kigerka

I don't know how many of you noticed the difference in cars when you take Euro delivery but one of them is the mirrors. The US DOT is set on us having a blind spot and having us look behind us for traffic. The mirrors in Europe are designed better and do not give you that blind spot. Everytime I have to rent a car I love the mirrors.
So, went out to ebay.de and bid on a set and won. It cost me ?131,67 for a set of the auto dimming mirrors. 1 mirror from the dealer costs ?206 before tax. I am still wating for delivery of the parts but after I install them I will take pictures.
Ebay also has the new M5 mirrors and the M5 Instrument Cluster. No shifter though. <_<

alohalc

i want to get those, too ! but i think it'll be a very difficult diy job, right ? well, at least for me :'(. in fact, i haven't seen those before. if any member who has the euro spec mirrors, could you please kindly post some pics? thank you !

Rudy

Kigerka, maybe you can convince Hobi to get the mirror folding function to work on your car too. I'd think that would be a high demand custom retrofit over here in the USA...

wiszmaster

The Euro auto dimming mirrors is something i have wanted for a while ... and will be picking up when i travel to germany in a few months.
The are kind of weird at first to get used to, since they strech things a bit, however your blindspot is greatly reduced, and (not sure on the BMW ones - but MB's are) you can even see further down ... like a curb & so on.

CRRobert

I second that.

Guest

I got mine from UK. I could not get it from US BMW dealer so I called my friend in London to order one for me. I only got the driver side. Passenger side was already convex in USA, no need to buy the passenger side mirror. I paid about 116 UK pounds for the driver side auto dim, wide angle mirror. The Euro mirror has a dotted line near the outer 1/3 of the mirror. This is the similar design as my Volvo's Euro mirror. I have that in my Volvo for several years and no need to turn my head when changing lanes.

Installation was piece of cake, less than 7 minutes. The trick was to turn the mirror to upper right corner as much as possible. This will make room in the lower left hand corner for our fingers to grep the mirror. Then use your fingers to grep the lower left corner and pull it out slowly and carefully. Once the mirror is out of the clips, then disconnect the electrical connectors. Installation is the reverse and make sure that you press the mirror with your palm to ensure that all the clips in the back of the mirror are "lock"/"click" back to the motor.

Hope this help.

Ching-Ho Cheng

Guest

I would post it when I can get hold of a digital camera.

Ching-Ho Cheng

kigerka

Check it out. From ebay.de
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7969022973
Just order it and do it yourself. I would gladly be a POC (Point of Contact) for your ebay purchases or Euro parts orders. Most people on ebay.de do wire transfer or COD, not Paypal.

subterFUSE

I have a US car, and I do not have a blind spot. I just know how to adjust my mirrors the correct way.

Most people put their sideview mirros so they can just barely see the side of their own car on the inside edge. This is not the best way to use them. Seeing your own car is a waste of time. What you care about is the road.

I adjust my sideviews so that I have a continuous view from one side mirror that then transitions into my rearview mirror. This way, I can see a car move from my sideview then to my rearview. If the car passes me to a point where they leave the sideview, then I can see them in my peripheral vision. I never need to look over my shoulder.

Rudy

subterFUSE gets it!