Mirror covers vs. mirror caps

tglazed · 10-03-2014, 12:28 PM

I'm looking at purchasing carbon fiber mirror caps but they are around $500. I notice that a lot of places offer covers that have 3m tape that you stick onto your existing mirror caps. How do these look? Anyone have pictures of them. I feel that a 3m cover would look cheap

VMRWheels · 10-03-2014, 02:07 PM

Here's a few pictures I found of the 3m di-noc. It won't appear as glossy as the normal CF mirror caps..but IMO still look pretty good.

https://www.google.com/search?q=3m+d...w=1352&bih=833

tglazed · 10-03-2014, 04:16 PM

I'm not talking about the vinyl, if anyone looks on eBay they will see the carbon fiber that has 3m tape on the other side to stick it to your mirrors. It sounds kind of.... Tacky.... Just wanted to see if anyone had done it so I could see some pictures

trap · 10-03-2014, 04:31 PM

Like these?
http://www.jcsportline.net/en/product-detail-3852.html

tglazed · 10-03-2014, 04:33 PM

Yes exactly. Many pictures of them on the car?

trap · 10-03-2014, 04:37 PM

Haven't bought them yet as I'm not sure how they will look.

tglazed · 10-03-2014, 05:02 PM

The replacement caps are $500 vs those for $100. Interested to see how they will look

boyerstyle · 10-05-2014, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tglazed

The replacement caps are $500 vs those for $100. Interested to see how they will look

I've heard Fitment can be a little iffy on the adhesive ones and there is always a slim line of paint showing. If you have a dark colored car it's probably not as big of a deal, but I've been hesitant because of my AW paint.

Kdiddy007 · 10-05-2014, 11:23 PM

I actually have a set from eBay I bought a year back and the double sided tape that comes with it is CRAP! I went to Home Depot and bought double sided 3M tape that supports 50 pounds of weight. Those suckers will never prob come off but they sure do look good and cannot tell unless looking from the mirror angle you can see a slim thin white outline but IMO it looks fine no one can seem to tell they are covers

RW Carbon · 10-06-2014, 11:59 AM

The carbon fiber mirror covers can look really nice as long as they are good quality. We have never had any complaints about ours.

http://www.rwcarbon.com/11/11/0/163/...or-covers.html

mike@x-ph.com · 10-06-2014, 01:01 PM

Lots of good mirror covers for 130~200$
They look really good and fit perfectly. (i have one on my own car)
No need to pay 500$

darkrom · 10-07-2014, 05:36 PM

I had the covers on my old 3 series. Not perfect, but pretty good considering the savings.

10-03-2014, 12:28 PM	#1
tglazed Lieutenant 46 Rep 406 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: SLC, Utah iTrader: (1)	Mirror covers vs. mirror caps I'm looking at purchasing carbon fiber mirror caps but they are around $500. I notice that a lot of places offer covers that have 3m tape that you stick onto your existing mirror caps. How do these look? Anyone have pictures of them. I feel that a 3m cover would look cheap
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tglazed Lieutenant 46 Rep 406 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: SLC, Utah iTrader: (1)	I'm not talking about the vinyl, if anyone looks on eBay they will see the carbon fiber that has 3m tape on the other side to stick it to your mirrors. It sounds kind of.... Tacky.... Just wanted to see if anyone had done it so I could see some pictures Last edited by tglazed; 10-03-2014 at 06:26 PM..
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10-03-2014, 04:31 PM	#4
trap Private 16 Rep 53 Posts Drives: 135i AW '09 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Brisbane iTrader: (1)	Like these? http://www.jcsportline.net/en/product-detail-3852.html
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10-03-2014, 04:33 PM	#5
tglazed Lieutenant 46 Rep 406 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: SLC, Utah iTrader: (1)	Yes exactly. Many pictures of them on the car?
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10-03-2014, 04:37 PM	#6
trap Private 16 Rep 53 Posts Drives: 135i AW '09 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Brisbane iTrader: (1)	Haven't bought them yet as I'm not sure how they will look.
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10-03-2014, 05:02 PM	#7
tglazed Lieutenant 46 Rep 406 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: SLC, Utah iTrader: (1)	The replacement caps are $500 vs those for $100. Interested to see how they will look
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10-05-2014, 11:23 PM	#9
Kdiddy007 Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 230 Posts Drives: 135i N55 Msport Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: SoCal sfv iTrader: (0)	I actually have a set from eBay I bought a year back and the double sided tape that comes with it is CRAP! I went to Home Depot and bought double sided 3M tape that supports 50 pounds of weight. Those suckers will never prob come off but they sure do look good and cannot tell unless looking from the mirror angle you can see a slim thin white outline but IMO it looks fine no one can seem to tell they are covers
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10-06-2014, 11:59 AM	#10
RW Carbon Captain 176 Rep 821 Posts Drives: BMW F80 M3 & F87 M2 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: 3941 E La Palma Ave Anaheim CA 92807 iTrader: (1)	The carbon fiber mirror covers can look really nice as long as they are good quality. We have never had any complaints about ours. http://www.rwcarbon.com/11/11/0/163/...or-covers.html __________________ Carbon fiber for the everyday driver: rwcarbon.com 3941 E La Palma Ave Anaheim CA, 92870 info@rwcarbon.com / (714) 328-4406 Instagram/Tiktok/Facebook: @rwcarbon
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mike@x-ph.com Joint Chiefs of Staff 24095 Rep 190,633 Posts Drives: 07-335/12-328/18-M4/21-M4CP Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Las Vegas iTrader: (23)	Lots of good mirror covers for 130~200$ They look really good and fit perfectly. (i have one on my own car) No need to pay 500$ __________________ Check out our current sale by clicking on this link! https://x-ph.com/sale/ Phone number 702-494-9435
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10-07-2014, 05:36 PM	#12
darkrom Colonel 188 Rep 2,224 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Rhode Island iTrader: (5)	I had the covers on my old 3 series. Not perfect, but pretty good considering the savings.
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