New BMW M4 LCI Flat bottom steering wheel buyer’s guide
The introduction of the new flat bottom steering wheel resulted in many emails and comments from our customers when BMW introduced them in the new G82 M4 LCI model. Since most of the questions were similar, we decided to prepare an easy to follow guide, that shows which versions are available.
Flat bottom steering wheels in a BMW
As you may know BMW released a new style of steering wheels with the new G82 M4 LCI models, which was made available in the following models: G20, G21, G22, G23, G26, G26 i4, G80, G81, G82, G83 and also in the G87 later this year.
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What options do I have?
BMW was kind enough to create (almost) all variations possible because not only do these new flat bottom steering wheels available in two different materials: leather and alcantara but they support both steering wheel heating and driving assistant professional features. These were not available before if you opted for a M Performance steering wheel or the M4 CSL alcantara wheel. So good news for everyone, because from now on you could enjoy a beautiful alcantara steering wheel while keeping the heating option or DAP.
A full list of flat bottom steering wheels
Visit this product and select all the specifications there:
| Part number | Leather or Alcantara | Heating option (Y/N) | Driving Assistant Professional (Y/N) |
| 32 30 5 A8A 903 | Leather | No | No |
| 32 30 5 A8A 904 | Leather | Yes | No |
| 32 30 5 A8A 905 | Leather | No | Yes |
| 32 30 5 A8A 906 | Leather | Yes | Yes |
| 32 30 7 908 499 | Alcantara | No | No |
| 32 30 7 908 500 | Alcantara | Yes | No |
| 32 30 7 908 501 | Alcantara | No | Yes |
| 32 30 7 908 502 | Alcantara | Yes | Yes |
| 32 30 5 A8A 900 (Manual) | Leather | Yes | No |
In what vehicles can these steering wheels be installed in?
It seems like BMW has done the update nicely, so one could update their current steering wheels to these new flat bottom ones. As far as we know the following models support these new wheels:
- 2 series G42
- 2 series G87 M2
- 3 series G20, G21, G80 M3 and G81 M3 Touring
- 4 series G22, G23, G26, G26 i4, G82 M4 and G83 M4
- Z series G29 Z4
- (might be able to fit them into F40 and F44 models)
What parts of the steering wheel needed for the retrofit in older models?
It is not entirely a plug and play install – like in the case of an M Performance wheel – here you would need additional parts to make the install complete. Some of the parts you can reuse from your original wheel, but some parts need to be purchased additionally, please see them below:
There is no physical button available anymore on the new LCI steering wheels for the steering wheel heating feature. The heating is toggled on/off via voice command or through the display. On pre-LCI models, this feature needs to be coded/enabled in the vehicle.
What parts can I keep?
You could keep the following parts from your old steering wheel:
- Airbag
- Steering wheel buttons
- Horn plate
- M1/M2 buttons
- lastly Paddle Shifters (or paddle shifter covers for the manual models)
What parts do I need to get to retrofit these steering wheels?
You need to get the following parts:
New steering wheel trims
- For M Models (the trim has cut out for the M1 and M2 buttons). Available in carbon fiber, or silver plastic:
- For non M Models
- Silver plastic with support for DAP
- Silver plastic without support for DAP
- As of now, there are no carbon trims available without the cut outs for the M1, M2 buttons
Other new accessories
- Vibration motor and the cover for it
- Top cover (between the M1 and M2 buttons, for both M and non M models)
- Set of screws
Cables, connecting lines, electronics (for M Models, such as G87 M2):
| SKU | Heating (Y/N) | Driving Assistant (Y/N) | Alcantara (Y/N) |
| 32307908512 | N | Y | Y |
| 32307908511 | N | Y | N |
| 32307908510 | N | N | Y/N |
| 32307908509 | Y | Y | Y |
| 32307908508 | Y | Y | N |
| 32307908507 | Y | N | Y/N |
We have created a composite product, that contains all the options and features, you simply select the material and features and the system tells you which wiring harness to get. Use the link below:
Cables, connecting lines, electronics (for non M models such as G20, G26):
| SKU | Steering wheel heater (Y/N) | Active guard plus (Y/N) | Driving Assistant (Y/N) | Driving assistant professional (Y/N) | Active Guard (Y/N) |
| 32 30 5 A8A 911 | N | N | N | N | N |
| 32 30 5 A8A 912 | Y | Y or N | Y or N | N | Y or N |
| 32 30 5 A8A 914 | Y | – | – | Y | – |
| 32 30 5 A8A 924 | N | Y or N | Y or N | N | Y or N |
| 32 30 5 A8A 925 | N | – | – | Y | – |
| 32 30 5 A8A 926 | Y | N | N | N | N |
For those who still prefer the old style, you can find those steering wheels here.