How To Guide Battle Against The Wing Mirror Corrosion!

[DanielleHN]

Hi Everyone

I'm new here as I've recently bought a beautiful Boston Green 2.8i as a fun hobby - it's in really amazing condition for its years although both mirrors have corroded.

I thought this was possibly the end of the world (as you do!) but found some helpful threads noting a particular German trader who sells replacement inners.

I looked into this and kept mooching around when I came across X8R on Ebay - it's a UK based company selling each repair kit for around £95 with free delivery in the UK. For the newbies amongst us, like myself it's proved invaluable as there is a video "how-to" guide which I'll link further down. It's an 8 minute fix - you read that right - EIGHT MINUTES!

I have been looking around BMW breakers but it dawned on me that I'm likely to just experience the problem again and again and again unless the inside of the mirrors change. I have now purchased both kits for the passenger and drivers mirrors

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xZSQAFJIP0

 

[hard top]

Welcome on the forum @DanielleHN, good vid ....

 

[DanielleHN]

Thanks @hard top Really appreciate it! Seems like a good place to be!

 

[hard top]

You will love it on here @DanielleHN, even though a few members on here are nuts ....

 

[Ianmc]

Boston green is a very good Z3 colour, the X8R product is likely the best option for what you need, albeit probably the most costly.

 

[Jack Ratt]

Hello and welcome to the forum. My drivers door mirror has that mod.

 

[hard top]

My drivers door mirror has that mod.

The passenger door mirror, however, did not and has fallen off ....

 

[Jack Ratt]

The passenger door mirror, however, did not and has fallen off ....

No, it's still there, despite being swiped by my fat arse every time I squeeze past it in the garage

That's why the drivers mirror has been changed. It has stood firm for the best part of 20yrs but an encounter with my derriere made it drop off

 

[DanielleHN]

Boston green is a very good Z3 colour, the X8R product is likely the best option for what you need, albeit probably the most costly.

£189.98 for both which I don’t think is too bad if I never have to come across it again! It’s worth it and the car is a good one so shouldn’t cost much more!

Love it in the Boston Green

 

[PHILIP BAXTER]

Hi Danielle, and from me in Cardiff. Nice looking Zed you have there.

 

[DanielleHN]

Hi Danielle, and from me in Cardiff. Nice looking Zed you have there.

Hi Philip - thank you for being so welcoming!

Ive always loved the Z3 so decided to join the team. Keeping my 425 for work and weekdays and keeping the Z3 pretty for the weekends. It’s all exciting. Would be amazing to come along to an event too so will have a look

 

[t-tony]

Hi @DanielleHN welcome from me too near Lincoln. Loads of info on here even from Z4 owners like me.

Tony.

 

[DanielleHN]

Hi @DanielleHN welcome from me too near Lincoln. Loads of info on here even from Z4 owners like me.

Tony.

Thanks Tony! It’s nice that although there’s a little bit of comparison and competition, that everyone is so welcoming.

Have a fab day

 

[Jjim]

Hi, welcome from Mansfield.

Just done this to my Silver Zed. Was putting the car cover on at the beginning of winter and both my mirrors snapped when trying to fold them in.

So replaced them both with the X8R parts.

 

[hard top]

Loads of info on here even from Z4 owners like me.

If you want to know how to wire up fairy lights in your boot ....

 

[DanielleHN]

Hi, welcome from Mansfield.

Just done this to my Silver Zed. Was putting the car cover on at the beginning of winter and both my mirrors snapped when trying to fold them in.

So replaced them both with the X8R parts.

Good to hear from someone else who has used the parts before!

Thanks for the welcome x

 

[Layor]

Hi and Danielle. Don't know what HT means by 'a few are nuts', We all are!
Colin.

 

[DanielleHN]

Hi and Danielle. Don't know what HT means by 'a few are nuts', We all are!
Colin.

Hi Colin

Thanks for the welcome - I think i'll fit in just find if you're all crackers!

 

[Nodzed]

HI & Welcome from Gloucestershire

 

[DanielleHN]

HI & Welcome from Gloucestershire

Hi - thank you for welcoming me