Re: E34 Retro heated mirrors

["Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The quickest way to find out if your car is wired for heated mirrors is to 
pop one of the mirrors off and look.  You'll find two wires (black and 
brown) with small spade lugs on them.  To pop the mirror off, use a plastic 
knife, insert it between the mirror glass and the mirror housing, and pry it 
out of the housing.  It attaches to the motor unit at four snap-on posts.

For anyone who has this style of mirror (used on the E34, E36 (non-M), E39 
5-series), there's a Euro wide angle mirror that you can use on your 
driver's mirror, and really widen your viewing on that side of the car.

The outside inch of the mirror has an even wider angle portion, that'll let 
you spot things two lanes over.

Part number for the heated version of this mirror is:

56 16 8 119 724

I bought two, and also replaced the passenger side glass (it works on both 
sides, just flip it).  Three differences in using these mirrors:

1) Wider angle viewing on both sides of the car
2) These mirrors REALLY heat up (when compared to the US "heated mirrors") 
and keep the mirrors dry in light rain
3) You lose the "OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR" warning.

I bought them in Germany, for around $40 each.

BMW also makes a Euro market wide angle mirror for the E36 M3, that REALLY 
improves vision, since the mirrors are so small.  I have them on my M3.  
Part numbers for the heated units are:

51 16 2 267 191 (drivers side)
51 16 2 267 224 (passenger side)

These mirrors also heat up significantly more than the US units, and the 
wide angle improves visibility on the driver's side.  These M3 mirrors do 
not have an extra-wide mirror strip (like the E34 mirrors do).


Ron Buchalski
BMWCCA #76387
1995 E36 M3
1993 E34 525iT
1999 Mazda Miata


>
>Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 09:10:46 +0000
>From: ggrigg@domain.elided
>Subject: E34 Retro heated mirrors
>
>Is it possible/easy to retrofit heated door mirrors to the E34?
>I suspect the loom is there???
>
>Garry G
>1995 518iT 220K miles
>1995 518i SE 120K miles
>K100RS 1986 44L Miles
>g.grigg@domain.elided


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