Carbon Mirror covers z4 M

slam_82 · 11-13-2012, 03:14 AM

Thinking of getting these...

here is the link if any one in interested.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Real-Carbon-...a0eae5&vxp=mtr

mexicobmw · 11-13-2012, 10:33 AM

they look good and cheap compared to teakarbon,...

dubsesd · 11-13-2012, 12:24 PM

thats mainly because they are overlays, not full mirror replacments.

antennahead · 11-13-2012, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by mexicobmw

they look good and cheap compared to teakarbon,...

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Originally Posted by dubsesd

thats mainly because they are overlays, not full mirror replacments.

The tekarbon are overlays as well.

Barryb97 · 11-13-2012, 02:21 PM

So how do you install these things? Do they just glue over the existing housing?

gferil · 11-13-2012, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by antennahead

The tekarbon are overlays as well.

Actually, the Tekarbon mirrors I got were full replacements. In fact, he used OEM BMW housings so they fit perfectly.

inTgr8r · 11-13-2012, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by antennahead

The tekarbon are overlays as well.

Tekarbon are wet wraps on OE shells they are a complete replacement.

These ebay units are just snap on covers.

No_Dominion · 11-13-2012, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Barryb97

So how do you install these things? Do they just glue over the existing housing?

Most of the ones I've seen on eBay come with with 3M mounting tape already applied to the interior of the shells, doesn't say on the ad if these do or not, but if not, some good, thin 3M double sided mounting tape from the auto parts store should do the trick.

I considered getting these because of the significant cost difference between these and Tekarbon, but I just can't deal with how these would cut off right at the edge of the mirror, leaving the back painted side exposed and a raw cutoff line where the two areas meet. They do look like decent quality pieces, though.

antennahead · 11-13-2012, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by gferil

Actually, the Tekarbon mirrors I got were full replacements. In fact, he used OEM BMW housings so they fit perfectly.

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Originally Posted by inTgr8r

Tekarbon are wet wraps on OE shells they are a complete replacement.

These ebay units are just snap on covers.

Sorry, that's what I meant guys by wrap ....... They are wet wraps on OE shells, not solid carbon, so no weight reduction, just bling. I have them on my car.

slam_82 · 11-13-2012, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by antennahead

Sorry, that's what I meant guys by wrap ....... They are wet wraps on OE shells, not solid carbon, so no weight reduction, just bling. I have them on my car.

antennahead, do you have pics of how these pieces fit on your car? how do they look after installed. they do look like decent quality products and well priced. pretty keen on getting them.

antennahead · 11-13-2012, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by slam_82

antennahead, do you have pics of how these pieces fit on your car? how do they look after installed. they do look like decent quality products and well priced. pretty keen on getting them.

They fit exactly like the factory mirrors. The shell is an OEM shell that is covered in real CF, therefore the fit is the same, only the look is different. Quality wise, one of my mirrors is good, one has flaws under the clear. Tekarbon has a 7 day return policy. I was busy at work when mine arrived, and I didn't install them until the weekend, at night in my garage. I didn't notice the passenger side mirror flaws until a few weeks had passed and the car was parked in direct sunlight. Tekarbon would not swap it out for me, they offered to have me take it off and mail if back to them, and they would sand it and reclear. This would involve me taking off the mirror and replacing the original mirror to drive the car, then take that off when the mirror came back and reinstalling the refinished mirror. This was a lot of work to me. If you've removed and replaced these mirrors, it's not a 10 minute job, at least not the first time. I offered to just buy a single mirror, and then ship the blemished mirror back for refund, they declined. Personally, if they were going to refinish it to new, I didn't see the difference, other than saving me the time of installing the old mirror in the interim. The moral of this story: If you buy from them, make sure you inspect the mirrors very well and if you are unhappy with any blemishes, contact them and arrange to return the blem immediately. The warranty is one week.

John

XMetal · 11-13-2012, 04:38 PM

One thing that I don't like on the tekarbon is that it doesn't completely wrapped around the mirror opening. You can still see the OE plastic housing right at where the mirror meets the housing. This ebay listing doesn't show that area either

antennahead · 11-13-2012, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by XMetal

One thing that I don't like on the tekarbon is that it doesn't completely wrapped around the mirror opening. You can still see the OE plastic housing right at where the mirror meets the housing. This ebay listing doesn't show that area either

I 100% agree

No_Dominion · 11-13-2012, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by XMetal

One thing that I don't like on the tekarbon is that it doesn't completely wrapped around the mirror opening. You can still see the OE plastic housing right at where the mirror meets the housing. This ebay listing doesn't show that area either

Did yours not wrap around into the cover like in Tekarbon's picture?

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mexicobmw · 12-11-2012, 06:27 PM

any pictures of members with cf mirrors installed?

ZStig · 12-11-2012, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mexicobmw

any pictures of members with cf mirrors installed?

most people put the cf mirrors on their cars, not their "members"

inTgr8r · 12-11-2012, 07:58 PM

^

mexicobmw · 12-11-2012, 08:05 PM

jajaja you have a dirty mind zstig........

antennahead · 12-11-2012, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ZStig

most people put the cf mirrors on their cars, not their "members"

My member feels terribly inadequate inside that CF mirror

No_Dominion · 12-12-2012, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by XMetal

One thing that I don't like on the tekarbon is that it doesn't completely wrapped around the mirror opening. You can still see the OE plastic housing right at where the mirror meets the housing. This ebay listing doesn't show that area either

After speaking with Eric at Tekarbon regarding this, he stated that they changed how they wrap the mirrors so that the wrap goes inside the visible lip/opening of the mirror cover, that way you won't see plain plastic even after adjusting the mirror.

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Originally Posted by mexicobmw

any pictures of members with cf mirrors installed?

My set from Tekarbon will be arriving today, and I plan on installing them today, as well. I'll be taking a copious amount of pictures and will post them when complete.

There are a few others on here that have already posted some pictures, though. Takes some digging, but if you search the General Forum as well as the Cosmetics forum for "carbon mirror" you should be able to find a few threads with the pics in them.

mexicobmw · 12-12-2012, 07:06 PM

Thanks for the reply no dominion I am waiting for your pics to pull the trigger as we have the same color.
regards
diego

No_Dominion · 12-12-2012, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mexicobmw

Thanks for the reply no dominion I am waiting for your pics to pull the trigger as we have the same color.
regards
diego

Okay, I started a new thread with the pics in it so as to not take this one off topic from the OP.

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XMetal Captain Drives: '04 X5, '08 Z4MC Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 893 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW Z4MCoupe [0.00] 2004 BMW X5 [0.00]	One thing that I don't like on the tekarbon is that it doesn't completely wrapped around the mirror opening. You can still see the OE plastic housing right at where the mirror meets the housing. This ebay listing doesn't show that area either

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mexicobmw Second Lieutenant Drives: car Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: mexico city Posts: 227 iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the reply no dominion I am waiting for your pics to pull the trigger as we have the same color. regards diego