When I got my X it had a few of the tabs missing. My X is still under warranty so I had BMW replace them. They have new tabs that don't require the console to be taken apart. It looks to me that the tabs are taped\glued on.

There is a "frame" around the bottom of the tab that sticks to your cup holder. Since I still have some original tabs the effect is that some of my tabs are flushed while the new ones are not. The frame is only about 1 or 2 mm thick but that is a lot of space when the cup holder is kinda small to begin with!

I am at work right now. When I get home I'll take a picture of the new tabs and I'll see if I can find the part numbers on my receipt.

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