Which aftermarket mirrors suit the e30 best?

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Post Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:14 pm

Im looking at gettin some mirrors to smarten up my car, which are the nicest do you think? I like the m3's and dtm's

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Post Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:18 pm

Sorry but both of them are gash!

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Post Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:21 pm

Nice one dude, ain't seem them, bit pricey though :?
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Post Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:25 pm

Probably pretty cheap compared to dealers!
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Post Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:20 pm

I'd say m3 mirrors, look at my sig below
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Post Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:59 pm

I like the big, full fat original mirrors.
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Post Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:10 pm

to be honest none look right the e30 is square an boxy looking an most aftermarket mirrors arnt
so to be honest the originals are best !!!!like above
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Post Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:16 pm

touringandy wrote:to be honest none look right the e30 is square an boxy looking an most aftermarket mirrors arnt
so to be honest the originals are best !!!!like above
i agree. the sleeker aerodynamically shaped mirrors dont sit well with the boxy e30 design.
original colourcoded imo.
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Post Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:31 pm

fuzzy wrote:
touringandy wrote:to be honest none look right the e30 is square an boxy looking an most aftermarket mirrors arnt
so to be honest the originals are best !!!!like above
i agree. the sleeker aerodynamically shaped mirrors dont sit well with the boxy e30 design.
original colourcoded imo.
Me too. Originals the best.
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Post Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:53 pm

Originals are good but.....the wee dtm ones are quite nice tbh. Dont care much for M3 mirrors!
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Post Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:22 pm

I like the std ones, however I think that both the M3 and the DTM look good too. One snag though as Ive recieved conflicting reports about the DTM being more for show as they dont allow you to see very much.

Has anyone tried the E39 M5 mirrors on an E30? Would they fit ? :roll:
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Post Sat Sep 22, 2007 12:54 am

dtm mirrors = bye bye rear veiw. the mirrors in them are far too small.
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Post Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:59 am

i can see fine in mine..
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Post Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:00 am

acs ones are the best tho i reckon.. rare as tho

i like the shape of the standard mirrors, they are just too big for my liking
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Post Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:48 am

would be intresting if they done what mercedes done were the
passenger one was the same but smaller couold this be done
would be like a dtm style standard shape :?: :wink:
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Post Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:57 am

it would look realy odd though.
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Post Sat Sep 22, 2007 12:52 pm

yes but saying that you have the look of dtm size and the squareness of the original ,
was just a thought someones already probably cut one in half an tried it looked crap thats y you dont see modded versions

but like a say was just a thought who knows may never have bin done an we`ll see one soon ????
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Post Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:10 pm

OOOOOOOO

I've just had a thought, Chop the standard ones in half and re-bond them back together!

I'm off the the shed... :D
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Post Sat Sep 22, 2007 2:37 pm

fella bin doing the same since i wrotye this just to see wat it looks like . lol
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Post Sat Sep 22, 2007 2:58 pm

My merc cossie has the little stumpy mirror and it's rubbish don't bother !! save the time and effort ! I'd like to see that biker/child/old biddy on my outside thanks :mad:
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Post Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:15 pm

leave standard if you havent got a body kit but i've seen quit a few sports with m3 mirrors that look quite nice
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Post Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:27 am

herrity just av got a few mirrors knockin round in the shed so its no costing nothing just intriuged <spelt wrong probably to see wat it looks like now ............. :wink:
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Post Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:05 pm

what about E46 SQUARE wing mirrors that have the autofold option......they are boxy and look a tad different

Or maybe even the E39/E46 M5/M3 mirrors?

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Post Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:40 pm

this is what my car looked like with the gash cheapy aftermarket jobbies on...
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this is now...
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much better imo

if you have to change em, pay the money cos cheapies look so bad trust me
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Post Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:45 pm

tailoutcharlie wrote:this is what my car looked like with the gash cheapy aftermarket jobbies on...
this is now...much better imo
Looks much better :D
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Post Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:38 pm

If i had to go non standard the the DTMs please