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What did you do for your E61 today?

Old Jun 27, 2016 | 06:22 AM
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I installed euro-style side mirror glasses. Much better looking IMO, and safer because they take care of the blind spot.
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Old Jun 27, 2016 | 07:20 AM
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That's an awesome looking car, great color!


Originally Posted by 535XI Wagon
Hi This is what I have done so far. OEM M5 front to the back.
Next mods on the list will be intercooler, downpipe.


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Old Jun 27, 2016 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by pocholin
I installed euro-style side mirror glasses. Much better looking IMO, and safer because they take care of the blind spot.
Not to rib you too much, but you know if you adjusted your mirrors correctly, you wouldn't actually have a blind spot?

Here's How To: Adjust Your Mirrors to Avoid Blind Spots - Feature - Car and Driver

That's why the article says how to avoid blind spots. Not how to reduce blind spots.

When set up correctly, this is what would happen. The passing car will always be visible in one of your mirrors, up to the point where you will see them right next to your car as they are passing you:

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Old Jun 27, 2016 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 535XI Wagon
Thank you Evan for your patient to answer all my question"S"!
Sure thing. What is your plan for the exhaust?
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Old Jun 27, 2016 | 04:30 PM
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I am keeping the M5 left side for now, going to cut the right side tip and make a pipe around the spare tire for now. Thinking to do the same as Island's quad set up later
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Sure thing. What is your plan for the exhaust?
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Old Jun 27, 2016 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 535XI Wagon
I am keeping the M5 left side for now, going to cut the right side tip and make a pipe around the spare tire for now. Thinking to do the same as Island's quad set up later
Relocating the air compressor or deleting it?
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Old Jun 27, 2016 | 07:48 PM
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I put my wagon back to stock. Putting the stock ownpipes in was just as bad as fitting the ARs in, but the FMIC and charge pipe were a breeze. I miss the power already.

...Then I posted the parts for sale in the classifieds section.
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Old Jun 27, 2016 | 11:47 PM
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I have the ISC full kit so I remove the air compressor

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Relocating the air compressor or deleting it?
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Old Jun 28, 2016 | 04:37 AM
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No worries. However, even when you setup your car that way there's still a little bit of blind spot because our american mirrors loose some surface to the black trim around them and our headrests being so wide (at least it seems that way to me).

What I really like about these side mirrors is the clean look without that black trim around them.

I agree that more people should learn how to adjust their mirrors as they do not need to be looking at the side of their car...we all know where our car is

Originally Posted by Lotus99
Not to rib you too much, but you know if you adjusted your mirrors correctly, you wouldn't actually have a blind spot?

Here's How To: Adjust Your Mirrors to Avoid Blind Spots - Feature - Car and Driver

That's why the article says how to avoid blind spots. Not how to reduce blind spots.

When set up correctly, this is what would happen. The passing car will always be visible in one of your mirrors, up to the point where you will see them right next to your car as they are passing you:

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Old Jun 28, 2016 | 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by pocholin
No worries. However, even when you setup your car that way there's still a little bit of blind spot because our american mirrors loose some surface to the black trim around them and our headrests being so wide (at least it seems that way to me).

What I really like about these side mirrors is the clean look without that black trim around them.

I agree that more people should learn how to adjust their mirrors as they do not need to be looking at the side of their car...we all know where our car is
I'm all for everything Euro. I blacked out my front orange reflectors, and often debadge the back of my cars. The mirrors look great.
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