Wing Mirror

[Ginger Jon]

Well, never thought it would be so much of a ball ache getting a replacement Wing Mirror.

I have a 2000 (W) 318Ti and some louts have ripped of my passenger side wing mirror. Been to a couple of scrap yards and though the mirrors look identical the connection to the door seems diiferent, mine has 3 bolts holding it, the others seem to have 1.

Any ideas on where to get a replacement without paying the £145 my local dealer wants?

[ipswich318ti]

what one do u have normal or m3 style

[cooljess76]

The e36 compact shares mirrors with the sedan/saloon, is it possible that the mirrors you've seen in the scrap yards were from coupes?

[Ginger Jon]

Just the bog standard ones.

[ipswich318ti]

what colour is urs mate and ill keep an eye out for u

there are usually loads on ebay

[monk3y666]

Ebay is the best place - I sold one about £15

otherwise try GSF if you need one quick - you'll probably have to colour match/spray the back cover - unless your ripped off one is recoverable.

[Ginger Jon]

the mirror itself is ok, its just where it connects onto the bracket that snapped. I should be able to remove my old backing and replace it, however for reference, its silver.

[monk3y666]

The coloured bit pulls off (with a bit of prying) - so i'ts probably better to use that on the replacement mirror that try & spray the new one - also worth keeping the glass too. BTW when you buy a new mirror - go for post '97 one - pre '97 were 1 piece and all black, easy to recognise the post '97 as they have little black bumps and the detachable colour coded back & are a bit more rounded

[Philly]

Originally Posted by cooljess76

The e36 compact shares mirrors with the sedan/saloon, is it possible that the mirrors you've seen in the scrap yards were from coupes?

He said 2000 .. therefore its an E46


just thought id point that out for the guys tryin to help.

[pnosker]

Nope... 2001 is when the Compacts went to the E36 body style.

[cooljess76]

Originally Posted by rwd_king

He said 2000 .. therefore its an E46


just thought id point that out for the guys tryin to help.

2000 e36 318ti's:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/128959.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/125191.htm

[Philly]

Originally Posted by pnosker

Nope... 2001 is when the Compacts went to the E36 body style.

Im assuming your mean E46..
so what your saying is they made an E36(92-99) in the year 2000?


EDIT : wow.. is that ever strange - i guess i learned something today!
and that Dakar yellow TI is hawtness.

[cooljess76]

Originally Posted by rwd_king

Im assuming your mean E46..
so what your saying is they made an E36(92-99) in the year 2000?


EDIT : wow.. is that ever strange - i guess i learned something today!
and that Dakar yellow TI is hawtness.

Yep, but it wasn't available in the US. Members "gambit" "e36 323ti" "Webjeano" and "oakley" all have 2000 e36 compacts. Oakley's Dakar 318ti is the newest being made in late 2000.

[Ginger Jon]

Soooooo, is it an E36 or E46? cause most of the things I look at say E36 ->98 and E46 01->. This does leave a big gap between 98-01

[cooljess76]

It's your car, you should know. Besides, without pictures it's no wonder that everyone's confused. That's probably why you can't find a mirror for your car. Knowing what body style you have is rather important when looking for parts at the wrecking yard.