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      11-24-2012, 06:22 PM   #1
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Does anybody fiitted carbon fiber mirror covers on the X1 2013? Any pics? Worth the price? It's around 500 dollars on eBay.

I will receive my X1 alpine white 2013 Sport in two weeks and I'd like to see real world pics...
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      11-24-2012, 07:38 PM   #2
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Hello!

Does anybody fiitted carbon fiber mirror covers on the X1 2013? Any pics? Worth the price? It's around 500 dollars on eBay.
Why eBay? They're not that much more from BMW, and then you get the real parts with a warranty, not knock-offs without one.

Anyhow, nothing personal, but I think they're detract from the looks, because they won't match anything else on the outside. If there were other exterior CF parts they could match, it would be different, but there aren't.
Carbon fibre for a unified look, sure, that can be awesome. But in one place just because you're supposed to ooh and aah over CF? And eBay ones at that? Nah, that's like wearing fake Cartier cuff links with a nice flannel shirt.
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      11-24-2012, 09:36 PM   #3
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do them yourself like i did cheap and so so easy
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Why eBay? They're not that much more from BMW, and then you get the real parts with a warranty, not knock-offs without one.

Anyhow, nothing personal, but I think they're detract from the looks, because they won't match anything else on the outside. If there were other exterior CF parts they could match, it would be different, but there aren't.
Carbon fibre for a unified look, sure, that can be awesome. But in one place just because you're supposed to ooh and aah over CF? And eBay ones at that? Nah, that's like wearing fake Cartier cuff links with a nice flannel shirt.
Thanks for your comments my friend!

Why eBay? Because in my country the covers from BMW are 1,200 dollars.
btw, this is a dealer selling on eBay genuine parts http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...obalID=EBAY-US

Ps: I will consider your style comments
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Thanks for your comments my friend!

Why eBay? Because in my country the covers from BMW are 1,200 dollars
[Insert expletive], that's about twice of what we pay here! Then eBay makes more sense, yes (unless you have to pay like 100% Peruvian import duties and tax when buying from abroad).

By the way, the BMW ones have a thick shiny lacquer finish -- I'm sure BeamerBoi could do that too if he really wanted, but his do look a slight bit different - more carbon-fibery. Like half the inside of his car.
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do them yourself like i did cheap and so so easy
Hey, I got a 2013 X1 M-Sport in mineral grey a couple months ago and wanted to add the carbon fiber mirror covers. Did you simply cover your original covers with 3M Carbon Fiber vinyl?
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