Design by Drickes · Original design · CC-BY-SA-4.0 · Source details. Indexed via 3DCarParts. Source text and images remain credited to their creators; no modified design files supplied.
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Button Cover
Button Cover design listed for 1998–2006 BMW 3 Series. Listed category: interior. Verify dimensions, fitment and material suitability before printing.
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 3 Series
- Year range
- 1998–2006
- Submodel
- Not supplied
- Engine
- Not supplied
Source approval status: pending. Source flags do not certify fit, material suitability or safety for your vehicle.
License conditions, files, application and fit are reviewed before work is accepted.
Description
The pre-owner destroyed the existing one by putting a microphone from an Android radio into it. If you had the same idea, stop it! Sound quality sucks.
However I repositioned the microphone to a better place and got left with a button cover with an ugly hole in it. So I took measures and printed a perfectly fitting replacement.
I have it in my pre-facelift BMW 328i E46. Please comment if you have a different car and it fits!
Possible fit: BMW E28, E39, E46 and the first Z4, X3 and X5.
Although it works fine with any non-flexible filament I highly recommend using PETG or ABS, some material that resists heat a little more. My first variant made of PLA+ didn't survive the first summer...
Of course you can take this design for a remix if you have a cool idea what to put there instead. Don't forget to post it to Thingiverse! I added one variant which can store an Apple AirTag so it's hidden.
Source description, under the recorded CC-BY-SA-4.0 license.
Print instructions
- Layer height: 0.2mm
- Infill: 70%
- Supports: As needed
Settings from the source; not independently tested by Orphaned Parts.
Print price estimates
Planning prices for one print, not a final quote. Defaults use a size allowance inferred from the part name, not a measured or sliced model. Filament suitability must be confirmed.
| Filament | USD / print | Application notes |
|---|---|---|
| PLA | $28.50 | Indoor prototypes; not a default material for hot vehicle interiors. |
| PETG | $29.00 | General-purpose candidate; heat and creep need review. |
| ASA | $32.50 | Candidate for UV exposure; verify temperature and geometry. |
| ABS | $31.50 | Enclosed printing; review application and dimensions. |
| TPU | $37.50 | Flexible designs only; not a substitute for rigid materials. |
| Nylon | $37.50 | Moisture, tolerances and application require review. |
| PA-CF | $42.50 | Filled nylon; abrasive filament and fit need review. |
Pricing assumptions and exclusions
USD: ($6 setup + $3 finishing + filament weight × assumed spool cost × 1.25 waste allowance + print hours × $2.50 × material time factor) ÷ 0.65. Rounded up to the next $0.50.
Assumed spool costs per kg: PLA $25, PETG $30, ASA $40, ABS $30, TPU $45, Nylon $65, PA-CF $95. Time factors: PLA/PETG 1.0, ASA/ABS 1.2, TPU 1.6, Nylon 1.4, PA-CF 1.5. These are proposed shop rates, not measured production costs.
Design work, test fitting, hardware, shipping and tax are additional where needed. Multi-file sets may need several prints. Use actual sliced weight and time when available. Final pricing is confirmed in writing.
All available source data
- Id
- 4d1597cc-77c8-4c63-80cd-0c6dcc5df26b
- Part Name
- Button Cover
- Slug
- button-cover
- Category
- interior
- Cswp Approval Status
- pending
- Download Status
- approved
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 3 Series
- Year
- 1998
- Year End
- 2006
- Submodel
- Not supplied
- Engine
- Not supplied
- Created At
- 2026-05-07T08:25:17.693574+00:00
- Origin
- aggregated
- Source
- thingiverse
- Source Url
- https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6605519
- Source Creator Url
- https://www.thingiverse.com/Drickes
- Cc License Code
- CC-BY-SA-4.0
- Cc License Url
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
- For Sale
- No
- Fulfillment Mode
- platform
- Manual Price Cents
- Not supplied
- Image Url
- https://r2-upload.3dcarparts.workers.dev/file/parts/4d1597cc-77c8-4c63-80cd-0c6dcc5df26b/images/button-cover-1_1778142318546_8f66wk.jpg
- Author
- Drickes
- Estimated Price Cents
- Not supplied
- HasMultipleModelFiles
- No
- ModelFileCount
- 0
- Download Count
- 0
- Detail Url
- https://3dcarparts.org/library/1998-2006/BMW/3%20Series/button-cover
Source price fields and sale flags are metadata, not our selling prices. Their currency was not specified in the catalog. File counts do not mean files were downloaded or tested. No manufacturer savings or discontinued status is inferred.