Steering Wheel Upgrade

[Henn28]

My OE four spoke wheel is pretty trashed after 22 years so I'm contemplating an upgrade to a sport style. The easiest would be to find a sport wheel from the 2002-ish E53 (with the two spokes at 6-o'clock), but those seem to be few and far between, especially when looking for one that has been redone in Alcantara, which I would like.

I've read the threads I can find on it, but would like to verify some details with the brain trust as I'm still fuzzy on a few. Thanks in advance all.

From what I've read, it seem that the multi-function sport wheel from the E39/E46 M Sport wheel should work, but I will definitely need the round airbag that goes with that wheel. Very expensive new, so I'll need to find a refurbed wheel that comes with it. Can anyone confirm that this wheel is a plug/play upgrade for the 2002 E53?

What about the "clockspring"? I read a post which said a new one was needed for this wheel to work, and another that said the OE sensor would work. RealOEM lists only one Steering Angle Sensor for the 2002 E53, which also is found on t he E46, E39, and several other X and non-X cars. Based on this I'm inclined to say that a different clockspring isn't needed.