Quote Originally Posted by ruffbunch
my steering wheel makes noise when turning. A local BMW mechanic thinks it is the clock spring or horn ring in the steering wheel. I tried to swap a steering wheel with one from a salvage yard but the wiring for the air bag seemed different. Mine is a 1995 525i and the other is a 525i E34 series but not sure of the year. Should this steering wheel swap work? Better solution?
I finally found a solution- i took the steering wheel from the 1990 525i back and traded it for a 1995 525i steering wheel. I installed it today using my air bag and it turns as smoothly as new with NO NOISE. It only took about 10 minutes. This turned out to be a great solution for me- hope that helps!!!