After deliberating whether to repaint the bases on my mirrors, I finally bought the plastic replacement from here www.spiegel-z3.de, the pair painted Cosmos Schwarz were €236 incl P&P and new gaskets 51167001040 + 51167001039 were £9.60 from BMW.
Following on from the guide on here for removing the mirrors... https://zroadster.org/articles/bmw-z3-mirror-base-refurbishment.66/
- by coincidence that was written by R37 (Dan) on here, who I bought my car off.
Bases showing their age
Mirror prised off and casing removed
Base removed using T25 hex
Prise apart the connector, don't hold back - they will separate
Remove the mirror motor using & thread the connector and cable through the base column
Rethread the connector through the new base and secure the motor to the replacement mirror housing
My mirror casings had a few stone chips, so i put the Chipex kit to use and then polished up with Autoglym SRP - other polishes available!
Re-fitted on the car and mirror attached - door card still lay on the passenger seat
Overall I am very pleased with the result - cannot fault Udo for the mirrors, they will definitely outlive the rest of the the Z. Hope this helps other mirror corrosion sufferers!
cheers
Ash
Following on from the guide on here for removing the mirrors... https://zroadster.org/articles/bmw-z3-mirror-base-refurbishment.66/
- by coincidence that was written by R37 (Dan) on here, who I bought my car off.
Bases showing their age
Mirror prised off and casing removed
Base removed using T25 hex
Prise apart the connector, don't hold back - they will separate
Remove the mirror motor using & thread the connector and cable through the base column
Rethread the connector through the new base and secure the motor to the replacement mirror housing
My mirror casings had a few stone chips, so i put the Chipex kit to use and then polished up with Autoglym SRP - other polishes available!
Re-fitted on the car and mirror attached - door card still lay on the passenger seat
Overall I am very pleased with the result - cannot fault Udo for the mirrors, they will definitely outlive the rest of the the Z. Hope this helps other mirror corrosion sufferers!
cheers
Ash
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