Dual stage vs Triple Stage Airbag Confusion

automaz_ · 06-12-2022, 10:30 AM

Hey Guys

I'm getting an LCI M sport steering wheel to put in my 2012 535 x drive non m sport

After research I am seeing I need a dual stage airbag

I also see there is a l triple stage airbag

If you look at the diagram with the three pics you see the dual stage dosas not have a turquoise colored plug

However the one I am buying has plugs that look like a triple stage and the seller is saying it is dual stage. Can I just purchase it and plug the connector I have circled in RED and everything should work without any codes being thrown?

automaz_ · 06-12-2022, 10:46 AM

This is what the seller is selling me.

ezaircon4jc · 06-12-2022, 07:43 PM

If you look through the pics in this thread you'll see my journey swapping a dual-stage airbag into a single-stage steering wheel. I know the igniters look different, but it does have 3 plugs...

https://f10.5post.com/forums/showthr...wheel+retrofit

automaz_ · 06-13-2022, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

If you look through the pics in this thread you'll see my journey swapping a dual-stage airbag into a single-stage steering wheel. I know the igniters look different, but it does have 3 plugs...

https://f10.5post.com/forums/showthr...wheel+retrofit

Quote:

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

If you look through the pics in this thread you'll see my journey swapping a dual-stage airbag into a single-stage steering wheel. I know the igniters look different, but it does have 3 plugs...

https://f10.5post.com/forums/showthr...wheel+retrofit

From the looks of it the airbag I bought should be plug and play and throw no codes since it matches what you had in your original wheel

4nscdoc · 06-18-2022, 06:20 PM

The one you are buying looks like the one I put in my 2014 LCI steering wheel. I haven’t had any issues with it.

MOTO · 01-15-2024, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by automaz_

This is what the seller is selling me.

Hey, forgive the necropost...but did you buy that 3 stage airbag and did it work in you LCI M-Sport wheel?

automaz_ · 02-17-2024, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOTO

Hey, forgive the necropost...but did you buy that 3 stage airbag and did it work in you LCI M-Sport wheel?

Heyyy yeah it worked perfectly fine

06-12-2022, 10:30 AM	#1
automaz_ Enthusiast 313 Rep 282 Posts Drives: 2025 M4 Comp xDrive Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0) Garage List 2025 BMW M4 Comp [0.00]	Hey Guys I'm getting an LCI M sport steering wheel to put in my 2012 535 x drive non m sport After research I am seeing I need a dual stage airbag I also see there is a l triple stage airbag If you look at the diagram with the three pics you see the dual stage dosas not have a turquoise colored plug However the one I am buying has plugs that look like a triple stage and the seller is saying it is dual stage. Can I just purchase it and plug the connector I have circled in RED and everything should work without any codes being thrown? Attached Images __________________ 2025 M4 Competition xDrive IG: Automaz_
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automaz_ Enthusiast 313 Rep 282 Posts Drives: 2025 M4 Comp xDrive Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0) Garage List 2025 BMW M4 Comp [0.00]	This is what the seller is selling me. Attached Images __________________ 2025 M4 Competition xDrive IG: Automaz_
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ezaircon4jc Major General 4484 Rep 5,365 Posts Drives: 2019 540i M Sport Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	If you look through the pics in this thread you'll see my journey swapping a dual-stage airbag into a single-stage steering wheel. I know the igniters look different, but it does have 3 plugs... https://f10.5post.com/forums/showthr...wheel+retrofit
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06-18-2022, 06:20 PM	#5
4nscdoc New Member 2 Rep 13 Posts Drives: F10 535i Join Date: May 2022 Location: Huntsville, AL iTrader: (0)	The one you are buying looks like the one I put in my 2014 LCI steering wheel. I haven’t had any issues with it.
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