Standard steering wheel?

[tonywalk]

Checking the options list, the leather steering wheel is a £100 option and doesn't require Blue&Me to be specced as well. It's only when you spec B&M that you have to have the appropriate steering wheel.

[bexx]

Sorry Tony I think you are mistaken. I wanted a leather steering wheel as it is the only way you can get audio controls, but if you have the leather steering wheel you have to have blue and me. So they all come as one option really. Its £350 quid for the leather steering wheel, blue and me and audio controls. I know because I got it. I didn't really want the blue and me but had to get it for the other 2. I'm glad I did though. I hope that makes sense.x

[Scrogg]

Originally Posted by gumball

Retro fit blue & me?

Not available yet, but that's not to say it won't ever be.

You could have a leather steering wheel fitted, but it would mean having redundant Blue&Me control buttons.

[gumball]

Thanks for the replies,
I've been able to change the order as it apears to be very early days, dealer says week 25 build, whenever that is!?

[bexx]

Yeah I just asked for estimated arrival date then what point in the production line. As sometimes the status changes and it can be frustrating. x

[Scrogg]

Originally Posted by gumball

...dealer says week 25 build, whenever that is!?

Week-commencing Monday 16th June.

You should see you car mid to late July.

[thrifty]

My problem was i didn't want B&Me coz it wouldn't work with iPod properly, also hear strange canbus stories about B&Me, plus I think Parrot best for handsfree noise suppression. I would have liked a leather wheel but actually the plastic wheel is actually not that bad. Don't understand why Fiat have no option to spec it alone. Retrofit cost is around £200 for wheel plus £70 for controls (parts alone), plus no guarantee it would all hook up. Hmmmm. Car still great though, maybe I should buy leather gloves to get back to feel of leather.

[tonywalk]

Originally Posted by bexx

Sorry Tony I think you are mistaken. I wanted a leather steering wheel as it is the only way you can get audio controls, but if you have the leather steering wheel you have to have blue and me. So they all come as one option really. Its £350 quid for the leather steering wheel, blue and me and audio controls. I know because I got it. I didn't really want the blue and me but had to get it for the other 2. I'm glad I did though. I hope that makes sense.x

Indeed I think you're right - I've just checked the linked options at the bottom of the "Options" document and it seems so. I should've had a look down there previously. It does though just say "Opt" for the POP version on the main part of the doc. Caveats like this usually have an asterisk poing you to the smallprint.

[gumball]

I might have stuck to plastic(not literally) if it had been a retro hard plastic, but I suppose that would be slippery and "dangerous" in this day and age.

[northern]

Originally Posted by spd

If I end up going for the 500 I'm probably going to add Blue&Me, which requires the optional steering wheel.

But does anyone have a link to a pic of the standard wheel?

TIA,

Si.

HI!
I foun on the internet this picture
I saw it is a small italian producer, I'm from italy too and I've contacted them and they said they will sell products online soon....maybe you'll find it interesting. Anyway the original whell has the same structure.

Hoping to be usefull

NortherN