What is the condition of the BMW roundel in your steering wheel?
02-04-2009, 02:37 PM
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My Ride: 535d M Sport / Carbon Black Metallic / Aluminium cube / black leather sports seats / Prof. SatNav / Bluetooth.
2004. Badge still looks shiny badge but with a big dent in it where my wife hit it when some kids ran out onto the road.
Ugh! Can't even put a sticker on it as the dent would show...
Mike
Ugh! Can't even put a sticker on it as the dent would show...
Mike
02-04-2009, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by cleung' post='785066' date='Feb 4 2009, 03:14 PM
The sticker will not affect the airbag, the airbag does not just come out of that little circle.
I guess that could happen, but will take my chances and assume the overlay will stay glued onto the original roundel when the airbag explodes.
02-04-2009, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Howitzer' post='784840' date='Feb 4 2009, 11:23 AM
2004 and looks brand-new. Must be your driving style dude? You probably have your hand over it all the time. Massaging it.........
I love my baby but not that much! Actually I just got this in Jan as a CPO, it's a 2006. Maybe that's what the previous driver was doing? I actually had a closer look at it during lunch today and most of the shiny metal parts look worn down (BMW text and round circle).I may look into the Ebay solution, thanks guys!
02-04-2009, 03:24 PM
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My Ride: 05' 545i
'05 and still looking brand new..... i would say stop caressing it!!! but i cant help giving it a little kiss every once in a while. Got to love your 5er!!!
02-04-2009, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='784941' date='Feb 4 2009, 01:17 PM
I hardly use my car and never have my hand on the roundel on the wheel but it still looks like its got a lot of internal crack marks in it.
02-04-2009, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='784914' date='Feb 4 2009, 12:37 PM
+1, until I tried to remove it.
Luckily it only ended up with a slight scratch.
Now I've got a CF overlay roundel over it,
can't even tell the difference.
Luckily it only ended up with a slight scratch.
Now I've got a CF overlay roundel over it,
can't even tell the difference.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...em=220354275902
It's pretty daym sexy!
02-04-2009, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='784941' date='Feb 4 2009, 12:17 PM
I hardly use my car and never have my hand on the roundel on the wheel but it still looks like its got a lot of internal crack marks in it.
Watch how you "use the horn".. I had this problem on my Mustang about a month after I bought it. Some jackass cut me off and I punched the steering wheel to blow the horn. I looked at it later that day, and the Mustang emblem (metallic/chrome behind plastic) now is full of "cracks"...
02-04-2009, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by exx1976' post='785354' date='Feb 4 2009, 09:50 PM
Watch how you "use the horn".. I had this problem on my Mustang about a month after I bought it. Some jackass cut me off and I punched the steering wheel to blow the horn. I looked at it later that day, and the Mustang emblem (metallic/chrome behind plastic) now is full of "cracks"...