01-11-2021, 07:58 AM
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#198
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Brigadier General
Drives: 2022 BMW X5
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Boston
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Quote:
Originally Posted by argento
Months ago I had wrapped the lower exterior mirror trim in gloss black and thought a triangular piece in the proper place might give the mirror some aesthetics and mimic F85 mirrors. However, I decided back then it was too tedious and maybe too much.
This week, as I wait for speaker parts, I accidentally stumbled across a shape that could work. After some testing of the template on the mirror, I decided to wrap them up and evaluate. Not shown are other templates I had to make to be able to mirror the location (positionaly) on the opposite mirror (template below is for both L and R mirrors). It definitely required some patience with trial and error.
Here are some pix since I haven't posted anything in a while...
Final Template:
Attachment 2502039
Testing template on the mirror:
Attachment 2502040
Parts wrapped in gloss black:
Attachment 2502041
Attachment 2502042
Will post pix on vehicle when they get put back on...
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Looks awesome
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