The OE roundel is made of metal and has three tabs that fit into slots in the cover of the air bag. The aftermarket roundel that I received is also medal, but has adhesive on the back instead of the tabs. This roundel was slightly smaller than the OE one and did not look good just stuck on top, so I removed the OE one and then stuck it to the airbag cover. The issue is that the area under the roundel is not flat - there are 5-6 ridges that are raised that supported the center of the roundel that don't make the best of contact with the adhesive. I ended up adding my own 3M tape to the back of the aftermarket roundel to make sure it stuck better - this was the high strength stuff that you can use to stick things to a brick wall.

As far as those of your worried about it flying off if the airbag were to deploy - what about that GPS unit stuck to your windshield if your were rear-ended?? What about that stuff in the back of the X that could become airborne projectiles if you were to hit something at high speed?? What about that seatbelt holding you in if you were to roll the vehicle over and not be able to get out??

Sorry, not too worried about that little emblem on the steering wheel...

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2001 X5 3.0i (PP/WP/AP) Traded at 213K miles
RARE White on Black - Why does everyone get Tan??
First E53 with 215s on XOutpost!!