Driving gloves that aren't douchey?

[Tejas1836]

Pig gloves
https://skdtac.com/pig-alpha-gloves/

[Humdizzle]

you need to PPF your steering wheel.

but seriously the wheel is a wear item. you can always get it reupholstered (coby wheel). i'd rather do that than fiddle with gloves or look douchey.

[pbonsalb]

This is why I would never get a steering wheel wrapped in alcantera.

[dreamingat30fps]

No. There are no driving gloves that aren’t douchey unless you’re driving a race car on a track in a race suite… or you’re 80 with a handlebar mustache driving a vintage car from 1920.

[jkoral]

Originally Posted by pbonsalb

This is why I would never get a steering wheel wrapped in alcantera.

I installed mine 4 years ago (https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...4&postcount=45) and have a like-new leather stock wheel in storage.

If the alcantara wheel gets bad, I would rather replace it with a new one after a number of years over wearing gloves while driving. The fat M2 CS wheel is $563.88 at GetBMWParts: https://www.getbmwparts.com/oem-part...el-32308746879.

But yeah, really a preference thing.

[ShocknAwe]

Sell the steering wheel and get something custom made in leather.

Or just replace the fabric one when it wears out. I never understood alcantara.

[Redd]

For canyon carving I use $5 fingerless bicycle gloves from Aliexpress. Works great! For track I have Alpinestars gloves.

[M5Rick]

If worried about 'douchey' you can always get skin coloured gloves, no one will notice then. Result!

[eugenebmw]

This will work day and night. Also they act like GPS just in case you can't tell left or right from the driver seat

[pbonsalb]

Those gloves will match nicely with the blue stripe at the top of the OP’s steering wheel.

[Hit_Apex]

All street gloves are douchey, at least it feels that way. With that said, I keep a pair of these in the car for spirited canyon drives to keep the alcantara dry. The best you can do is match your skin color.

https://www.amazon.com/Mechanix-Wear...075P2N3DN&th=1

[No one]

Originally Posted by eugenebmw

This will work day and night.

Will they? Do the inscriptions glow in the dark?

I had simple fingerless leather unlined gloves for my previous car just to add some warmth to my hands (highly sensitive to cold ) without making it hot in the cabin. I didn't find them really convenient and got rid of. Currently I have very nice fabric, reasonably warm gloves from Porsche Design (matching my outfit and yes, I did double-check that PD garment wasn't Porsche accessories back then, just an Adidas premium collection) for really cold winter driving. They are no obstacle for a proper grip , but I don't use them often. I never thought of "douchey", nor care now.