[BMW DIY Guy]

Hey yall!

I wanted to share my latest project and changed out my piano black mirror caps to M style carbon fiber caps! VERY quick and easy install, and look incredibly good already!

I was concerned about mirror movement as well, as the mirrors sweep in and out, but zero issues on clearance whatsoever.

I love them!

[Billfitz]

You don't have to remove the mirror glass to get the cap off. It will pry off very easily using plastic trim removal wedges, at least two, to distribute pressure around the cap. I didn't replace my caps, but I did wrap them, which required removing them.



Others have mentioned breaking the glass trying to remove it.

[BMW DIY Guy]

Originally Posted by Billfitz

You don't have to remove the mirror glass to get the cap off. It will pry off very easily using plastic trim removal wedges, at least two, to distribute pressure around the cap. I didn't replace my caps, but I did wrap them, which required removing them.



Others have mentioned breaking the glass trying to remove it.

great feedback and I can see how it could be done without removing the mirror too. A headlamp, long pick tool and some pressure on the cover too. Even pressure on the mirror though is why I used the wide trim tool, and came off ok.

[Billfitz]

What's odd is that newTIS recommends removing the glass, makes no mention of using trim removal wedges. I found out how easily the caps come off when I drove just a tad too close to my garage door frame, hit it with the mirror and the cap popped off. Seeing how the clips held it in place it was obvious how to pry it off again, which I did a week later to wrap it, a result of the small scratch I put in it when it fell off.

[Saabstory93]

Does anyone know where I can find the m style mirror caps but color matched? Seems impossible to find estoril blue

[BMW DIY Guy]

Originally Posted by Saabstory93

Does anyone know where I can find the m style mirror caps but color matched? Seems impossible to find estoril blue

my guess would be get the caps, have your local paint shop color match. I got my CF M replica spoiler painted for like $90.

[eleven11]

Originally Posted by Saabstory93

Does anyone know where I can find the m style mirror caps but color matched? Seems impossible to find estoril blue

iND offers these: https://ind-distribution.com/product...TK-BM-0142-IND

Perhaps not exactly what you're looking for, but I think they look nice.

[Saabstory93]

Originally Posted by Saabstory93

Does anyone know where I can find the m style mirror caps but color matched? Seems impossible to find estoril blue

my guess would be get the caps, have your local paint shop color match. I got my CF M replica spoiler painted for like $90.[/QUOTE]

I've never had to get anything painted before, are third party people pretty good at color matching?

[BMW DIY Guy]

Originally Posted by Saabstory93

I've never had to get anything painted before, are third party people pretty good at color matching?

never had an issue with a good shop.. at this point my front and rear bumpers and side skirts on my F32 have been swapped out, and color match perfectly.

[Saabstory93]

Originally Posted by eleven11

iND offers these: https://ind-distribution.com/product...TK-BM-0142-IND

Perhaps not exactly what you're looking for, but I think they look nice.

Interesting look. A little expensive though

[the_man_in_blue]

buy these
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-Black-...frcectupt=true

have a shop paint them