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    M3 Power Folding Mirrors question

    Has anyone tried to swap power folding mirror internals from non-m coupe mirrors to m3 mirrors? I know you can swap m3 internals between each other fairly simple but wanted to see if anyones done the former

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    Could it be possible to cross reference part numbers to see if they use the same parts?

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      This post made me curious and I found previous threads on this. A guy on YouTube even made a tutorial for it using oem parts as this was an option for individual optioning. Just need to disassemble the housing and insert the proper motor and connect it with new mirror switch that will have an extra button for folding, pretty cool, kinda extensive process though and motor isn’t cheap.

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        [DIY]Converting Manual-folding M3
        Mirrors into Power-Folding Mirrors


        You can use the motors from the eBay M5-style (for 98-03 E46 2D Coupe) to transplant into the OE M3 side mirrors. The wiring is short and you will have to lengthen them but otherwise they will work fine.

        Converting Manual-folding M3 Mirrors into Power-Folding Mirrors Requirements: • Manual folding M3 Mirrors • Donor mirrors with compatible motors (another set of M3 mirrors; E39 M5 mirrors, and M3/M5 replica mirrors (YMMV with those – I don’t know if all molds are the same) • T15 and T20 bits • Optional but recommended: Blue Loctite (ideally 243 as some parts are greased) • About 1-2 hours depending on how much experience you have. This DIY is useful for two groups of
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