M3 mirror conversion installed

[MrMaico]

Let us know what you come up with.

Got an e mail from them Monday morning, along with a Paypal refund, saying they tried to order from BMW but it came back as discontinued. Bummer!

What are the part numbers for the ribbon cables?

I was assuming they were #6 here......

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...92&hg=51&fg=07

[Tnhl1989]

Strange the link you gave has different part numbers than the one for my car.

Your CI has these for part numbers - 67138379009 67138379010
While my car has these for part numbers - 67138379003 67138379004

I'm going to talk to my parts guys to see what are these parts exactly. Maybe we can get lucky and hopefully these are the ribbons

[Sockethead]

I had to swap out one of my CF mirror shells due to a defect.
While I was in there I decided to replace the plastic motor adapter plate as I've noticed some vibration while driving. This time I sacrificed an aluminum clipboard. This worked out perfectly and it wasn't any harder than doing it with plastic.
BTW Turner Motorsports had awesome customer support for the replacement

[cakM3]

Very nice Rob!!! This is something I will eventually have to do.......someday......

[Sockethead]

Yea I still have to replace the driver's side adapter with aluminum too. That is the one that's vibrating... I just did the passenger side because I ready had it apart... No one looks forward to taking mirrors apart

[Tnhl1989]

I would love to cast a 3d printed mold for the adapter. I have a buddy that just finish a metal 3d printer. If you happen to have the diagram I can have him make the adapters.

[az3579]

I would love to cast a 3d printed mold for the adapter. I have a buddy that just finish a metal 3d printer. If you happen to have the diagram I can have him make the adapters.

This would be sooooooooo nice... my mirrors never sat right.

[Sockethead]

The problem is that it's really hard to guess where the mirror will be centered when making the adapters So you end up egging out the mounting holes. It's a trial and error process and by the time it's done the adapter plate looks like crap.
That being said, when I made the aluminum adapter, I was able to transfer the mounting holes pretty accurately. I wish I had made a template but its just one of those things that you just want to get over with.
When I do my driver's side I'll make a template that all you guys can borrow...

[cakM3]

The problem is that it's really hard to guess where the mirror will be centered when making the adapters So you end up egging out the mounting holes. It's a trial and error process and by the time it's done the adapter plate looks like crap.
That being said, when I made the aluminum adapter, I was able to transfer the mounting holes pretty accurately. I wish I had made a template but its just one of those things that you just want to get over with.
When I do my driver's side I'll make a template that all you guys can borrow...

Yeah, I know how that feels...my driver's side is not perfect and that was just over two years ago....haven't gotten back to it yet...

maybe if there was a good template and I got a set made up in metal like you did Rob, I might just revisit these....

[Tnhl1989]

Well maybe I can get a buddy to 3d scan the internal housing and print it work the adapter built into it. Solves all the problems at once.