That's a factory leather steering wheel, replacing the crappy vinyl steering wheel. The wheels are mostly all interchangeable up to 1999, although some later ones may need a new/different contact ring for the airbag (if applicable).
The car looks pretty nice - too bad it's not a stick, and closer to Idaho. :) +dm > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:43:14 -0600 > From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] nice 190D > > > yea, its non air bag, but the steering wheel is still different than any > I have seen before. > > Jim Cathey wrote: > > >>Is that steering wheel aftermarket? > > > > > > Looks like a non-airbag model. Consistent with its > > early year and the 2.2l 4-cylinder engine