Forehead?

 

Maybe. It would help to know how it deploys and what happens to the center of the steering wheel. It doesnt just pop at your face. Does it split through the center? Does it open from the side like a lid?

 

it stays attached to the steering wheel when the air bag deploys and im pretty certian the bmw logo does not break in half

 

Just to clarify, I didnt mean the logo. I meant the "circle" that you push to honk the horn.

 

its part of the logo

 

It would stay attached to the wheel as the bag opens just under the bottom half of the emblem. What are you planning?? Bling Bling:eek7::eek7::eek7:

 

What are you planning?? Bling Bling:eek7::eek7::eek7:

I'm going to be making some stainless steel accents for the car which I may powdercoat to match the gunmetal that I'm gonna use for my wheels. This is gonna go around the fog lights, the brake duct openings, the license plate frame, the exhaust opening, and the interior as well (though raw to match my shifter, e-brake handle and navigation knobs). I was thinking of something cool for the steering wheel but I don't want to run stupid risks, hehe.

I already have one that's gonna go on the plenum cover. It's unfinished (the logo is an old one I had laying around - I'd use a new one in chrome with a coat of lacquer for protection).

 

I have a few E39 wheels which have "burst" open from the airbag deploying- they open up like the tailgate on an SUV (best way I could describe it) one flap opens upwards toward the top of the steering wheel rim, and the other flap opens downwards toward the bottom of the steering wheel. The emblem stays attached to the flap (not sure which flap) and out of the way of the airbag.
Mind you, I have seen 2 variations of emblem on the same M sport steering wheel design- one has the roundel with an 1/8" of clear plastic over it, and it is set deeply into the steering wheel, and the other is just the roundel embossed on thin metal, sitting slightly raised above the surface of the steering wheel. This may only be on the Euro cars we have here though..

 

Were I you, I would NOT push anything sharp, let alone metal, on the airbag without knowing damn well and sure that it was PERMANENTLY attached.

While I think it would look neat, remember that airbags explode open at hundreds of miles per hour - you don't want that emblem coming loose and becoming a projectile.

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Precisely. This is why I was trying to figure out how the airbag deploys and what happens to the emblem before even thinking of a design for it.

 

I was thinking more along the lines of "when this airbag splits open at 100mpg, what exactly, other than some glue, is going to keep this emblem attached". You'll note that there is generally nothing attached to a steering wheel cover or passenger dash cover - everything is molded in, painted on, etc. There's a reason for that, so be careful

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I like what you want to do with the steering wheel. The downside is that the sexy chic in the Yukon will not see you and you end up in the trees on the 135 pway. I'm not trying to tell you what to do, But don't f##k with the safety of your car.:cheers:

 

Actually what happens is that BMW makes sure to imprint the BMW logo in your forehead in case of crash as punishment for destroying a BMW.

The //M models are extra harsh and the stick-knob w/ the //M pops off and flies into your eye as you bend down in a accident and you will have a "glass-eye" //m eye ball for rest of your life.

 

Thanks a lot, gents. I'll focus on the center console when it comes tot hose interior accents, then :noSMG: