[bmw340i]

I am going to replace my mirror cover to some carbon caps.
Do i really need to remove the mirror glass? It seems like i can reach the clips between the glass and the housing. Have someone did this without removing the glass??

The new carbon caps also got the same clips, it's not the M Performance with the washer and screws

[bmw340i]

Originally Posted by Lobb

No, you don't need to remove the glass, just give the cap a good yank. I learnt this after removing the mirror glass, cracking it, and finding it was £90 for a replacement

Oh, that's sad !
I don't want to crack it so i try to stick something between and pull out the clips

[7iM3less]

Originally Posted by bmw340i

Oh, that's sad !
I don't want to crack it so i try to stick something between and pull out the clips

Depending on how long those caps have been on they may be a pain in the butt. I pulled like there was no tomorrow and snapped them off with a plastic wedge.

Good luck!

[chenry]

Just remove the glass it?s super easy and makes the mirror cap swap very easy (and you won?t break anything) glass just snaps out and in - much easier than the cap

Ps and this is important - once you pop the glass out and get a look at the clips (that hold the mirror cap in place) you’ll quickly see why you don’t want to simply pull the cap off from the front

[ooshnoo]

If you have a good set of trim removal tools the glass will come off no problem. Otherwise, pulling the caps off might break the housing the the caps clip into.

Will take you 5 minutes.

[Kailec]

Originally Posted by Lobb

No, you don't need to remove the glass, just give the cap a good yank. I learnt this after removing the mirror glass, cracking it, and finding it was £90 for a replacement

Same here.. Bought a used one off ebay. Though it has slight scuffs, better than $500 shop was asking for with parts.

[Kailec]

Here is the post that helped me in the end:

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...=810839&page=4

Which I'd seen it earlier. I took a plastic wedge (the one that cracked my mirror..) and used to get it started, worked fine from there.