lol love how you've verbally incorporated the frustrations of all of us. Other videos seem to miss this. Your video was very helpful to me. much appreciated.
This is literally the best BMW how-to video I’ve ever seen. Instead of all of the others that say you can do x “in 10 minutes” with heavily edited clips, you go through all of the actual challenges and frustrations. It took me less than half an hour, probably would’ve been half a day without this.
Haha thanks man, I actually googled a fair bit while trying to dismantle it, and as you said, the other videos/forums were "so you just remove the trim" while I was standing there trying and trying and cursing and it would just not move from it.s place. That.s why I decided to make the video :)
hi. thanks for the video. i bought a trim just like the front of your new trim, but behind there are 3 screw holes. But on my original streering wheel there is only 2 screws on each side not under the steering wheel. The under part is interlocking without screws. Do you know for which car is the part with front like your new one and back with 3 screws ?
Hey William! Glad I could be of help. Yes, it is a hexagonal shape thing, like a tube, that has 16 written on it. Note that you will need an extender to reach the inside of the steering wheel where the bolt is. You can see the tool that i used in the background of the steering wheel, right in the first seconds of the video.
Very nice and helpful video! Could you explain what function does the cable on 4 o‘clock position have? I bought the same wheel - with shift paddles, without driving assistant, no heating - the old wheel has this cable, the new one not.
I guess this cable is because of Driving Assistant. My actual car/steering wheel has driving assistant (the simple one, without plus), the wheel from the donor car don’t have. All buttons looks the same on both wheels. Do you think it’s possible to change the interior of both wheels so that the new wheel works?
Really helpful video thank you. How did you remove the cable from the cruise control switches on the trim. I have lifted the little tab a d it is half way out a d stuck?
@@DOConnell333the red black and blue cable that are in the black housing? No need to lift any tabs from it. You just need to firmly grab the black connector with a plyer and pull it out. Only thing you need to be careful of is that your plyer's grip doesn.t slip, as if it does you might clip the cables by mistake
Hey bro, not sure, but if I would have to take a guess, I would say yes. If not clear enough in the video, let me know what spots you want me to take a picture of and I could make them for you to compare. If I recall well, airbags for G30 are 1 stage, 2 stage, or 3 stage. You can distinguish them by looking at the wires at the back of the airbag - can.t recall which are which, you.ll have to google it. What I recall almost certainly is, if you are changing the number of stages versus what you had on your initial airbag, you.ll have to do recode the car in order for it to function well.
I can.t remember exactly, but it.s not hard, I think it was 2 screws per module (left module, right module) can.t remember what connector the wires had though.
are you retro fitting the newer steering wheel on your bmw? I have a similar steering wheel on my m550i however it has no heated steering wheel option so im looking to change it to a steering wheel with heated steering option. any advice?
It is possible to retrofit heated steering wheel, i have not yet done it as I didn.t have time to get to the electrician. Depending on your other vehicle options you need some extra parts in the steering column if i recall well, or you don.t if you already have driver assistance plus option. Plus some modifications in the fusebox and then vehicle order has to be changed to add the option in. If you leave me a message on the 11.11.2022, I will try search for the link describing the procedure, think it was on bimmerpost
Hey, as long as you replace the wheel with the same vehicle options, it can be M wheel or standard wheel, it is a direct fit, no coding needed. The next/back buttons work out lf the box. Again, the wheel needs to have the same vehicle options (i.e. I made the mistake to get a driver assistant professional wheel which is just available on lci models, while I had driver assitant plus - that wheel did not work, and at the moment of making the video there was no option available to make it work). What is the 5AU option? If it.s the M1/M2 buttons, those won.t work. You can get a wheel with your same vehicle options, plus the M1/M2 buttons, the wheel will work perfectly, but M1/M2 buttons won.t do anything and I understood they.ll show up as errors when scanning the car. At the moment of making the video there was no option to *code* the M1/M2 buttons to work. If there is one now, please let me know. However, there are some guys who sell you a kit to make the M1/M2 buttons switch between the comfort/sport/ecopro modes, additional wiring involved to the gearknob console.
@@floringiurgiu7454 Thanks for the answer.I am asking because i have driver assistant plus and I want to retrofit driver assistant profesional.I am wondering should I change steering wheel or not.
lol love how you've verbally incorporated the frustrations of all of us. Other videos seem to miss this.
Your video was very helpful to me. much appreciated.
Glad I could be of help :)
This is literally the best BMW how-to video I’ve ever seen. Instead of all of the others that say you can do x “in 10 minutes” with heavily edited clips, you go through all of the actual challenges and frustrations. It took me less than half an hour, probably would’ve been half a day without this.
Haha thanks man, I actually googled a fair bit while trying to dismantle it, and as you said, the other videos/forums were "so you just remove the trim" while I was standing there trying and trying and cursing and it would just not move from it.s place. That.s why I decided to make the video :)
Thx for taking the time to show us the inside. This video will save me hours and probably save me from breaking the trim !!
Cheers! That.s what I was aiming for :)
hi. thanks for the video. i bought a trim just like the front of your new trim, but behind there are 3 screw holes. But on my original streering wheel there is only 2 screws on each side not under the steering wheel. The under part is interlocking without screws. Do you know for which car is the part with front like your new one and back with 3 screws ?
Thanks so much for sharing this. May I ask what type of the tool did you use to unscrew centre socket of the steering wheel? Is it a 16 mm socket ?
Hey William! Glad I could be of help. Yes, it is a hexagonal shape thing, like a tube, that has 16 written on it. Note that you will need an extender to reach the inside of the steering wheel where the bolt is. You can see the tool that i used in the background of the steering wheel, right in the first seconds of the video.
Very nice and helpful video! Could you explain what function does the cable on 4 o‘clock position have? I bought the same wheel - with shift paddles, without driving assistant, no heating - the old wheel has this cable, the new one not.
Can you point the time in the video? You mean the blue one?
1:57 - the red/black one
I guess this cable is because of Driving Assistant. My actual car/steering wheel has driving assistant (the simple one, without plus), the wheel from the donor car don’t have. All buttons looks the same on both wheels.
Do you think it’s possible to change the interior of both wheels so that the new wheel works?
Really helpful video thank you. How did you remove the cable from the cruise control switches on the trim. I have lifted the little tab a d it is half way out a d stuck?
It's the red black and blue cable on the left at 1:51
@@DOConnell333the red black and blue cable that are in the black housing? No need to lift any tabs from it. You just need to firmly grab the black connector with a plyer and pull it out. Only thing you need to be careful of is that your plyer's grip doesn.t slip, as if it does you might clip the cables by mistake
Hi bro I have US spec wheel but ordered EU airbag. Would it still clip in to the US horn plate ?
Hey bro, not sure, but if I would have to take a guess, I would say yes. If not clear enough in the video, let me know what spots you want me to take a picture of and I could make them for you to compare.
If I recall well, airbags for G30 are 1 stage, 2 stage, or 3 stage. You can distinguish them by looking at the wires at the back of the airbag - can.t recall which are which, you.ll have to google it. What I recall almost certainly is, if you are changing the number of stages versus what you had on your initial airbag, you.ll have to do recode the car in order for it to function well.
Besides taking off the trim how can i take the buttons from the trim off to install in on a new trim
I can.t remember exactly, but it.s not hard, I think it was 2 screws per module (left module, right module) can.t remember what connector the wires had though.
are you retro fitting the newer steering wheel on your bmw? I have a similar steering wheel on my m550i however it has no heated steering wheel option so im looking to change it to a steering wheel with heated steering option. any advice?
It is possible to retrofit heated steering wheel, i have not yet done it as I didn.t have time to get to the electrician. Depending on your other vehicle options you need some extra parts in the steering column if i recall well, or you don.t if you already have driver assistance plus option. Plus some modifications in the fusebox and then vehicle order has to be changed to add the option in. If you leave me a message on the 11.11.2022, I will try search for the link describing the procedure, think it was on bimmerpost
@@floringiurgiu7454 ok thank you, I’ll leave you a message on 11/11
@@realtech1613 did you find the link? Winter is coming, i.ll need to go to an electronist soon to make the retrofit too.
Did you code new steering wheel,because now you have mode option that belongs to 5AU
Hey, as long as you replace the wheel with the same vehicle options, it can be M wheel or standard wheel, it is a direct fit, no coding needed. The next/back buttons work out lf the box. Again, the wheel needs to have the same vehicle options (i.e. I made the mistake to get a driver assistant professional wheel which is just available on lci models, while I had driver assitant plus - that wheel did not work, and at the moment of making the video there was no option available to make it work).
What is the 5AU option?
If it.s the M1/M2 buttons, those won.t work. You can get a wheel with your same vehicle options, plus the M1/M2 buttons, the wheel will work perfectly, but M1/M2 buttons won.t do anything and I understood they.ll show up as errors when scanning the car.
At the moment of making the video there was no option to *code* the M1/M2 buttons to work. If there is one now, please let me know.
However, there are some guys who sell you a kit to make the M1/M2 buttons switch between the comfort/sport/ecopro modes, additional wiring involved to the gearknob console.
@@floringiurgiu7454 Thanks for the answer.I am asking because i have driver assistant plus and I want to retrofit driver assistant profesional.I am wondering should I change steering wheel or not.