I believe they can fit but you loose the auto-folding feature.

i never use it anyway. i love those mirrors

I agree having turn signals on the mirrors are cool but they're a MB thing. Being a bimmerphile I would never do such a thing.....copying anything from MB.

JMO

What year did the auto folding feature on the side mirrors become available, I have a 2001 4.4i. No auto folding feature, manual only.

Not sure but my 03 has them.

Breyton... I'm w/ ya' I dont want to copy anything from that 'ugly duckling'. However I don't believe those mirrors are strickly a MB thing. I mean we have Honda's that are now coming w/ them standard from the factory. Acura has had them for a couple years and a lot of other manuf. are putting them on the vehicles OEM.

Not only do they say "Welcome the the 21st Century" from an esthetics point of view but they're also a nice lil' safety feature to add to the already....very safe X. I mean it really couldn't be that hard to add a lens and bulb...wiring is already there.

..are you telling me that you wouldn't put them on the X5 if they were available as an aftermarket or OEM on future models? ....

Nope! Call me stubborn but personally I refuse to copy anything from MB although many other manufacturers have them now as you said. Copying MB is a cardinal sin in my book.
And to think I also drive a MB. ;)

.......Okay then....I get 'dibs' on Breyton's turn signal mirrors in the future!!! :) :)

I believe it started from 2003. I have seen a article on the main page for a DIY for adding that feature to 2001 X5s. Although I have heard that the motor for auto-folding is not that powerful and breaks after few months if you use everyday .