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Old 11-29-2006, 01:35 PM
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thoughts on switching to the M3, M5 or M6 oval rear view mirror?
Has anyone accomplished this? are the M rear view mirrors auto-dimming and do they have the compass on it like the X5 mirrors do? Would it be an easy switch? Is it even worth it?

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Old 11-29-2006, 01:41 PM
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Doesn't match the vehicle, IMO...
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Old 11-29-2006, 03:03 PM
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Has anyone accomplished this? are the M rear view mirrors auto-dimming and do they have the compass on it like the X5 mirrors do? Would it be an easy switch? Is it even worth it?

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I love it! Goes well with my SMG II M3 Steering wheel with Paddle Shifters...

Jan's pics but I have the same setup:
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Old 11-29-2006, 03:08 PM
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I also have it installed!! Was a straight plug and play job took me 5mins to put on and like TQ2K said, goes great with my SMG steering wheel too!!
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Old 11-29-2006, 10:38 PM
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From the pics, it looks like I will have to give up the compass on the mirror, right?

Is that mirror auto dimming?

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Old 11-30-2006, 05:52 AM
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Yeah compass will have to go, but the YES the mirror is auto diming.
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That's the mirror I have on my M3 (with SMG). Can someone explain the correlation of the mirror to the SMG steering wheel?
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Old 11-30-2006, 12:52 PM
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Nice pic there. Love the V1 install, too.

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I love it! Goes well with my SMG II M3 Steering wheel with Paddle Shifters...
Nice looking set of cars TQ2K! I miss my M5 sorely....

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Old 11-30-2006, 08:28 PM
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That's the mirror I have on my M3 (with SMG). Can someone explain the correlation of the mirror to the SMG steering wheel?
Thats the standard mirror on the e39 M5 and e46 M3! Its doesnt just come on the SMG M3.
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