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05-20-2009, 08:04 AM

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My Ride: 2005 BMW 530d M-Sport TouringExterior: Titansilber Metallic, M5 mirrors, ACS rear roof spoiler, BMW Carbon Fiber rear diffuser, Adaptive Xenon headlights, AngeliBright v.3 Angel Eyes, F1 Autohaus Euphoria 6000K LED license plate lightsInterior: Black

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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='884360' date='May 20 2009, 06:30 PM

Thanks Patrick.

No worries.

I didn't hear from them today, and tomorrow is a holiday here. So lets see what I can come up with on Friday.

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05-26-2009, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='880915' date='May 17 2009, 04:47 PM

Thanks Patrick. Here's what I found on RealOEM, item #1

Pre-LIC: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/partgrp.do?mode...hg=51&fg=10
LCI: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=51&fg=10

ELECTROCHROME mirrors

2004 model year, electrochrome mirror

Code:

For vehicles with
Interior/outside mirror with auto dip	
S430A=Yes	
01	Mirror glas, heated, wide-angle, left	 ELEKTROCHROM	1		09/2005	51167116745		
01	Mirror glas, heated, wide-angle, right	ELEKTROCHROM	1		09/2005	51167116746

2005-2009 model year, electrochrome mirror[code]

Code:

For vehicles with
Interior/outside mirror with auto dip	
S430A=Yes	
01	Mirror glas, heated, wide-angle, right	ELEKTROCHROM	1	09/2005	09/2009	51167168180		
01	Mirror glas, heated, wide-angle, left	 ELEKTROCHROM	1	09/2005	09/2009	51167168181

BASIC glass mirrors

2004-2009 model year, basic glass mirror

Code:

For vehicles with
Interior/outside mirror with auto dip = No	
S430A=No	
01	Mirror glas, heated, wide-angle, left		 1		09/2009	51167065081	$152.89	
01	Mirror glas, heated, wide-angle, right		1		09/2009	51167065082	$152.89

And #2 looks like a convex-shaped mirror. I wonder how that would look

Please be seated.

Here are the prices from BMW Finland.

-51167116745 370 Euros
-51167116746 370 Euros
-51167168180 370 Euros
-51167168181 370 Euros
-51167065081 127 Euros
-51167065082 127 Euros

These do not include shipping or any other costs.

Ouch.

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05-27-2009, 05:01 AM

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Right.

I suspect that those prices frightened everyone away!

No worries.

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05-27-2009, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Patrick E61' post='891561' date='May 27 2009, 08:01 AM

I suspect that those prices frightened everyone away!

Whoa! That's pretty hefty

almost the cost of M5 mirrors. Thanks for inquiring about the prices, Patrick.

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05-27-2009, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='891591' date='May 27 2009, 04:51 PM

Whoa! That's pretty hefty

almost the cost of M5 mirrors. Thanks for inquiring about the prices, Patrick.

And true about the M5 mirror cost.

Maybe we should wait until the Euro is a lot cheaper!

Perhaps there is someone else from the EU that would be willing to check these out for you. Prices from BMW Finland are generally considered to be extremely high.

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05-27-2009, 06:34 AM

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Big ouch! Can't believe the cost of this tiny mirror!!

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06-29-2009, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by theXman' post='891633' date='May 27 2009, 07:34 AM

Big ouch! Can't believe the cost of this tiny mirror!!

IIRC, they were $45USD for my e39. Well, in the meantime, I've got one of these guys: http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=15736541
It's nice but it doesn't dim, of course, and my big head blocks a bit of the view.

Ben

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06-29-2009, 07:15 PM

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On every vehicle that I have owned, I've been able to adjust the mirrors so I don't have any blind spots for 1 lane left and right. I do have blind spots two lanes over on large highways, but I've never found that to be much of an issue.

As a car leaves the rear view mirror, it enters the side view mirror and as it leaves the side view mirror it enters my peripheral vision.

Most people seem to have their side view mirrors set up to see the car behind them, which means they have terrible blind spots.

Am I missing something, or are people concerned about the blind spot for traffic two lanes over?

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12-22-2010, 10:09 AM

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Hi Guys

Many moons ago I had a E60 and was just clearing out my garage at the weekend, I have a set of these with the wide angle, and they are original BMW items in the original boxes, the car was leased, so I put the standard ones back on before the car went back, I will be putting them on ebay shortly but let me know if any of you want them, I am open to offers and I remember them being rather expensive, but that was a long time ago!. I am based in London, UK.

Thanks!.