DIY for SA430 mirrors
12-17-2011 | 01:17 PM
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I did say I would never do a diy for this due to how much of a pain it is to fit the mirrors but here we go, attached is the PDF.
Please bear in mind this DIY assumes you have an E60 made between sept/2005 and march/2008.
Please bear in mind this DIY assumes you have an E60 made between sept/2005 and march/2008.
12-18-2011 | 02:38 AM
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My Ride: BMW E60 520d SE Saloon M47 2.0dTitanium Grey II, Grey−Dakota Leather, Visibility Package, Media Package, Through Load System, Lumbar support − fr seats, Automatic Air Conditioning−Advanced, High beam assistant, Hi−Fi Loudspeak
Model Year: 2006
A suggestion to make things easier on the passenger's side. Don't bother with the bulk head and new wires. Just disconnect the 4 wires used for the old mirrors from the KGM and rewire them as LIN, +12V and GND. That way massively reduces the install time. Also if you don't want to upset any of the existing fuse wires, you can simply install a new fuse in one of the many free slots and use a Double leaf contact to gain access to it.
Oh! and you can ignore buying a new button panel for the Driver's side. Just code the mirrors to fold and unfold with your key fob. However please be warned that with this solution you can never start your car with the mirrors folded because the moment you unlock your car the mirrors will unfold as well. If you can live with that, that's some more money and time saved.
Does anyone know what will happen if I connect two button panels i.e. a RHD driver and a LHD driver? Want to get access to all windows from both sides.
Oh! and you can ignore buying a new button panel for the Driver's side. Just code the mirrors to fold and unfold with your key fob. However please be warned that with this solution you can never start your car with the mirrors folded because the moment you unlock your car the mirrors will unfold as well. If you can live with that, that's some more money and time saved.
Does anyone know what will happen if I connect two button panels i.e. a RHD driver and a LHD driver? Want to get access to all windows from both sides.
12-20-2011 | 09:49 AM
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My Ride: 520d M Sport
Titanium Silver
Retro fit's -
Professional Sat Nav
Footwell Lights
BMW Bluetooth
LCI Halogens with HID
Mirrors delivered, parts in at BMW, Bloods Diy read and understood.
looking forward to having this option on my car, thanks Blood....
looking forward to having this option on my car, thanks Blood....
12-20-2011 | 09:58 AM
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12-21-2011 | 09:17 AM
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Thanks,
12-22-2011 | 02:45 PM
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12-24-2011 | 04:30 AM
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My Ride: BMW E60 520d SE Saloon M47 2.0dTitanium Grey II, Grey−Dakota Leather, Visibility Package, Media Package, Through Load System, Lumbar support − fr seats, Automatic Air Conditioning−Advanced, High beam assistant, Hi−Fi Loudspeak
Model Year: 2006