BMW E30 Touring 316i 1.6 Joint, steering column (102 hp Petrol M40 B16 (164E1))

This product is intended for vehicles without airbag, this has a collapsible joint just like the OE unit in the unlikely event of a crash your steering coulmn can collapse to absorb some of the impact. On vehicles with airbag (US imported models mostly) the joint is fixed and does not collapse in a crash. You can retrofit this to be used on vehicles with airbag, if you drill out the center studs and replace them with nuts and bolts the steering joint can now be used on cars with airbag. The coulmn that is intended for use with airbag is originally 6.7mm shorter in total length compared to the non-airbag version. If you add 2 washers between the joint you drilled out when you install the bolts this will shorten to total length and make it easier to install.