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      03-13-2018, 06:15 PM   #1
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Broken Passenger Mirror Glass

So I came up to my car this morning and found the glass inside the passenger mirror was cracked. It seem like a rock or some sharp impact to it. The assembly and housing itself looks fine, no damage. Just the glass. Anyone know where I can get some replacement glass for this ? Or should I go to the dealership?
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So I came up to my car this morning and found the glass inside the passenger mirror was cracked. It seem like a rock or some sharp impact to it. The assembly and housing itself looks fine, no damage. Just the glass. Anyone know where I can get some replacement glass for this ? Or should I go to the dealership?
Little brats are known to do this kind of damage as they ride around on their bikes. I remember it when I was a kid.

Sucks but least they did not damage the body itself.
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      03-13-2018, 06:42 PM   #3
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So I came up to my car this morning and found the glass inside the passenger mirror was cracked. It seem like a rock or some sharp impact to it. The assembly and housing itself looks fine, no damage. Just the glass. Anyone know where I can get some replacement glass for this ? Or should I go to the dealership?
Apparently you can get glass that has a wider angle, though I am not sure where.
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      03-14-2018, 03:31 AM   #4
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Be very thankful it was the passenger glass. That shouldn't be more than $60-80 at the dealer I'd expect.

The driver glass is auto-dimming and will run you $200-300. No, I'm not joking.
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Also keep in mind any F22/F87 glass should work. I've seen some sites up-charge purely on the fact it says it's an M2 glass. I broke my passenger side glass while changing the cap, got a replacement for ~$100.
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I'm pretty sure the part number you're looking for is here.

Schmiedmann (which is in Denmark but ships worldwide) has an aftermarket copy of the passenger side for ~$15...
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So I bought some of these while in Europe and evluating if ishould fitthem or not.

Positives: Clean look with blindspot coverage
Downside: Scared of breaking the glass when fitting and no autodimmer

Thoughts? Has anyone changed them then regretted it?
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So I bought some of these while in Europe and evluating if ishould fitthem or not.

Positives: Clean look with blindspot coverage
Downside: Scared of breaking the glass when fitting and no autodimmer

Thoughts? Has anyone changed them then regretted it?
There's no real need for the "blindspot mirrors" if you adjust your mirrors correctly.
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