thats exactly what i was thinking.
side note, your mirrors, are they OE M3 mirrors with modified base plates?
the parts car i have is silver. was thinking of getting the base plates painted black and the mirrors painted imola then tackling some type of retrofit.
i could never find m3 mirrors for 4 door e46 that were made to fit but looked like E46 M3 mirrors. everything i found looked like E36 m3 mirrors.