Larry Cable

Hi All,
I'm going to try and put a group buy together for the CLA option thicker
alacantara wheel ..

997-347-804-96-A15 list price $1659.10

RSVP if interested, no commitment until I locate a willing/interested vendor etc

- Larry

p.s
Pls indicate if you want airbag module or not

bkcarrera

I have the thin wheel on my 2010 GT3 and would be interested in the thicker wheel.
It appears the wheel pictured is from an RS = yellow band?
I would want to keep the airbag by all means. Probably just a swap of the canister from the old to the new.

Thanks,
Bob

timothyli

I have the thicker wheel and it is not as thick as I expected. The black wheel trim does look nice though.

Larry Cable

can you post a picture perhaps with a ruler/tape measure next to it ... I'll do the same for the stock wheel to compare?

TRAKCAR

I agree! Still thin, but better than the regular one.

ADias

Just an honest question not a 'smart aleck' statement: I heard that thicker padded wheels filter out steering info. Can you comment?

TRAKCAR

Why would it? Feels the same to me..

timothyli

Sure, I can take some measurements and post pictures up.

GT3

I'd be interested. I assume the air bag module could just be taken from one to the other, right?
Possible with yellow stitching?

Larry Cable

yep the ab module could be transferred, I dont think dev stiching would be an option since that would require "exclusive" ordering ...

ADias

It appears that thicker-padded wheels do filter steering info. Smaller/harder rims do communicate better. This has been argued before that's why I asked.

What are you guys after? Better hand grip? or more feedback?

Larry Cable

better grip ... I find the circumference of the stock wheel a little too small and my hands get tired more quickly than a thicker wheel, such as the M wheel on my 535ix SportHundWagen ...

TRAKCAR

Exactly!

brim

I'd be interested...I would just swap my airbag over from my 2010.

GTEE3

Larry, let me know what you come up with...and I would swap the airbag.