yes to all except the airbag. search for m3 steering wheel swap. its very easy to do, but costly if you buy all new. definitely worth it though

 

you will need a circular airbag (your current airbag should be more of a square shape) so you will not be able to reuse this. Buying a circular airbag (new/used) to fit the m3 wheel or even a sports wheel will cost you a good chunk of change. be ready to pay a lot if you want to upgrade this part.

 

crud, any idea on costs?

 

From $370-$1185 for the wheel depending on material used and $555 for the airbag. All new parts.

Check here:
http://www.trademotion.com/partloca...ndex.cfm?action=AccessoryCatalog&catalogid=4462&siteid=214672&categoryID=103121

 

OK - so I've read that stuff... still none the wiser about this airbag thing though, I realise mine won't fit - so I'll buy a new one... but will it actually deploy?

JP

 

If you hit something head on and you have your seatbelt on and the bag is plugged in - yes!

 

hey buddy.. as I just did the swap on my 2000 328ci, I feel i could help.

As for, whether or not it's possible to do, it is definitely in the cards. However you will need both the wheel and airbag which will run between 650-1000 used depending on what type of deal you get. Do NOT buy new unelss you absolutely have to as you will get raped price wise

Regarding the state 1 and stage 2 talk, I have been told that, for the time being, if I get in an accident, the whole airbag will deploy (which is way better than it NOT deploying of course). The only difference is that in a stage 2, it has two bags, and only one typically goes off in a "low impact" accident and both go off if in a serious accident. Our stage 1 setup just will fire both of the airbags regardless of the impact with the software built into the car.

That said, I can (and will) get the car flashed with updated softare that will fix this (and you likely will have to get it flashed after doing the install anyway as the airbag light WILL go off when putting the wheel on a 99 or 00).

Hope all that helps.

 

I really want to do it; but don't like the idea about having the flash ecu's and stuff just to get warning lights to go out :-S

 

That should be the least of your worries. That is the easy part. Trust me, often they reflash your ECU at the dealership when you go in for service and dont tell you. It is only a software update, as happens from time to time.

DO IT!!!! :str8pimpi