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      03-28-2013, 05:35 PM   #11
dwd08
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Originally Posted by finnbmw View Post
Did you change the steering wheel yourself and was it difficult? If you took to dealer, how much did they charge you?
Did it myself using a DIY post I found on the web. The hardest part is releasing the airbag cover through the tiny holes in the back. I ended up practicing on the new wheel with the airbag cover off first. Then a couple of times with the airbag cover on the new wheel. Once I had it down I did it on the old steering wheel on the car.

Just make sure you disconnect the battery before doing anything. Don't want the airbag going off when messing with it. One thing that was not in the DIY was after you disconnect the battery and reconnect I had an error on the NAV unit the first time I started the car. It went away once I started driving. I thing it had something to do with the AWD system.

Did this 2 successful times. 1st was last year when I bought the sport steering wheel and again a couple of weeks ago to put the non-sport back on before trading it in.

If you take it to a dealer it shouldn't take them more than 30min.
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