Drivers side mirror alignment

goodoleme · 10-23-2010, 09:59 PM

Is it me or is this wrong?

dimabimmer · 10-23-2010, 10:07 PM

has it always been like that? or you just noticed?

mirrors on my M3 seem to be aligned

slimflem · 10-23-2010, 10:38 PM

mine line up perfectly.

NYCMCBM3 · 10-23-2010, 10:54 PM

mine too

goodoleme · 10-23-2010, 11:01 PM

Yeah I took my car in for service and this is how I got it back...

sg///M3 · 10-23-2010, 11:11 PM

Mine line up near perfectly as well.

NYCMCBM3 · 10-23-2010, 11:54 PM

did you try to align it manually with your hands?

quality_sound · 10-24-2010, 06:26 AM

Mine don't look like that.

PKL · 10-24-2010, 09:05 AM

Take it back to the dealer!

richmondbimmer · 10-24-2010, 11:48 AM

mine are both like that too

JCtx · 10-24-2010, 11:56 AM

My passenger one is perfect; driver is 1/16" off since day 1, but yours is a whopping 1/2" off, or 8 times as bad as mine. Somebody hit your mirror, bending the shaft where it rotates to fold inward. I'd consider mine the limit of acceptable. Take it in, and tell your freaking dealer you just noticed it, and it wasn't like that before the service. Geez. What I HATE is techs messing up cars and not being men enough to admit it, usually leaving owners without warranty coverage because damage wasn't noticed before leaving dealership (blaming owners for damage).

Cloud · 10-24-2010, 12:36 PM

LOL I just took a pic of that 2 days ago. I was about to post about it until i saw ur post. Mine is rather bad as well

PutterMcGavin · 02-02-2012, 11:18 AM

Sorry for bringing this post back from the dead but I just noticed this as well on the driver's side.

The mirror in NO WAY has been hit as far as I can tell. No scrapes, dents, dings, etc.

Did those who had this happen get it covered under warranty? Mine is slightly more off than those above.

Thanks!

rdollie · 02-02-2012, 12:53 PM

Mine was covered under warranty. It's still not perfect but about 90% better.

Thebigbus · 12-27-2012, 02:36 PM

Test drove a used e90 m3 yesterday, and the driver side mirror looked about the same as the first pic above.

Is this a hard fix for the dealer? Do they just realign it, or is an entire new housing needed?

urBan_dK · 12-27-2012, 02:57 PM

I had this issue on driver's mirror as well. The entire mirror housing was replaced under warranty.

SGMe90 · 12-27-2012, 03:30 PM

Mine is the same, I've noticed other M3s with the same problem so I left it alone.

bimdo · 12-27-2012, 03:58 PM

mine was misaligned like this,and replaced under warranty

Superfly_M3 · 12-27-2012, 04:16 PM

OP, doesn't look right.

gimmethemuumuu · 12-27-2012, 05:27 PM

Mine is somewhat like this, although not quite as severe. Both sides are this way.

DARK_M3 · 12-28-2012, 12:23 AM

Fold mirror by hand halfway and then push the automatic folding button. It will go through the cycle and make a loud "CRACK" sound as it resets on whatever plastic gear it's supposed to run on. Push the button again to open the mirrors. Problem fixed.

Thebigbus · 12-28-2012, 07:49 AM

What if no premium pkg and they are manual only?

10-23-2010, 09:59 PM	#1
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10-23-2010, 10:07 PM	#2
dimabimmer Lieutenant Colonel 148 Rep 1,885 Posts Drives: '11 E92 M3 ZCP 6MT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Brooklyn to SoHo NYC iTrader: (0)	has it always been like that? or you just noticed? mirrors on my M3 seem to be aligned __________________ '11 E92 M3 ZCP SG 6MT Tech Sound USB Heat Cloth Aluminium Sunshade http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=422151
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10-23-2010, 10:38 PM	#3
slimflem get driving! 10 Rep 260 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	mine line up perfectly.
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10-23-2010, 10:54 PM	#4
NYCMCBM3 Colonel 167 Rep 2,711 Posts Drives: 2012 MCB E92 M3 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: South Ozone Park,NY iTrader: (13)	mine too __________________ 2012 MCB///M3
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10-23-2010, 11:01 PM	#5
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10-23-2010, 11:11 PM	#6
sg///M3 Lieutenant 6 Rep 436 Posts Drives: 2008 M3 DCT Join Date: May 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (0)	Mine line up near perfectly as well.
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10-23-2010, 11:54 PM	#7
NYCMCBM3 Colonel 167 Rep 2,711 Posts Drives: 2012 MCB E92 M3 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: South Ozone Park,NY iTrader: (13)	did you try to align it manually with your hands? __________________ 2012 MCB///M3
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10-24-2010, 06:26 AM	#8
quality_sound 8 tracks of madness 62 Rep 2,735 Posts Drives: Slowly Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: At home iTrader: (1)	Mine don't look like that.
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10-24-2010, 09:05 AM	#9
PKL Brigadier General 848 Rep 3,274 Posts Drives: 2020 M4, 2022 X6 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Fernando Valley iTrader: (1)	Take it back to the dealer! __________________
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10-24-2010, 11:48 AM	#10
richmondbimmer New Member 4 Rep 23 Posts Drives: '08 e92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Richmond,VA iTrader: (0)	mine are both like that too __________________ Current: '08 e92 M3/Sparkling Graphite over Black Novillo--'03 Infiniti FX35--'07 Nissan Armada Previous: '07 335i coupe--'04 Honda s2000--'94 VW Passat--'87 Acura Integra
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10-24-2010, 11:56 AM	#11
JCtx Major General 258 Rep 5,012 Posts Drives: No BMW yet Join Date: May 2008 Location: El Paso TX iTrader: (0)	My passenger one is perfect; driver is 1/16" off since day 1, but yours is a whopping 1/2" off, or 8 times as bad as mine. Somebody hit your mirror, bending the shaft where it rotates to fold inward. I'd consider mine the limit of acceptable. Take it in, and tell your freaking dealer you just noticed it, and it wasn't like that before the service. Geez. What I HATE is techs messing up cars and not being men enough to admit it, usually leaving owners without warranty coverage because damage wasn't noticed before leaving dealership (blaming owners for damage).
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10-24-2010, 12:36 PM	#12
Cloud Lieutenant 62 Rep 484 Posts Drives: AW 2009 E92 6MT Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Rowland Heights iTrader: (0)	LOL I just took a pic of that 2 days ago. I was about to post about it until i saw ur post. Mine is rather bad as well Last edited by Cloud; 10-24-2010 at 12:47 PM..
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02-02-2012, 11:18 AM	#13
PutterMcGavin Second Lieutenant 19 Rep 254 Posts Drives: '01 E39 M5, '08 E61 535xi Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (4)	Sorry for bringing this post back from the dead but I just noticed this as well on the driver's side. The mirror in NO WAY has been hit as far as I can tell. No scrapes, dents, dings, etc. Did those who had this happen get it covered under warranty? Mine is slightly more off than those above. Thanks! __________________
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02-02-2012, 12:53 PM	#14
rdollie Second Lieutenant 2 Rep 264 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 DCT Sedan Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Seattle area iTrader: (0)	Mine was covered under warranty. It's still not perfect but about 90% better.
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12-27-2012, 02:36 PM	#15
Thebigbus Private 6 Rep 87 Posts Drives: 2009 e90 M3 DCT Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Central Texas iTrader: (0)	Test drove a used e90 m3 yesterday, and the driver side mirror looked about the same as the first pic above. Is this a hard fix for the dealer? Do they just realign it, or is an entire new housing needed?
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12-27-2012, 02:57 PM	#16
urBan_dK First Lieutenant 25 Rep 395 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 M3 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Mill Creek, WA iTrader: (3) Garage List 2013 Subaru WRX [10.00] 2000 Aprilia RSV Mi ... [10.00] 2008 BMW E90 M3 [10.00] 2005 Honda S2000 [10.00]	I had this issue on driver's mirror as well. The entire mirror housing was replaced under warranty.
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12-27-2012, 03:30 PM	#17
SGMe90 tuningtechfs tuned 19 Rep 292 Posts Drives: 08 SGM e90 M3, 6mt Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: MD iTrader: (4)	Mine is the same, I've noticed other M3s with the same problem so I left it alone. __________________ Drives: 08 M3, third pedal baby previous: 07 e93 335i (jb4)
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12-27-2012, 03:58 PM	#18
bimdo Lieutenant 42 Rep 486 Posts Drives: 2008 e90 m3 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: usa iTrader: (0)	mine was misaligned like this,and replaced under warranty
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12-27-2012, 04:16 PM	#19
Superfly_M3 Captain 72 Rep 959 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	OP, doesn't look right.
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12-27-2012, 05:27 PM	#20
gimmethemuumuu Captain 80 Rep 945 Posts Drives: '17 F80 M3, SO/Bk Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Indianapolis, IN iTrader: (15)	Mine is somewhat like this, although not quite as severe. Both sides are this way.
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12-28-2012, 12:23 AM	#21
DARK_M3 Banned 105 Rep 1,292 Posts Drives: 08 E90, 89 Grand Wagoneer Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: So Cal iTrader: (3)	Fold mirror by hand halfway and then push the automatic folding button. It will go through the cycle and make a loud "CRACK" sound as it resets on whatever plastic gear it's supposed to run on. Push the button again to open the mirrors. Problem fixed.
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12-28-2012, 07:49 AM	#22
Thebigbus Private 6 Rep 87 Posts Drives: 2009 e90 M3 DCT Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Central Texas iTrader: (0)	What if no premium pkg and they are manual only?
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