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Old 1st July 2012, 17:49   #1
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Help with mirror issue!
My left mirror has lots of ugly spots that look like oil, ive already searched and i guess its the diming liquid, i cant stand that anymore. I went to the famous ebay site and found somehuy from uk that sells only the glass in a variety of colors and angles, i know you guys know about this. Now my questions:
1- are these recommended eventhough they dont support diming? I honestly dont care about diming. They neither have the black rubberish sorrunds so it might look ugly? how easy can these be mounted? Aka how to remove the old glass and stick new one?

2- there is these oter companies that sell the whole mirrors for 250-280 for both sides.. Are these any good? Or just ebay crap?

Please advice me into the best choice as i dont want to end up paying lots of money..
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Just found a guy on M5board that fixes them for $99! E39 M5 Auto Dimming Mirror Repair
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Dimi, this may be of interest to you and Schtozo.

Right side mirror glass replacement

Have a look through here for a replacement mirror glass. bmw m5 mirror | eBay

Driver's Side Mirror Glass, I need replacement - Bimmerforums - The Ultimate BMW Forum

Euro Mirror Glass Upgrade For BMW 5 Series and M5 - 1997-03 - E39 From Bimmian.com - Bimmian.com

http://forum.bmw5.co.uk/topic/50987-...-mirror-glass/

http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E39-M5-...erior/Mirrors/
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Schtozo, your talking about the external side mirror glass. Right? Not the rear vision mirror.
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My left mirror has lots of ugly spots that look like oil, ive already searched and i guess its the diming liquid, i cant stand that anymore. I went to the famous ebay site and found somehuy from uk that sells only the glass in a variety of colors and angles, i know you guys know about this. Now my questions:
1- are these recommended eventhough they dont support diming? I honestly dont care about diming. They neither have the black rubberish sorrunds so it might look ugly? how easy can these be mounted? Aka how to remove the old glass and stick new one?

2- there is these oter companies that sell the whole mirrors for 250-280 for both sides.. Are these any good? Or just ebay crap?

Please advice me into the best choice as i dont want to end up paying lots of money..
I purchased a non official mirror glass off ebay recently, as you say it does not include the mirror surround. The old mirror glass can be removed from the old backing plate, and the rubber surround can also be peeled off. I stuck the new mirror onto the original mirror backing plate and then stuck the black surround around the mirror. It looks perfect!
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contact scott at radar-mirror.com

Fixed my interior dimming glass. See what he says. Don't just look at his website, CONTACT HIM.

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Old 1st July 2012, 23:32   #7
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Thanks for the help guys!
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I just bought these last week and installed them and they fit and look great!!! They come with the backing plate already on them. I had trouble finding them but I found them on the ebay uk site and bought them and got delivered in due time...


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=280902166087
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Does the auto dim feature work with those? Sure looks like it should.
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Does the auto dim feature work with those? Sure looks like it should.
I really haven't paid attention. My stock ones were sooooo bad that I'm just glad I can see out now.
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