06-28-2015, 12:26 PM | #1 |
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Anyone have success removing mirror caps?
Im buying carbon fiber mirror caps and I wanted to try to install them myself. I heard its not difficult on the m6 it just takes a screwdriver and you pop the clips. Anyone ever try and succeed?
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06-28-2015, 01:10 PM | #2 |
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We suggest using the plastic pry tool to unclip the tabs. This way you don't scratch the paint! If I recall... There's 4 total tabs? 2 top and 2 bottom.
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06-28-2015, 06:58 PM | #3 |
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You can pop them off with your hands. Put your two thumbs on the mirror cover part along the top of the mirror. Now put down and towards the front of the car and the mirror cover should pop off.
You are pushing down to release the clip and you are pushing forward to separate the mirror cover from the mirror base. Once you get this part popped off the rest will come off very easy. Now just install the carbon fiber covers in the reverse order. Btw... I really hope you got the OEM carbon fiber covers from BMW because none of the 3rd party covers fit worth a damn. I've bought them and tried and ended up breaking clips because they just don't fit. Brian |
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I checked CF mirror caps on my M6 GC order. I think they might do it at VPC stateside, not sure. So there's a chance when I take Euro delivery the caps will be blue, but by the time it gets home it will be CF. Which is OK, as I'm too lazy/uncoordinated to be sure I could do it myself.
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Although I'm starting to regret it. Since I went frozen black, I'm starting to think it may have looked better with FB caps rather than CF. :
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I wasn't going to do them, and I was going to go with a surface other than CF for the interior; but then I thought it would look best, given the big exposed CF roof, to carry that into the interior rather than take up another surface like wood or piano black (which people also say scratches like a mother), and then I figured what the hell, I'll do the CF mirrors to link those. Some imaginary purist part of me thought it was better just to do CF only where there was a legit, functional "weight savings in structural piece" motive; but then I realized nobody cares about my imaginary functionality, and it would look cool, so just do it. I think it will look cool and integrate the roof better with the rest of the car.
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Hold the line! CF mirror caps will look great with FB. You need something to tie the roof into the FB (I think anyway). WhereTH is that damn car anyway.....?
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The caps will look great on FB, especially if you get more CF goodies
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I had a truck hit something in the road and knock one of mine off for me, didn't take but a half second and it was gone!
Lol. But yeah they pop off, look for the parts schematic and it will show you were the tabs are to pry it off |
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If you look at the photo nyy13lal24dal9 posted above (reference pic 1 and 2) this is where I am talking about using your two thumbs. In this picture the guy is using one thumb and also separating/prying the opening. I didn't have to pry the opening, I just applied more pressure with two thumbs (instead of one) and pushed it right off. Once it pops off you are going to think "oh shit that was easy!" Brian
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Yes, I just cleaned out my garage and threw them away. I bought them in the beginning and broke the clips trying to get them to fit. I even took them down to one of the master tech's at the local bmw dealership and had him try to install them. We both came to the conclusion there is simply no way they would properly fit on the car. I wasted a good amount of money (and frustration) on them. I wound up ordering the OEM carbon fiber caps from BMW and they fit perfect.
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Okay....I'm am trying my hardest to get my mirror covers off. How much pressure do I need to use? I feel like I'm going to break the mirror.
Maybe I'm not pressing on the right area. I'm pressing down on the top of the cover, near the point where it touches the actual mirror base. Push down hard and pull at the same time? I was just going to have the dealership do it for me, but said they needed at least an hour and a half of labor in order to accomplish it (yes, sounds like massive BS to me). |
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