Hi, can I ask if you've managed to change it to the new style wheel?
Yes he has, there was a pretty detailed post on the main e39 forum. Straight forward swap.
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91 M5 Alpine White II, Silver Gray 3/90 production
17x8/17x9 M system with PS2, 20mm touring roll bar; Ground Control Coilovers; Confortti Chip, CD43; bmw/nardi blackline steering wheel, 3.8 Cam Gears
08 535i / 6 speed
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00 M5 Ti Silver; Imola/black sportiv --Sold
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Supersprint Headers, Dinan CAI kit and MAFS, Throttle Bodies, Cams, Ported heads, Exhaust, Custom dinan software, Evosport Pullies, Dinan clutch and lightened flywheel; Ignition solutions plasma coils
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Dinan Stage 3 with front and rear Strut Tower Braces, Beastpower Sway bar brackets, Dinan Wheels with 275/285 PilotSport, X5 Thrust arm bushings, Stoptech 355mm 4 piston front, 355mm 2 piston rear brake kit, Dinan 3.45 diff
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Eurodash, updated steering wheel, Bluetooth retrofit, Sirius Retrofit, hardwired V1, Widescreen Mk4 nav, M audio retrofit, Ice Link, BSW Stage 1 speaker upgrade, bmw towbar
I was told by my dealer that my car has a single stage airbag and therefore the controller would set off the two stage airbags on the new style wheel.
This does seem to make sense (from my limited understanding) but I will have a look.......thanks
yes, that was what alot of people said, but after taking off the old wheel and checking the connections etc, it works fine, I'm fairly sure your car has to be build 03/99 or later for it to work.
Quickest way is to check the colour of the sitching, red and blue=2 stage airbag system.
The stitching is red and blue but the dealer told me he'd checked the system and it is a single airbag system. Are you sure about this? I presume then there are wheels like this without red and blue stitching?
The stitching is red and blue but the dealer told me he'd checked the system and it is a single airbag system. Are you sure about this? I presume then there are wheels like this without red and blue stitching?
If your car was built after 3/99 then youre able to retrofit the new steering wheel and airbag. If it was built before 3/99, then you have a single stage airbag and it wont work.
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