BMW Homelink/Compress/Alarm Mirror Retrofit?

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  • htseng
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    Originally posted by Garrick2007
    If anyone else needs a write up on this mirror conversion i did one a few months back hope it helps, crazy because i could hardly find any info out there when i was doing it :up: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=360401
    I read your write up. Very helpful. Haven't done the reverse wire yet. But will add it when I get some wiring. Mine is a vert so the mirror mounted to the windshield already. Just twisted old one off and twisted new one on.

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  • Garrick2007
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    Originally posted by htseng
    Thanks for the helpful writeup.
    Debating on leaving the rain sensor cover on. Since it didn't blackout the glass. I sprayed some leftover black plastidip straight on the glass


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    Plastic Dip, interesting. I have yet to cover mine yet, still looking ugly, i was thinking of getting some tint and cutting it in a shape to cover it but idk. I may try this though, seems to do the job good enough. How has yours held up as far as for the glue and the mount? I'm afraid to mess with it too much because i had a hard time at 1st getting it to stick.

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  • Garrick2007
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    If anyone else needs a write up on this mirror conversion i did one a few months back hope it helps, crazy because i could hardly find any info out there when i was doing it :up: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=360401

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  • htseng
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    Originally posted by rcsoundn1
    I forgot all about this. Guess I will look at the yard next time I go
    I picked up the pigtail from the pick pull. I didn't find any home link mirrors there but I pulled the rain cover from a 2000 5 series since it was smaller. The mirror came off eBay from a 2012 5 series. Has a flat smoked clown nose and not a big red clown nose

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  • rcsoundn1
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    I forgot all about this. Guess I will look at the yard next time I go

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  • htseng
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    BMW Homelink/Compress/Alarm Mirror Retrofit?




    Thanks for the helpful writeup.
    Debating on leaving the rain sensor cover on. Since it didn't blackout the glass. I sprayed some leftover black plastidip straight on the glass


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  • Prost
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    Originally posted by Vtec?lol
    You have great patience... That is all.
    Yes, I know I ask so many things...;)

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  • Prost
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    Originally posted by rcsoundn1
    Man now i want to do this! Guess its time to look for the mirror, did I miss what car the homlink came out of?
    I just got it on eBay and I heard that most of them fit...

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  • rcsoundn1
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    Man now i want to do this! Guess its time to look for the mirror, did I miss what car the homlink came out of?

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  • Vtec?lol
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    Originally posted by treff-7
    you can see it in my last picture. it goes right under the piece that holds the check panel by the windshield gasket. It is still my homemade wire, not the BMW connector. That one has a rubber piece that goes between the trim and the mirror to hide the wires and is ticker so a little notch needs to be made on the trim.
    You have great patience... That is all.

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  • treff-7
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    you can see it in my last picture. it goes right under the piece that holds the check panel by the windshield gasket. It is still my homemade wire, not the BMW connector. That one has a rubber piece that goes between the trim and the mirror to hide the wires and is ticker so a little notch needs to be made on the trim.

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  • Prost
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    Originally posted by treff-7
    I don't. I'll snap some tomorrow for you.
    Thanks, I just want to see mainly the end products and how you route the wires...thanks

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  • treff-7
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    I don't. I'll snap some tomorrow for you.

    I found a problem with this mirror that I didn't notice the first time around. The sun visor hits the corner of the mirror when i fold it down. I did put the mount as high as I could so the mirror blocks the least amount of view. it might be the reason why.

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  • Prost
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    Originally posted by treff-7
    I got the one I used from pep boys. Permatex I believe. ~$3 as well and it came with instructions... ;)
    It sets pretty quick so you have like 2-3 seconds to position it after touching it to the glass. It said it needed to be help on for 2 minutes I think but after 10 seconds it stuck there so hard I just let it go and it's up there since. Did this during my lunch break and let it dry until got off work and had a mirror on my way home. :D
    You have pictures of it all mounted?

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  • treff-7
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    I got the one I used from pep boys. Permatex I believe. ~$3 as well and it came with instructions... ;)
    It sets pretty quick so you have like 2-3 seconds to position it after touching it to the glass. It said it needed to be help on for 2 minutes I think but after 10 seconds it stuck there so hard I just let it go and it's up there since. Did this during my lunch break and let it dry until got off work and had a mirror on my way home. :D

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