CSL Petri on ebay without a stupid reserve...

[afishe]

Just spotted this for anyone wanting one (apologies to those that had already seen it for brining it to others attention!)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E9-C...706734?hash=item3fbf6fad2e:g:gg4AAOSwjyBcpzKk

 

[damienh]

I’ve been keeping an eye on that, but i think it needs too much work to make it look nice, for me anyway. Is the leather original ?

Interested to see what others think.

 

[Dan Mooney]

I’ve been keeping an eye on that, but i think it needs too much work to make it look nice, for me anyway. Is the leather original ?

Interested to see what others think.

It looks absolutely horrible. Please nobody else bid on it

 

[rsporsche]

complete ditto of Dan's comment.

 

[Markos]

This wheel is totally original and has not been restored. I have not attempted to clean, polish or repair it all. This is not a rubber/foam wheel that has been recovered, but the genuine, CSL only, leather version, with the longer, CSL hub.

As can be seen from the photos, there is very light pitting on the spokes that will polish out. The leather and stitching are in excellent condition for its age, with very little sign of wear or use. The leather to the rear of each spoke could do with some minor attention and re-fixing.

Complete and original, leather CSL Petri steering wheels are extremely rare, and do not often come up for sale.

I am by no means a Petri expert but I'll put myself out there and say that it is not original leather. The hub is correct though, as is the horn button. The spoke ends look like they have the wrong profile (not flared enough), but said flair may actually come from proper leather. If Petri deviated with the CSL wheel as much as they do with all of their other period wheels, then who knows. I would assert that CSL wheels never have leather that touches the perimeter of the lower hole, but the '74 UK brochure shows just that (albeit a tiny photo of the wheel). I don't own one, I'm not a Petri guru, and I'm not interested in this one.

Ebay:

Genuine:

Genuine (photo brightened):

 

[Simufly]

Price is trickling up. No doubt there will be a flurry at the end!

 

[Stevehose]

the stitching looks correct, it obviously hasn't been stored in favorable conditions so that could affect the leather on the spoke. The hub is worth some bucks for sure.

 

[rsporsche]

put look closely at the metal ... refinishing that means the leather comes off ... so you have several hundred dollars ahead to make it look correct.

 

[Keshav]

The novelty of a Csl hub/ cover is only in conjunction with the Csl Petri Wheel. Hub alone for big bucks on a foam wheel is like bullets without a gun! And this Petri, real or not, is beyond help! Certainly not nice enough to adorn any car let alone a CSL.
Right Scott, a lot of TLC and money needed before this can return to its former beauty.

 

[craterface]

Why doesn't someone reproduce Petri wheels? How hard can it be? If I didn't have my day job, I would ask my friend who does a lot of manufacturing (of golf equipment and baby strollers) in Taiwan to look into it.

 

[Markos]

the stitching looks correct, it obviously hasn't been stored in favorable conditions so that could affect the leather on the spoke. The hub is worth some bucks for sure.

Where is the stitching that runs laterally across
the leahernafter it leaves the foam? Also, the leather goes all the way to the spoke hole. Also, the seam on the back side of the spoke wrap has the wrong stitch.

Incorrect Stitch:

Missing This:

 

[Keshav]

What @Markos had done with his Petri is the way to go. Don’t need to make new ones as he’s proved with his wheel.
It’s a process that takes some doing but in the future, might be the only way to go.

 

[Markos]

What @Markos had done with his Petri is the way to go. Don’t need to make new ones as he’s proved with his wheel.
It’s a process that takes some doing but in the future, might be the only way to go.

I agree, but you need to find the proper chrome. I’m not happy with mine (bead blasted show chrome). I should have used industrial hard chrome. It is difficult to find shops that do consumer orders. Fortunately it is used frequently for refinishing handguns, so small batches can be done if you mail it to a shop. Some shops will let you wrap the foam, others need it removed. If you do cut off the foam, the leather will conceal the seam. The foam sticks to the steel slightly, but if you are careful it comes off easily. Careful like removing a paper price tag off of something you purchased.

I won’t post any firearm picture here but Google:

“chrome handgun”

 

[Keshav]

I agree, but you need to find the proper chrome. I’m not happy with mine (bead blasted show chrome). I should have used industrial hard chrome. It is difficult to find shops that do consumer orders. Fortunately it is used frequently for refinishing handguns, so small batches can be done if you mail it to a shop. Some shops will let you wrap the foam, others need it removed. If you do cut off the foam, the leather will conceal the seam. The foam sticks to the steel slightly, but if you are careful it comes off easily. Careful like removing a paper price tag off of something you purchased.

I won’t post any firearm picture here but Google:

“chrome handgun”

If a forum member buys the wheel in question, he might want to get your opinion and support in bringing this Csl Petri back to its former glory. Would be worth it for sure since in its present condition, it hurts.....

 

[Markos]

If a forum member buys the wheel in question, he might want to get your opinion and support in bringing this Csl Petri back to its former glory. Would be worth it for sure since in its present condition, it hurts.....

Happy to help but as mentioned I am not a Petri expert. Someone with a CSL Petri in hand would be better suited. I’m like an art critique who has never seen the paintings in person. Wait the Mona Lisa is ~2’x2’ and covered in security glass? I must have missed that on Google images...

BTW - I have noted that there are a number of seemingly genuine or at least common CSL Petri wheels with a more crisp/modern leather spoke wrap. The stitching on the rim doesn’t change, and the profile/flare of the spoke end is the same though. Neither matches the wheel on eBay.

Example here:
http://www.lezebre.eu/car/bmw 30 csl/technical_characteristics/technical_steering wheel.htm

 

[Peter Coomaraswamy]

Hmmm, I'm all about accessorizing but putting a $2K steering wheel on my car would do about as much as a Prada handbag in the hands of Mama Cass.

 

[ccr2002]

Hmmm, I'm all about accessorizing but putting a $2K steering wheel on my car would do about as much as a Prada handbag in the hands of Mama Cass.

Ahh, Mama Cass. What a voice though. My dad played them non-stop in his 72 350sl Becker cassette. Just like the cars of that era, the music imprinted on me too.

 

[Keshav]

Sold for 1330£, for all of us who are interested to know the sale price

 

[rsporsche]

HIGHWAY ROBBERY ... somebody is going to be disppointed when it arrives ... unless they are primarily interested in the unobtanium CSL hub

 

[Keshav]

HIGHWAY ROBBERY ... somebody is going to be disppointed when it arrives ... unless they are primarily interested in the unobtanium CSL hub

That’s some serious cash for a invisible hub...