Hi All - new owner of a 23 Blackwing here. One thing that I’ve seen mentioned here before, and experienced myself, is a desire to bring the steering wheel closer to the driver.
I’m very aware the car has a telescoping wheel, but for some of us tall drivers it would be great if it came out another inch or 2 from its current max.
That would also give more right knee room from the lower corner of the center stack.
I’ve done a ton of digging and don’t see a product that offers this, while keeping the stock wheel and all functions. That is non-negotiable to me, needs to keep the wheel itself stock. There is this place in Italy that sells to many speed shops, and seems to be the best thing I’ve found that would accomplish the goal and keep the stock wheel. I contacted them to inquire about developing a Blackwing spacer, but never heard back. Example of an F80 M3 spacer they sell: BMW 3 Series F30 M3 Steering wheel spacer
So…generally a question of has anyone else looked for and found a solution? Granted it’s a small market of an already small Blackwing market, but I think some of us would be willing to spend a little to improve the ergonomics.
I’m not an engineer or fabricator, so curious if anyone out there wants to take on the challenge or has some insight to share?
I’m very aware the car has a telescoping wheel, but for some of us tall drivers it would be great if it came out another inch or 2 from its current max.
That would also give more right knee room from the lower corner of the center stack.
I’ve done a ton of digging and don’t see a product that offers this, while keeping the stock wheel and all functions. That is non-negotiable to me, needs to keep the wheel itself stock. There is this place in Italy that sells to many speed shops, and seems to be the best thing I’ve found that would accomplish the goal and keep the stock wheel. I contacted them to inquire about developing a Blackwing spacer, but never heard back. Example of an F80 M3 spacer they sell: BMW 3 Series F30 M3 Steering wheel spacer
So…generally a question of has anyone else looked for and found a solution? Granted it’s a small market of an already small Blackwing market, but I think some of us would be willing to spend a little to improve the ergonomics.
I’m not an engineer or fabricator, so curious if anyone out there wants to take on the challenge or has some insight to share?
. I've been emailing with Spacershop and they did actually reply and said they could make the spacer. I sent him a ton of photos of the Blackwing wheel, hub, steering shaft, etc, and he did some investigating and said that this spacer would technically fit (same spline layout). Its for a Holden Colorado pickup truck (different than Chevy Colorado): 
