M-Trim will not fit regular sport steering wheel ...

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by apw2607

Ahh yes, very nice indeed. Could you comment on if the steering wheel is a bit fatter than the regular sports steering wheel?

Yes, fatter and nicer feel and material.

[apw2607]

Originally Posted by King

Just wondering, do you have active steering? I have this and the full dynamic handling pkg. The dealer said there are steering angle sensors etc. which need to be recoded after the steering wheel/airbag is removed. Even with my battery disconnected, I got errors saying Active steering is disabled, DSC is disabled, 4x4 disabled, HUD disabled, etc. All the errors lit up like a x-mas tree after plugging the battery back in!

Ahh .. thats probably it then. Since my car is the diesel 35d, no active steering ... so didn't run into that issue.

[poleposition]

Whats the fascination with the M logos all over a car if its not an M????

[apw2607]

Its not so much it has M-logos, but more I personally didn't like the silver trim included in the regular sport steering wheel ... so I changed it. Prefer all black.

Also M steering wheels are normally much nicer. The steering wheel in my old 2008 M3, was the best steering wheel I've ever used. Simply perfection ... although alot of people thought it was a bit fat !!

[King]

Originally Posted by apw2607

Its not so much it has M-logos, but more I personally didn't like the silver trim included in the regular sport steering wheel ... so I changed it. Prefer all black.

Also M steering wheels are normally much nicer. The steering wheel in my old 2008 M3, was the best steering wheel I've ever used. Simply perfection ... although alot of people thought it was a bit fat !!

I have ordered the complete M Sport body kit and wanted to do the steering wheel etc. while I was at it. I thought about going with the real M Sport wheel as well, but instead I am installing the sport wheel with paddleshifts! Just wanted to get rid of that silver trim, but I guess it's staying. I'd rather have the heat & paddleshifts than a fat wheel with an M logo!

[wch X5]

I also think the steering wheel in the current M3 is perfect; however, for this vehicle, I'd prefer to have a heated steering wheel and don't mind the silver trim.

[apw2607]

The new steering wheel on the X5 M does have heating, so probably thats the one to wait for ... and you get the coloured stitching too!!

[AwesomeM3]

Originally Posted by apw2607

The new steering wheel on the X5 M does have heating, so probably thats the one to wait for ... and you get the coloured stitching too!!

They should have offered that option with the M Sports Pkg!

[themoth]

Originally Posted by AwesomeM3

They should have offered that option with the M Sports Pkg!

I bet they will next year...they always do that

[jeep]

I kinda like the silver trim, it definitely looks better than the non sport steering wheel and love the heating, though out here in sunny California you only need it for the occasional ski trip