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One of my latest deliveries. Original "sports" steering wheel sold with the 2002 with fresh leather recovered by Alan Gun. http://www.aglausa.com/p/home.html These were never sold in US or canada. This one was imported from Sweden about 10 years ago...

I had to try one of the "new" MOMO Heritage wheels after looking over their website. I have a 1983 MOMO Veloce wheel which is great but wanted to change the view from black to chrome. The new California wheel is nice but not quite the quality from 1983 IMHO. Leather edge at wheel spokes has a rough cut and wheel grip diameter feels tiny (~1") compare to the Veloce 1 1/8". Overall a nice looking wheel and I'll see if we become better friends on the 10 hour drive to Asheville.

Just wanted to share with forum a couple of original 38cm Momo Alpina Steering wheels I have been able to acquire through some degree of concerted effort. The silver one I obtained from Germany over a year ago from a collector. He is mostly a Porsche guy so was willing to let this one go. Although, I was made aware that Alpina wheels were in fact marketed to Porsche owners back in the day (see the fine print on the ad below in the top right corner). I never thought I would see another one, at least not anytime soon but a few weeks ago an e9 owner posted the black one on a steering wheel thread, and well, I couldn’t resist to pair it up with my other. These are 1st generation Alpina wheels commissioned by Alpina for Gianpiero Moretti’s fairly young company at the time MoMo (an acronym for the first two lettters of Moretti and Monza). The straight line MOMO stamping on the back indicates these were manufactured around ‘66-‘67. While a later more coveted nowadays 38cm version came standard issue on carbed e9 CSL’s, these earlier 38cm Momo Alpina wheels were designed for and used on 2002’s - making them much more badass . Well, at least certainly more rare. The leather on the black one is about toast, but they are overall both in great condition and I am beyond thrilled to have found them. And hey, they are in pretty good condition for being over 50 years old! Enjoy the pictures! J

If you're dealing with one of the nifty "sort-of-a-sport wheel but-not-really" early 02 steering wheels with the center horn pad (instead of the spoke horn buttons) I have whipped up this nifty diagram to help you assemble /disassemble it. Or... to help you troubleshoot the thing. Most of my own steering wheels have been "spoke button" type, so this was a good learning exercise for me! Hope this helps 'yinz-y'all! Paul Wegweiser Maximillian Importing

Anyone out there with a Nardi steering wheel? What size wheel do you have? I recently purchased a 360mm (14.1732") Nardi wheel, but feel as though it may be too small. I'm thinking about returning it for the 390mm (15.3543") wheel, as its much closer is size to the stock wheel on my 1975 2002, which I believe is larger than 400mm. Any input on which size is more common in 2002's, or why one might be preferable, other than a better turning radius with a smaller wheel? It's hard to tell without mounting and test driving. Thanks! Ross

Hey everyone, a while ago I came acros a local listing of a few steering wheels online. I am a bit of a steering wheel collector, and a saw two nice Personal wheels, a personal imitation wheel, a (ruined) Moto Lita wheel and a to me unknown wheel. There were some hubs aswell. Two of them are for old VW's, and three of them are unknown to me. I had a feeling they were for some kind of BMW, because there was a BMW horn button included aswell. I found out recently the unknown wheel was (I believe) called a Petri wheel. And that the BMW horn button belongs to it. But I cant find out what car this hub is for. Maybe a 2002 or an E9. In the middle of the hub is a BMW logo with ‘1.10977’. Can anyone help me out and shine some light on it? The plastic cover for the hub is also included. The wheel itself isnt in that good of a condition. The size is 380mm, and the wheel is covered in some kind of foam. There are no markings on the wheel. The chrome is peeling and the centrering isn't looking that good anymore. The foam is still looking good though, so I'm thinking of polishing the spokes and painting the centrering. Or will the wheel lose its value because it isn't original anymore? I don't plan on keeping it because I don't have a car for it, and I'd rather use one of my lovely Nardi wheels. But I don't mind spending some time to freshen it up a but before sale time. In the sale were also two identical hubs included. I think these might also be for a BMW, but I'm not sure. On the front it says 0156 and on the back 3120. There are no logo’s or brands on it. It looks like a Personal hub to me, but not sure. It does have the Personal hub pattern, being 6x74mm. Here are some photo's, maybe someone recognizes it? Let me know what you think! Thanks in advance, Rein

Chronical of the bespoke wheel For years I’ve dreamed of having a nice period looking aftermarket steering wheel. “Nice” is clearly subjective and I fully recognize that the very characteristics I would look for in a wheel, might be what turns others off. I’ve always been a fan of the larger diameter wheels in the 385MM – 400MM range. This criteria alone rules out the majority of aftermarket wheel options. Stylistically I’ve always been a big fan of wheels that have holes drilled out of the spokes (something akin to Momo’s Prototipo, or Petri). The problem with those wheels is that they are both too rare and expensive, or for the modern versions are too small in diameter and too thick in the handle. Why Momo hasn’t come out with a 390MM Prototipo has both confused and bewildered the cerebral matter which resides between my ears. To complicate things even more, I’m also a fan of wood handled wheels for their classic aesthetic. Lastly and perhaps the most damming attribute or characteristic which I’ve looked for is a wheel with a dark wood finish. My 2002 is a 72 so it has the black dash cluster. I also have a black interior. While the Nardi wood wheels are very beautiful, and come in a 390MM size, the hue is too light and brown in for my taste and would be better suited in the E9. So in the perfect world, if I were king, this would be my wish-list of wheel attributes: Wheel diameter 385-400MM range Wheel thickness less than 1” Spokes with holes drilled Handle would be made of wood in a very dark stain Flat spokes (not dished) Black spokes Well fast forward the space-time continuum, and what the heck, I’ve decided to build my dream wheel from scratch. The project all started at my desk with a compass and a sheet of paper. Surprisingly it only took a couple of iterations before I arrived at the “perfect” design. (I recall that perfection is subjective). Behold the drawing. See photo "Origional Steering Wheel Drawing" I knew that my carpentry skills would be up to the task but machining the spokes would be the biggest challenge. After doing a little interwebing, I found a nice gentleman in the Seattle area who takes on low-run bespoke machining and CAD mockup projects. I sent him my drawings and together we got to work creating and refining CAD files of my vision. As it stands today, I’m waiting for the spokes to get CNC machined. Once completed, I’ll be able to weld them on to a ring which will recess within the wood handle. See photo. Also I’m machining my spokes so they’ll mount up to the Momo hub. See photos "render 1" and "render 2" The other photos are for context and fun I’ll be sure to update you all from this thread as I progress further into completion of my wheel. The plan is to mill out a few extra sets just for giggles. So far I can’t say that this has been the cheapest way to get a new wheel, given the $125/hour fee for the CAD and machining work, but I’ve sure enjoyed the process. More to come. Cheers