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Originally Posted by aollaku
Hi folks,
I have an issue with both side mirrors (not glass mirror). On the bumpy road, both mirrors shake too much. You can feel even with the hand they are very loosely. There is any fix for this issue?
Thanks in advance.
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The fix is complete replacement with good quality after-market mirror. I tired to rebuild the old mirrors with ebay repair kits. Needed to buy a bunch of special tools to pull and install the tiny gears on the motors. and took about 5 hours for each mirror, in the end nothing even improved. there is a lot of special springs under compression and i lost parts that flew out and couldn't find.
I was able to re-use the painted plastic covers from my old mirrors.
https://www.1aauto.com/products/i/1A...r+Confirmation
2000-06 BMW X5 Driver & Passenger Side 2 Piece Mirror Set DIY Solutions
PART 1AMRP01299
This was the best aftermarket mirror with the most options, closest to OEM. Updated gearing design so won't get the same problem like ours. The gear sets in the BMW E53 mirrors are actually shared with a number of other manufacturer's like chrysler, landrover , etc and all wear out with the same problems.