I just installed one of those 'Euro' style mirrors on the drivers side of the wife's '02 x5. The original, auto-dim mirror had gone bad with double vision (especially at night). It took less than 5 min to remove the old mirror and install the new one. I followed instructions in factory manual. Tilt the mirror fully to the 'down' position (bottom edge fully in), manually rotate mirror housing to the front. Using plastic interior pry bar, pry under bottom edge of mirror and lift glass up. It will pop out of round mounting plate. Remove electrical connections to glass. Install electrical connections to new glass. Place new glass into opening and press down to lock it into backing plate. Rotate mirror housing back to normal position. Text motor adjust functions. Clean fingerprints off new glass, and admire work. Open Beer and congratulate your self on another job well done.

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"If it ain't broke, fix it 'till it is"
'02 X5 3.0i, build date 02/2002, 135k, stock (for now)