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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 06:00 AM
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i think your car looks nice.. whatever you spent. . it wasnt my money.. and for YOUR money i think it looks hot!!! the whole car looks hot!
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Fedcaper' post='722150' date='Nov 15 2008, 10:39 PM
...I think this is a must have mod...

I know EXACTLY what you mean.

From a technical standpoint: M5 mirrors are designed with symmetrical aerodynamic streamlining in mind (ie. the fluid velocity is the same on either side of the mirror) - I would have been supremely disappointed if they added down force (that is accomplished by other means btw). Reflecting my college days and aerodynamics class; just by looking at the thing, the parasite drag induced by the E60 stock mirror sucks in comparison to the M5 mirror.

Beauty meets performance = M technique after all, right ?


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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 07:30 AM
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Thanks for the comments guys. I will take some more pics of the car from a distance. I think the mirrors flow with the car, if you look at the car from a frontal view, you can see the curves in the hood flowing perfectly into the curves of the mirrors.

I paid $900 for them (brand new) from a member who never installed them because he sold his car. I really like these mirrors much more then the originals that came with the car. These mirrors give a wider view of things and the corners have a sort of fish eye view, so the blind spot is much less than the box mirrors.

These mirrors are horrible. Dont do it.
http://www.360tuners.com/index.asp?P......&ProdID=466

I had them painted at F1 motorsport, they owed me a favor, so they did it for free. I installed them myself, so for me, $900 was well worth it.
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by AKAlius' post='722387' date='Nov 16 2008, 02:06 AM
Those mirrors are not something I would purchase.
really? is there something wrong with these mirrors?
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