Damn ! was pointing the key to the rear window from behind the car last night. Thats the only way it works. If I sit in the car, stand to the side, or to the front of the car. Even with the key an inch from the windshield where the mirror is, it's 5+ clicks before it locks or unlocks. I'm wondering if the receiver in there is working at all or if it's just jamming the signal to the rear receiver somehow.

And this surely can't be a faulty mirror. Not twice in a row !

To be honest, the colour coding of the wires is different even though they come from more or less the same build date (2002 M3 and 2003 X5). Even so, the autodim works, so does the clowns nose, and with some persistance even the lock/unlock, although as I said, I have some concerns that its actually picking up from the rear window.

Anyway, here's what all the fuss is about.





I think it goes really nicely with the M3 wheel and chrome dials IMO of course

Any ideas guys (and gals)? I really don't want to even think about opening up either mirror - especially after that last post Can you think of anything else I could try ?

Cheers. Kev