FML cracked mirror.

TheShadow · 12-22-2018, 04:37 PM

Trying to install carbon fiber mirror caps with the removing of the glass method, within 10 seconds i cracked the shit out of my passneger side mirror and i quit. I am so freaking mad. Should i just have ripped off the old caps and put on the new ones?

JDTX · 12-22-2018, 04:46 PM

Sorry to hear! The correct method is as you pursued... ripping them from the front is ok if you don't care of the potential risk of breaking the tab on the current caps.

Do you have heated + auto-dimming mirrors? If so, the glass is very expensive, so best to just order from eBay (even with Europe shipment seems to be cheaper than US-based).

TheShadow · 12-22-2018, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JDTX

Sorry to hear! The correct method is as you pursued... ripping them from the front is ok if you don't care of the potential risk of breaking the tab on the current caps.

Do you have heated + auto-dimming mirrors? If so, the glass is very expensive, so best to just order from eBay (even with Europe shipment seems to be cheaper than US-based).

Im not sure if i do or not. How do i know if i do? I really wanted to put on these mirror caps but I am just very unlucky so i will not be putting them on anytime soon for now.

TheShadow · 12-22-2018, 06:07 PM

Yup i have auto dim, I am going to go lay in my bed and cry now. Replacement is like $350. lol freaking ass man why did this have to happen to me. This was literally going to be my last cosmetic mod.

IK6SPEED · 12-22-2018, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by TheShadow

Yup i have auto dim, I am going to go lay in my bed and cry now. Replacement is like $350. lol freaking ass man why did this have to happen to me. This was literally going to be my last cosmetic mod.

Use this as a time to upgrade to the EU Mirrors instead of $350 for a single USA Mirror Replacement.

kingmonkey8 · 12-22-2018, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TheShadow

Yup i have auto dim, I am going to go lay in my bed and cry now. Replacement is like $350. lol freaking ass man why did this have to happen to me. This was literally going to be my last cosmetic mod.

Just get a used one off ebay for around $100.

Poochie · 12-22-2018, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JDTX

Sorry to hear! The correct method is as you pursued... ripping them from the front is ok if you don't care of the potential risk of breaking the tab on the current caps.

Do you have heated + auto-dimming mirrors? If so, the glass is very expensive, so best to just order from eBay (even with Europe shipment seems to be cheaper than US-based).

Im not sure if i do or not. How do i know if i do? I really wanted to put on these mirror caps but I am just very unlucky so i will not be putting them on anytime soon for now.

If you vehicle was produced after 04/2016, you don't have a dimming passenger mirror. Only driver.

Thanks to BMW cost cutting, now you possible saving a few bucks.

TheShadow · 12-22-2018, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TheShadow

Yup i have auto dim, I am going to go lay in my bed and cry now. Replacement is like $350. lol freaking ass man why did this have to happen to me. This was literally going to be my last cosmetic mod.

Use this as a time to upgrade to the EU Mirrors instead of $350 for a single USA Mirror Replacement.

Are the EU mirrors better in anyway or just cheaper. I found a used USA replacement for 100$. I'm also gonna go to my local glass shop and see if there's anything they can possibly do.

IK6SPEED · 12-22-2018, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TheShadow

Yup i have auto dim, I am going to go lay in my bed and cry now. Replacement is like $350. lol freaking ass man why did this have to happen to me. This was literally going to be my last cosmetic mod.

Use this as a time to upgrade to the EU Mirrors instead of $350 for a single USA Mirror Replacement.

Are the EU mirrors better in anyway or just cheaper. I found a used USA replacement for 100$. I'm also gonna go to my local glass shop and see if there's anything they can possibly do.

Yes. That's why the word "upgrade" was used.

jh_f30 · 12-23-2018, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TheShadow

Yup i have auto dim, I am going to go lay in my bed and cry now. Replacement is like $350. lol freaking ass man why did this have to happen to me. This was literally going to be my last cosmetic mod.

Use this as a time to upgrade to the EU Mirrors instead of $350 for a single USA Mirror Replacement.

Are the EU mirrors better in anyway or just cheaper. I found a used USA replacement for 100$. I'm also gonna go to my local glass shop and see if there's anything they can possibly do.

The set I have are convex toward the outer end to reduce blind spots. Also, they don't have the ugly black border and they don't say "objects in mirror may be closer than they appear".

Way better imo than stock USDM.

jh_f30 · 12-23-2018, 02:08 PM

https://bimmian.com/euro-mirror-glas...r-e84-f20-f30/

JDTX · 12-23-2018, 07:19 PM

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https://bimmian.com/euro-mirror-glas...r-e84-f20-f30/

Note those are the inexpensive ones, but you do lose auto-dimming. Per Bimmian:

These mirrors WILL NOT work if you have BMW's Anti-Dazzle Mirrors as the connectors are different

So they lack the extra connector for the auto-dimming function. I'm not sure if you get an error if that connector is not terminated.

jh_f30 · 12-23-2018, 07:58 PM

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https://bimmian.com/euro-mirror-glas...r-e84-f20-f30/

Note those are the inexpensive ones, but you do lose auto-dimming. Per Bimmian:

These mirrors WILL NOT work if you have BMW's Anti-Dazzle Mirrors as the connectors are different

So they lack the extra connector for the auto-dimming function. I'm not sure if you get an error if that connector is not terminated.

No codes thrown with disconnected autodim connector.

IK6SPEED · 12-23-2018, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TheShadow

Are the EU mirrors better in anyway or just cheaper. I found a used USA replacement for 100$. I'm also gonna go to my local glass shop and see if there's anything they can possibly do.

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1567114

TheShadow · 12-23-2018, 11:43 PM

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https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1567114

Thanks IK, he actually pmed me about him selling his, i bought it. Thankful for him to have the one i needed.

Kailec · 12-24-2018, 09:30 AM

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Thanks IK, he actually pmed me about him selling his, i bought it. Thankful for him to have the one i needed.

Glad to hear a happy ending. When I read the thread title my first thought was "he probably tried to change the mirror caps". Welcome to what a lot of us (myself included) have gone through when swapping out the mirror caps. I ultimately went with the ripping off the back method instead of messing around with the glass. Luckily I was able to find a used one for $100 USD as well.

TheShadow · 12-24-2018, 11:04 AM

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Thanks IK, he actually pmed me about him selling his, i bought it. Thankful for him to have the one i needed.

Glad to hear a happy ending. When I read the thread title my first thought was "he probably tried to change the mirror caps". Welcome to what a lot of us (myself included) have gone through when swapping out the mirror caps. I ultimately went with the ripping off the back method instead of messing around with the glass. Luckily I was able to find a used one for $100 USD as well.

Yup, I even made a post about not trying to take out the mirrors in the DIY. I went from the back and did it completely fine and broke no clips

Kailec · 12-24-2018, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Kailec

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Originally Posted by TheShadow

Thanks IK, he actually pmed me about him selling his, i bought it. Thankful for him to have the one i needed.

Glad to hear a happy ending. When I read the thread title my first thought was "he probably tried to change the mirror caps". Welcome to what a lot of us (myself included) have gone through when swapping out the mirror caps. I ultimately went with the ripping off the back method instead of messing around with the glass. Luckily I was able to find a used one for $100 USD as well.

Yup, I even made a post about not trying to take out the mirrors in the DIY. I went from the back and did it completely fine and broke no clips

I've seen quite a few videos of people successfully taking out the mirrors. I am not one of those people...

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