Michael

The wheel it is a 390mm. And it is 10mm smaller than the 400 mm on your '92 300D. It does come out of my 500E and it is the correct and original steering wheel for a 1992 500E German edition.

It is my understanding that 500E’s steering wheel design was change after 1992, to the one in your picture. At list for the German Edition.

I know exactly what you say by looking at the size of the lower center opening-on a 500E and...clenched fist, which easily passes thru the larger diameter wheel.

In fact, that was my main concern, when I was about to switch steering wheel’s; whether to sacrifice the sports line grip or get the comfort of a wood and lather steering wheel.

No one in the US would had supplied me with the 390mm steering wheel in the wood and leather combination to feet my original air bag. Finally, I decided to purchase a 400mm Blue Leather and walnut burl wood steering wheel, and that is what I have now!!

I’m going to get the part number for you and hopefully some pictures of a German web site with MB 500E 1991 or 1992 with the same steering wheel design as mine.

This is a 500E steering wheel! Maybe the US model did not come with the same type of 390mm steering wheel, in the early years.. I don’t know???.

Michael, I appreciate very much your observations, and I hope that if there is another member that owns a 92, 500E German edition, please check what I have written and confirm!!

Thank You

Ricardo

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500E, Mercedes 1992 Pearl Blue
G500, Mercedes 2001 Metallic Beige
250SE Cabrio Mercedes 1968
300SE Coupe Mercedes 1964
220SE "Ponton" Cabrio Mercedes 1960