BMW HUB
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me neither
.....probably if you measure it, try to find some numbers on it, count the splines,....elaborate the information a bit
It has no numbers on it. Splines are correct for e9. Here are some pics.
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thank you
seems to me a three spoke steering wheel
seems to me a three spoke steering wheel
Some pictures of the backside could help. My guess would be that this is an internal hub structure for a foam encased three spoke petri wheel. It looks shallow. Hubs in the late 70’s and early 80’s were collapsible. Petri started with the collapsible ribs that we are familar with, then switched to a steel cage in the late 70’s. My first assumption would be a Petri 838, but most
of these wheels have longer collapsible hubs. This could have been on a 2002, e3, e9, e21, e23, e24, or e28. When BMW switched to collapsible columns, the steering wheel hubs went back to solid aluminum/steel bosses instead of the mesh structure. So the shallowness of it and the fact that it is solid leaves me to beleive that it is from the 80’s. Just my theory anyway.
of these wheels have longer collapsible hubs. This could have been on a 2002, e3, e9, e21, e23, e24, or e28. When BMW switched to collapsible columns, the steering wheel hubs went back to solid aluminum/steel bosses instead of the mesh structure. So the shallowness of it and the fact that it is solid leaves me to beleive that it is from the 80’s. Just my theory anyway.
Thanks, I will take a pic of the back side tomorrow. The bolt pattern of Petri did not match, BUT, I have not tried the Petri 838, Turbo style. l will also do that tomorrow since I have a couple of them.
This hub has been a puzzle to me for years.
Thanks again for your input.
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Okay more clues and some recap. The profile pic shows that it is a thin hub. This plus it being made by Petri and having the roundel reinforces that it is a hub for a factory wheel. I think it will be a more "stock" looking three spoke wheel. Next clue, the splined section has a recess to accept a signal cancellation lever. Late model cars starting with the e12/e21 had a plastic horn ring with an integrated plastic signal cancellation lever. Your hub is cast to accept a steel signal cancel lever. This means that the hub isn't modern. Most NK wheels have two spokes. It isn't a hub for a bus wheel, csi sport wheel, or a 2000 ti wheel either. I'm sticking with my guess that although it does have screw holes, the wheel wasn't really meant to be removed from the hub.
One question is how did it get separated from the steering wheel? Was it sent for refurbishing?
Looks like the Cinderella method is the only way to find out.
Looks like the Cinderella method is the only way to find out.
I think that I spoke to soon. Looking at the ‘74
wheel for sale by @deQuincey, I see that even hubs with “new” plastic signal cancel levers have the old recess for the steel lever. I also checked my old M535i motorsport wheel, and it had the same. I don’t have much to add here unfortunately.