

Coby wheel does the ///M stitching.

[OtisF80M3]

My E46 M3 wheel was wrapped by Colby. It was worth it and thinking about doing it for my F80. I have heated steering and not sure how that will be affected with a wrap.

[///M///]

Someone mentioned on here that for the Alcantara gear boot they use very thin grade alcantara. Not sure if anyone else has experienced that or if that is an issue?

[slaughter.mode]

Just received my wheel from Coby Wheel and it's great. Heating still works too. For $250, absolutely no regrets.

[Fat Goose]

Does the wrap job make the steering wheel thicker, as thick or thicker as the V2 m performance steering wheel?

[slaughter.mode]

Originally Posted by Fat Goose

Does the wrap job make the steering wheel thicker, as thick or thicker as the V2 m performance steering wheel?

It is certainly thicker yes.

[Fat Goose]

Originally Posted by nv_f82

It is certainly thicker yes.

Originally Posted by nv_f82

It is certainly thicker yes.

Sweet, do you know what the two tone option thats offered consists of?

[slaughter.mode]

Originally Posted by Fat Goose

Sweet, do you know what the two tone option thats offered consists of?

I don't but if you email him he has a ton of example pics he can send you.

[jfritz27]

If sending in the OEM wheel, do they remove the original leather first, or just apply the alcantara on top of the OEM leather? Is there any perceivable "squirm" in the alcantara (where if you grip it you could roll it foreward/backward circumferentially)?

Thx

[slaughter.mode]

Originally Posted by jfritz27

If sending in the OEM wheel, do they remove the original leather first, or just apply the alcantara on top of the OEM leather? Is there any perceivable "squirm" in the alcantara (where if you grip it you could roll it foreward/backward circumferentially)?

Thx

You'd have to ask, I don't know but it feels really good and there's no rolling or flexing of the leather in any way. I had the heated steering wheel option so that's why I went this route. There's no other way to preserve it and to my knowledge the heating element is bound to the leather. So, I'm going to assume that they wrapped over the factory leather. I doubt for this price point a new heating element was bound to the alcantara leather. Feels great though and heating still works just fine.

[slaughter.mode]

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