Is this an "M" Wheel or a "Sport"?

[omodos]

Originally Posted by tmv

They are. I have an extra 01-03 sport steering wheel with airbag in the classified section. What part do you want a picture of?


He wants to go from that style backward to 00-03 Sport steering wheel.

tmv hi, ok basically the sockets that go into the steering column, sorry for poor pic, just need to know if going from a 01-03 to an 04 or vice versa needs a different harness/connectors

[tmv]

^Will snap a pic when I get home tonight.
Browsing on realOEM, there are different part# for the cables. Most likely, they are NOT interchangeable. So you would have to stay with the correct type of steering wheel for your version.

[germangs]

It looks like a Sport steering wheel. I have 2003 sport trim and steering wheel is sligtly different.

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by bsprtsgrp

They show this one as the Sport Wheel...


E53 X5 4.4i AIRBAG SPORTS STEERING WHEEL MULTIFUNCT.</B>
RealOEM.com Home => Select another car => STEERING => STEERING WHEEL

The wheel drawing is a 2002 the sport wheel. It may have been the same in 2003 It does not have thumb rests.

The 2003 X has a round airbag. If you want a wheel with thumb rests the E46 M3 wheel utilizes a round airbag and has thumb rests. It is a direct fit with no modification. It is considerably thicker than the standard wheel but not as thick as later M3 wheels that don't take the round airbag. The later M3 wheels will fit but you will need a different airbag and may need a new clockspring.

The photo is of a M3 SMG paddleshift wheel on a 2002 The same wheel is available in a non-paddleshift version. I didn't need a new clockspring coming from the sport wheel to the M3 wheel. Everything was plug and play. Your change to the non paddleshift may or may not require a new clock string. You won't need to purchase a new airbag.

[bcredliner]

If you go the E46 M3 wheel route, the upper surround with the controls in your current wheel will transfer to your new wheel. I am not sure that is the case with later M3 wheels.

There are also shops that will recover your existing wheel and add thickness and thumbrests. That means you can buy a used steering wheel and have it redone the way you want. Some will also flatten the bottom of the wheel. Going that route your total investment might still be less than a new steering wheel.

[omodos]

Originally Posted by tmv

^Will snap a pic when I get home tonight.
Browsing on realOEM, there are different part# for the cables. Most likely, they are NOT interchangeable. So you would have to stay with the correct type of steering wheel for your version.

Hi there, Real oem and even bmw dealer schematics show only one single line cable number 5 for the airbag module, whereas this is totally wrong as the fitted cable is a Y type cable that has 2 extra branches, one for earth and the other connects on the spring plate , so real oem is lacking in this dept....further proof of this is if you look at this pic and i have seen this mentioned before nobody knows what part number 6 is?(having said that realoem has been a big help) soooo....I am hoping going from an 04+ to 01-03 sports wheels can be done with the existing airbag harness and connectors in place...thanks