BMW Homelink/Compress/Alarm Mirror Retrofit?

[treff-7]

Here you go!

[Prost]

Here you go!

Great, upside down triangle is the position :p

BTW, what kind of adhesive you use, I got one from O Rally for like $3 and how long you leave it on before mounting your mirror?

Thank you again any "all finish" picture?;)

[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

[Prost]

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?

[treff-7]

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.

[Prost]

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

[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.

[Vtec?lol]

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.

[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?

[Prost]

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...

[Prost]

You have great patience... That is all.

Yes, I know I ask so many things...;)

[htseng]

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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[rcsoundn1]

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

[htseng]

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

[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