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Old 11-09-2017, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by andrewwynn View Post
So happy I accidentally bumped into this thread! Both our x5 have the silver peeling problem. I installed some decent blind spot mirrors over the affected areas. Two birds one stone but these aspherical mirrors look way better so I just ordered four! Wondering what the vertical line is. Transition from curve to straight? Reference to judge Lane?


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The larger section of the aspherical mirror glass is convexed (similar to what you're used to when looking through the passenger side mirror in the US). The smaller section on the other side of the dotted line is the bent "aspherical" portion of the mirror glass which extends the viewing angle even further.

You can get an idea of the extended degree of visibility (45°) of the wide angle/aspherical mirrors vs the (17°) visibility of a plain glass mirror:



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