Mirrors from other BMW models?
01-22-2009, 07:50 AM
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I had a courtesy 1-series today, and i like the mirrors alot more than the e60's huge squared block mirrors, just wondering if it is possible to use the mirrors for 1 series or 3series on a 5series? Has anyone done this? am not too bothered about power folding etc as long as they look better than they currently do. And yes i have looked at M5 mirrors! but didn't really want to spend ?600 on a pair of mirrors right now. Thanks 
01-22-2009, 11:27 AM
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First of all I think not the foot of the mirror from a 1-serie will fit onto the doorframe of a E60/61 , then there is the wirring that will depend on when the E60/61 is from ( also the "spender" 1-serie ) , I know so much that after 09/05 the wirring of the mirror on a e60/61 change ( from none Lin-bus signal to Lin-bus signal ) , how it is with the 1-serie's I don't know , so here will also be some "detective" worke to be done to find out this.
So all in all I will say , keep away from trying such a mode , you will end up using a lot of mony and risc ending up with a por result.
First of all I think not the foot of the mirror from a 1-serie will fit onto the doorframe of a E60/61 , then there is the wirring that will depend on when the E60/61 is from ( also the "spender" 1-serie ) , I know so much that after 09/05 the wirring of the mirror on a e60/61 change ( from none Lin-bus signal to Lin-bus signal ) , how it is with the 1-serie's I don't know , so here will also be some "detective" worke to be done to find out this.
So all in all I will say , keep away from trying such a mode , you will end up using a lot of mony and risc ending up with a por result.
01-22-2009, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by BenAnd' post='774841' date='Jan 22 2009, 04:27 PM
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First of all I think not the foot of the mirror from a 1-serie will fit onto the doorframe of a E60/61
First of all I think not the foot of the mirror from a 1-serie will fit onto the doorframe of a E60/61
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Originally Posted by AlexFW' post='774843' date='Jan 22 2009, 12:29 PM
Maybe 3er: 1er mirrors are too small imho.
Get M5 mirrors man, don't search trouble.
Get M5 mirrors man, don't search trouble.
01-23-2009, 04:34 AM
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Originally Posted by tbal' post='775041' date='Jan 23 2009, 02:55 AM
+1
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Originally Posted by irshad' post='775313' date='Jan 23 2009, 02:34 PM
+2, but u can als go for the M5 e39 model, much cheaper and also looking better than the stock ones.
Do they fit?
Didn't know that. Would save a lot of money, indeed.
01-23-2009, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by irshad' post='775313' date='Jan 23 2009, 08:34 AM
+2, but u can als go for the M5 e39 model, much cheaper and also looking better than the stock ones.
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Originally Posted by kadafi39' post='775530' date='Jan 23 2009, 07:15 PM
So the foot of the mirror is the same on the e39 M5? has anyone done this? any problems with electrics? Thanks.