Steering Wheel Removal

[BlackSapphireZ]

before you begin, make sure you have a valid reason to do this...and only reason would be to install an M steering wheel also unplug the battery for a good amount of time. I left it for 5 minutes, others may do it for 30.
oh yea and don't sue me if you screw up. i'm not responsible for your mistake!

*it is possible for you to install any 3 series airbag/steering wheel combo if you like. Also the X series I believe fits as well*

moving on...
1)find the little holes by 10 and 2 o' clock position behind the steering wheel it self


2)Insert small and long screw driver into the hole. and you have to push the bar towards the center. it's really hard to find(was for me at least)


3)Airbag will "pop" out and hang..it's okay don't freak out. and start to unplug the wires. when unplugging the wires from the airbag, use a very small flat head for the connector...you wont be able to use your hands for that more than likely. Also if you have those black connectors in the steering column, it means you may add steering wheel controls(if i remember correctly)



4)take off the center nut which is pictured above, and steering wheel should come straight out. Make sure when you are RE installing, line up the notches on the wheel and the column.

[davidpfitz]

Nice job.

Where did you get the M wheel? How much did it cost?

D.

[melbs]

great diy

how much and where did you get the m steering?

also what year model is your zed?

thanks

[GaryD]

That's the strangest M wheel I've seen. I thought all Z4 Ms (actually all newer Z4s) had the radio controls in the wheel.

[ovrkll]

Probably from an E36

[fire-n-ice]

it's definitely fat..doesn't look like any M I've seen either..Ship??

[BlackSapphireZ]

thats the european M sport version. No tri-color stitching nor buttons

[Shipkiller]

What interests me is the extra connectors.

If the extra connectors means you can add a new wheel with controls, that my be a good upgrade for me. I miss the steering wheel controls that are on my wifes Honda.

But I finally found a set of wheels I like on Ebay. I am very hard to please in this respect....

[BlackSapphireZ]

What interests me is the extra connectors.

If the extra connectors means you can add a new wheel with controls, that my be a good upgrade for me. I miss the steering wheel controls that are on my wifes Honda.

But I finally found a set of wheels I like on Ebay. I am very hard to please in this respect....

the extra connnector is only available on cars built AFTER 09/03....which mine is

[Nick C]

The extra wiring loom is required for cars built prior to 09/03. It only consists of two wires - one end to the block connector under the steering column, the other to the block connector entering the light switch module. One wire is a positive power source, the other is a bus wire to communicate the signals from the MFSW.