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    Side View Mirror Fix

    Can anyone point me in the direction for a link to where I can purchase the fix for the wobbly side mirrors on a 98 Z3? I've searched but cant find.

    Thanks in advance!

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    How does it wobble? The glass or the whole mirror housing?

    Two bolts hold the mirror base to the door shell. They could just be loose.

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    The mirror is a complicated hazard. I thought I had a rattle in my driver door when closing it, but traced it to the innards of the mirror. I am very hesitant to go into that mirror over a mere rattle.
    https://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sh...9&postcount=29
    https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...6#post26854646
    http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...mirror+removal
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xZSQAFJIP0

    For replacing a mirror, see:
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/152055689014
    Last edited by Vintage42; 07-17-2018 at 05:14 PM.
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    I've never heard of this, but I guess the Z3 mirrors are prone to failure due to aluminum corrosion:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xZSQAFJIP0&t=346s

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    That's the same video as in Post #3.
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    If you're talking about the glass shaking, I was never able to come up with a fix other than pressing a small piece of tacky putty in the top right corner (drivers side) of the glass to housing space.

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    Not just the glass....it's the entire housing, glass and all on both sides. I believe I read somewhere that they are prone to failure due to the corrosion of the internals. Somewhere along the way I saw a video/website that had the "fix" for the internals that were replacing the original internals with a plastic like structure. I made sure my bases were tight, so all is well on that front. My biggest fear is having to replace the entire mirror on both sides, which is crazy costly.....

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    My passenger side is perfectly fine but with the driver's side I went as far as depressing the sheet metal under the rear of the base to get a firmer lock down to the door. No improvement at all from that or angle shaving inside the base. I gave up and tacked the corner for an acceptably small amount of shake. I've read of internal spring failure of course but that doesn't account in my case and spending on replacement parts was too risky for me.

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    OP, I think this may be what you're talking about: http://www.spiegel-z3.de/die_reparatur.html

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    Or in English: https://x8r.co.uk/bmw-z3-e36-outside...dle-repair-fix

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    Quote Originally Posted by BladeRunner919 View Post
    OP, I think this may be what you're talking about: http://www.spiegel-z3.de/die_reparatur.html

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    Or in English: https://x8r.co.uk/bmw-z3-e36-outside...dle-repair-fix
    Shoot. That's excellent. Really too bad they don't have a version for the M mirrors.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kungfooren View Post
    Shoot. That's excellent. Really too bad they don't have a version for the M mirrors.
    M mirrors shouldn't corrode since they are only driven in perfect weather and are stored indoors under cover at all other times.

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    Both mirrors on my Z3 were broken, that is the aluminum frame had broken. I purchased a set of the replacement frames listed above on Ebay and they worked very well. The video was easy to follow and changing the bases was very simple. The only down side was the bases are black and the original bases were painted to match the cars color. The bases being black actually looks ok but will probably get painted when I do some touchup work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Bingley View Post
    M mirrors shouldn't corrode since they are only driven in perfect weather and are stored indoors under cover at all other times.
    What's that you say?

    20160331_155903.jpg
    Nathan in Denver

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    Quote Originally Posted by s8ilver View Post
    What's that you say?

    20160331_155903.jpg
    Lol. Same here. Daily driver.


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    Quote Originally Posted by magnetchief View Post
    Lol. Same here. Daily driver.


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    That photo was from the 1st month I had the car back in 2015. We had a freak snow storm that day. It was 60 and sunny a couple hours earlier. In fact that was the only time I got caught in the M in snow, and since it was a Hawaii car, it was the first time the car ever saw snow. I had PO's baldish summer rubber on and an interesting drive home that day.
    Nathan in Denver

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