R56 How do I detach the rear view mirror?
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How do I detach the rear view mirror?
I'm one of those that think the rear view mirror in my '09 Cooper hardtop is WAY too big...safety hazard...my neck gets sore from all the gyrations to see around it.
I've searched a few threads, but can't seem to find specific information on how to remove the mirror.
One post said to rotate the mirror (well, not the mirror itself, but the part that is attached directly to the roof) counterclockwise (as viewed from below the mirror).
I've tried that, but it doesn't want to budge...I'm afraid I'm going to break something if I twist much harder.
Ideas?
Thanks...
I've searched a few threads, but can't seem to find specific information on how to remove the mirror.
One post said to rotate the mirror (well, not the mirror itself, but the part that is attached directly to the roof) counterclockwise (as viewed from below the mirror).
I've tried that, but it doesn't want to budge...I'm afraid I'm going to break something if I twist much harder.
Ideas?
Thanks...
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http://www.realoem.com/bmw/partgrp.d...31&hg=51&fg=40
granted those diagrams probably do not help much, i wonder if you can see all the mounting if you take off the big plastic trim piece up there?? Ive had mine off but forget what all can be seen. If i recall correctly its just a few screws..
granted those diagrams probably do not help much, i wonder if you can see all the mounting if you take off the big plastic trim piece up there?? Ive had mine off but forget what all can be seen. If i recall correctly its just a few screws..
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'09 should be the same, no? But actually, that area around the mirror looks completely different...is yours an '07 convertible with the 2006 and earlier body style?
In any case, those pdf "instructions" confuse the heck out of me.
In any case, those pdf "instructions" confuse the heck out of me.
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Here's someone who had the courage to dismantle the sensor and stuff it in the headliner:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...52-post72.html
Very tempting.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...52-post72.html
Very tempting.
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Mine is an 07 Hatchback, so a 2nd gen car. The mirror base and mirror look the same as in the pdf, but the area around the mirror base (headliner) looks different. The pics look more like an 06 headliner.
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What I don't understand is: what do you do then for a rear view mirror? Or do you just use the outside mirrors? I would agree that the mirror is large and you would have a better view out the front without it though...and since I have ridden motorcycles all my life, I guess you could get used to it. Also, in a convertible, with the top down, the rear-view mirror is almost useless.
Of course it does help brace my V1
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Just today I was driving around town looking at neighborhoods...my neck is still sore from ducking around the mirror. It SUCKS.
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Ah HA! Rearview mirror problem almost solved??
1) Buy one of these:
AMAZON
or
AMAZON
It's a tiny mirror you stick to your glasses/sunglasses which apparently (believe it or not) gives a nice rear view (I''ve never tried it though I've had an new unopened unit here on my desk for months for bicycle riding).
Of course this means the driver needs to be wearing sunglasses or RX (or clear) lenses...but hey...might be a really nice, cheap solution.
2) I'm still working on this one.
I bought a $15 day/night replacement mirror from a Pep Boys Auto Store...
from holding it up by the overhead switches, it looks like it will mount nice and high and completely out of the way of the view thru the windshield.
Yesterday I took apart that plastic shroud behind the overhead switches, looking for a nice firm mounting point...so far, this doesn't look easy...I don't see a nice solid surface.
But...
Mounting this $15 mirror in that spot would almost look "factory", esp since it has the day/night function.
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SUCCESS
This is what I did today...took about 4 hours...would take much less time (1 hour?) if I didn't have to figure a lot out. I must say a BIG thanks to cjmadura, as he got me most of the way thru it (he did not install a replacement mirror).
1) removed my rear view mirror,
2) got the remote-receiver circuit board out of the mirror housing,
3) placed it up in the headliner, and then,
4) installed a $15 replacement day/night mirror that is virtually 100% out of the way of the view thru the windshield.
THE VIEW IS AWESOME.
I'd post all the pics and instructions here...but I see that I can only post 3 pics per posting...so I put it all in a Picassa web album...I hope to figure out how to put the whole process here (advice please?).
Enjoy:
REAR VIEW MIRROR REMOVAL
1) removed my rear view mirror,
2) got the remote-receiver circuit board out of the mirror housing,
3) placed it up in the headliner, and then,
4) installed a $15 replacement day/night mirror that is virtually 100% out of the way of the view thru the windshield.
THE VIEW IS AWESOME.
I'd post all the pics and instructions here...but I see that I can only post 3 pics per posting...so I put it all in a Picassa web album...I hope to figure out how to put the whole process here (advice please?).
Enjoy:
REAR VIEW MIRROR REMOVAL
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This is what I did today...took about 4 hours...would take much less time (1 hour?) if I didn't have to figure a lot out. I must say a BIG thanks to cjmadura, as he got me most of the way thru it (he did not install a replacement mirror).
1) removed my rear view mirror,
2) got the remote-receiver circuit board out of the mirror housing,
3) placed it up in the headliner, and then,
4) installed a $15 replacement day/night mirror that is virtually 100% out of the way of the view thru the windshield.
THE VIEW IS AWESOME.
I'd post all the pics and instructions here...but I see that I can only post 3 pics per posting...so I put it all in a Picassa web album...I hope to figure out how to put the whole process here (advice please?).
Enjoy:
REAR VIEW MIRROR REMOVAL
1) removed my rear view mirror,
2) got the remote-receiver circuit board out of the mirror housing,
3) placed it up in the headliner, and then,
4) installed a $15 replacement day/night mirror that is virtually 100% out of the way of the view thru the windshield.
THE VIEW IS AWESOME.
I'd post all the pics and instructions here...but I see that I can only post 3 pics per posting...so I put it all in a Picassa web album...I hope to figure out how to put the whole process here (advice please?).
Enjoy:
REAR VIEW MIRROR REMOVAL
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