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    Posted: 22-February-2004 at 10:03
Hi everyone,
I need to know is it possible to remove the steering wheel with airbag myself, know how to do it but not sure about the airbag??
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Points: 451 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23-February-2004 at 13:05
I did mine a couple of weeks ago with no problems.
On my E36 3.0 there are a couple of tiny screws in the back of the steering wheel to remove the horn/airbag assembly & once it's free there are two electrical connector plugs. One for the horn & the other for the airbag.
Once they're disconnected the centre nut for the wheel can be undone & hey presto, the wheel is of.
It's recommended that you disconnect the battery before you start to avoid "testing" the airbag, but I never bother.
When fitting the new wheel, ensure all wires are clipped back, as I didn't & my horn wnet off every time I turned to full lock. The wires got trapped & the insulation wore through.
Also, ensure sterring is perfectly straight & the steering lock is on before you start.
Hope this helps.

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Points: 792 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24-February-2004 at 19:22
If its on an E30, then I would be very careful - Careful with any to be honest.

I asked my mechanic if he would do mine when it went in for service a while back and flatly refused. He said "with the age of the wiring and the fact is has the 1.5l airbag, I want to keep my face thanks"

I guess each to their own....
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Points: 3189 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24-February-2004 at 19:44
Airbags on an E30....wow....I didn't know they existed!! What year?
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Points: 304 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24-February-2004 at 23:02
ALWAYS disconnect battery.Wait at least 5 seconds for dissapation of electricity.Then it's safe to work on.Don't reconnect battery until you reconnect the airbag wiring or you will have to get the airbag warning light reset by BMW.

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I think My E30 M3 Had an airbag....Its a 1990 car... John W will know for sure because it used to be his....

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Points: 33 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-February-2004 at 18:17
cheers guys great advice..
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Points: 792 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-February-2004 at 20:37
Originally posted by kevin kevin wrote:

Airbags on an E30....wow....I didn't know they existed!! What year?


Imported in 1999 by Independent, 1990 215 model with a MASSIVE steering wheel with airbag.
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Points: 3189 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25-February-2004 at 20:41

Originally posted by Nostrils Nostrils wrote:

Originally posted by kevin kevin wrote:

Airbags on an E30....wow....I didn't know they existed!! What year?


Imported in 1999 by Independent, 1990 215 model with a MASSIVE steering wheel with airbag.

Well how about that! What country was it imported from?

Does anybody have a UK spec car with an airbag? It just proves that you really do learn something new everyday.
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Points: 560 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26-February-2004 at 21:23

Here you go this is a great link on how to remove the steering wheel

http://212.53.90.108/cardiy/openprocedure.cfm?id=839824656330332999391394050017
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