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Can anyone tell me definitively IF there's any way an e46 steering wheel and air bag combo (say the wider M3 e46 new style, thick rim wheel, IF I can can find one in a wreck) will fit an e36 (ie. '98 M3 w/ the thin rim 4 spoke wheel)

Would like to replace the existing wheel for a number of reasons...
TIA
Rollie

The airbag is a no...the E46's and other newer BMW models use dual stage airbags so they have different plugs and such...so theres no way of knowing if its hooked up right and if it will deploy properly in an accident (God Forbid). As for the Steering wheel, no clue, but I'd assume itd be a pain with a different slip ring and a different airbag than what should be in there.

http://home.earthlink.net/~frankie66/cars-bmw_diy_steeringwheel.html

thanks!