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      09-04-2021, 05:24 PM   #1
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What part is correct?

Hi, I want to replace the "handle unit" (marked in yellow below) on the driver side as it is quite worn and scratched. I can't seem to understand which of the two parts from the parts list that is correct though. The car is a 2012 650i F12 convertible.
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Fairly straightforward once you know the method. You have to answer the question. It is asking if you have the auto dip outside mirror - YES or NO. They are asking because cars w/o auto dip will presumably have different holes in that part for the mirror buttons. So if your passenger mirror dips when you put the car in reverse, get the YES part. If not (assuming you don't just have it deactivated), get the NO part.
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And if you decode your VIN online it should show S430A (or not).
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Fairly straightforward once you know the method. You have to answer the question. It is asking if you have the auto dip outside mirror - YES or NO. They are asking because cars w/o auto dip will presumably have different holes in that part for the mirror buttons. So if your passenger mirror dips when you put the car in reverse, get the YES part. If not (assuming you don't just have it deactivated), get the NO part.
It dips hence it is the first part in the list.

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It dips hence it is the first part in the list.

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The auto dip option code S430a is oft misunderstood & is not what most owners think it is.

The feature where the passenger mirror tilts downward when reverse is selected…is commonly misperceived to be the “auto-dip” feature…when it is actually the auto-tilt feature.

Auto-dip refers to the auto-dimming feature of the interior rear view mirror and exterior mirrors. Somehow the term “AUTO-DIP” has never been dropped from when the interior rear view mirrors actually “DIPPED” back in the late 1980s/early 1990s. This dipping mirror technology failed royally…but then the electro-chromatic mirror technology debuted and BMW took that path…but never dropped the “auto dip” nomenclature.

Click the following line and enter your 17 digit VIN…then answer the CAPTCHA question/puzzle correctly, then scroll down to see if you have option code 430. Make sure you use the site’s field boxes and NOT the spam advertising sites that sometimes populate the page asking you to type your VIN (for a fee). The actual site is FREE if you fill in their field box: https://bimmer.work/

More than likely you do have s430a because most 6 series imported to the US market have folding/EC side mirrors (auto dip)…thus has the extra little square mirror folding button which requires the extra hole in the trim panel…which Opie55 already mentioned.
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      09-05-2021, 05:38 AM   #6
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It dips hence it is the first part in the list.

Many thanks!
The auto dip option code S430a is oft misunderstood & is not what most owners think it is.

The feature where the passenger mirror tilts downward when reverse is selected…is commonly misperceived to be the "auto-dip" feature…when it is actually the auto-tilt feature.

Auto-dip refers to the auto-dimming feature of the interior rear view mirror and exterior mirrors. Somehow the term "AUTO-DIP" has never been dropped from when the interior rear view mirrors actually "DIPPED" back in the late 1980s/early 1990s. This dipping mirror technology failed royally…but then the electro-chromatic mirror technology debuted and BMW took that path…but never dropped the "auto dip" nomenclature.

Click the following line and enter your 17 digit VIN…then answer the CAPTCHA question/puzzle correctly, then scroll down to see if you have option code 430. Make sure you use the site's field boxes and NOT the spam advertising sites that sometimes populate the page asking you to type your VIN (for a fee). The actual site is FREE if you fill in their field box: https://bimmer.work/

More than likely you do have s430a because most 6 series imported to the US market have folding/EC side mirrors (auto dip)…thus has the extra little square mirror folding button which requires the extra hole in the trim panel…which Opie55 already mentioned.
Gotcha! Checked the VIN and option 430 is active. I also have a button for folding the mirrors which I guess differs between the variants.

Thanks!
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