any judgement on the correctness of this Petri?

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Found this, but as I'm not knowledgeable, think i'd better ask the group for feedback. Not purchased yet, seller is asking 400 euro. My car is a '73 3.0 CS.

Is it correct for a e9? ( I vaguely remember that there was a difference for flat vs dished steering wheels?)

Regards, Erik.
 

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the horn button is definitely wrong. no information about the hub - actually doesn't appear to have one. correct pieces for both are hard to find / expensive.
 
rsporsche said:
the horn button is definitely wrong. no information about the hub - actually doesn't appear to have one. correct pieces for both are hard to find / expensive.
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not only the horn button , but the intermediate plate is wrong too, notice the equal distance of the six holes vs the screws in the black plate
i did once for a friend that wanted to have an alpina button, the momo button is bigger in diameter, you must machine the hubto let the button in,...very tricky
 
I can't say I would never buy a Petri without a hub (because I have bought two), but I wouldn't advise it. The Petri steering wheel is the least "rare" part of the package. In fact, Petri wheels aren't rare at all. There are 10 for ale at any given point in time. Desireable and rare are two separate things.

There are a few folks on the board like @Hans W. and @JohnP_02 who sell complete Petri packages at a fair price. You can find them yourself for slightly less if you want to participate in the daily hunt and assume the risks (damage, false claims, shipping, customs, etc.), then detail the wheel yourself.

deQuincey said:
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not only the horn button , but the intermediate plate is wrong too, notice the equal distance of the six holes vs the screws in the black plate
i did once for a friend that wanted to have an alpina button, the momo button is bigger in diameter, you must machine the hubto let the button in,...very tricky
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They just stuck that plate on there to hold the momo button in place. To your point you would need to drill it out to accept the Petri hole spacing. Not difficult to do, but still...
 
There are no truly flat Petris. The 35cm, 38cm, 40cm are all slightly dished to a varying degree, with the 40cm more so. The most pronounced 40cm Petri is not a BMW fitment, but oe mounted to certain Audis and VWs.
 
bert35csi said:
There are no truly flat Petris. The 35cm, 38cm, 40cm are all slightly dished to a varying degree, with the 40cm more so. The most pronounced 40cm Petri is not a BMW fitment, but oe mounted to certain Audis and VWs.
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I have the super dished petri. It is dramatic.
 
I think MINT Petri steering wheels are rare. I.e. foam and/or leather and mint spokes.

I think Keshav or ??? is going to start reproducing hubs and CoupeGuy already repops the cover. Horn rings can be improvised.
 
thanks guys for the input. Regarding the horn button I will take a look to the non standard wheel that came with my car. I took it off 5 years ago and stored it in the attic of my garage. I vaguely remember it having a BMW button...
 
Erik,

if you're searching for a rather cheap solution to have a Petri in your car, just buy that one, even if it doesn't have the rare Petri hub, fitting to the E9 steering column. You can easily mount it onto a Momo hub, just by drilling the appropriate pattern for the Petri wheel to that hub (cost for that approx. 70,- €).

I did this 2 times already. Bought relatively cheap wheels, coming from a VW Scirocco (ø38 with a foam ring) and did the leather for the wheels myself. Horn buttons are also not a big deal to adopt them. If your keen for a complete solution with the correct hub and horn button you'll end up by double the price in best case. For me the cheap VW solution works perfect and I like the comparable thin ring of it. Only an expert will recognize, that this was not build for this car. I don't mind ... :-)
 
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