First off I would like to state that this was just an experiment. For $37 shipped for power mirrors that were already black with leds, I thought "let's see what happens". I didn't think they would fit well and I was right, but since so many people were asking about them I figured it would squash the rumors once and for all. The look of course is not for everyone but I'll leave it to the individuals to decide. This thread is just to provide information to others. First of all as you will see, the mirrors fit over the housing in the door and not into them. There are gaps and as you can imagine air leaks at highway speed. Here are some pics close up.

 

And here are some photos so you can see how they look from a distance.




Anyway, I hope this helps some of you who were thinking about purchasing a set. With more modifying they would fit a lot better, but it would take a considerable amount of work.

 

I guess some black silicone will help fill those gaps.

 

looks good!

 

what % are those tints. i would guess 10-15

 

Doesn't look as bad as I expected.

 

It's not that dark, it's just the angle the photo was taken, and the fact that the interior is black also. 20% tint.

 

no it doesnt look too bad, i was looking at those as well and didn't know if i should have got them, still deciding.

 

those are some crappy mirrors... they belong on a s10 or something..

 

those look like they are for a s10 or sonoma. I have some on my sonoma that don't have the led but they look like those.

 

doesnt look that bad

 

Pretty ugly lookin. The stock mirrors w/ the LED covers look nicer IMO...but i'm biased.

 

No doubt that that looks better. It also costs a lot more as well.

 

dosn't look horrible, you've made me want blacked out headlights though, where'd you get those? and where do I find the blacked out corners?

 

I wonder if some careful dremelling would help make it fit better?

 

Ebay, came as a set. I bought one of the very early sets before they went through the roof in price. A nice upgrade fo the 95-96 crowd.

It would take a lot of VERY careful, and neat cutting. Meticulous I would say.

 

CE or ebay. Headlights can be made on your own tho.

 

i guess you are talking about the one in your sig..... how much are those anyway?

 

Not feeling the mirrors, odd angle.

 

doesnt look that bad.
but that angle which you mirors make

btw.
nice headlights and corners??
where did you get them?? i need to replace mine

 

not bad, but they seem a little bit too high... how long did it take u to install?

 

shave/sand off that bottom so it can fit in

 

See post #16

About 3 hours including wiring up the leds

It's not just the bottom the entire mounting plate is way to big all the way around.

 

The mirrors don't look that bad. Remember it's your car. The kind of look like they're folded in already from that angle.

 

im not feelin it. doesnt look right at all, even if you did modify em to fit correctly.

 

Not really a big fan of M3 mirrors. If you like...that is all that matters.

 

it doesnt flow..

 

Seriously. M3 mirrors belong on an M3. They are the only car they flow on.


BTW, where'd you get your mirror covers Karim?

 

They don't look too bad. The price seems fair, alot less then led covers for stock mirrors.

 

I got *** raped for them. I bought them when they were first offered a few years ago.

$199

 

I bought'em from CustomMaxima a few years ago.


They looked better w/ my clear corners. But I got tired of those and put the stockers back on. Srry for the thread jack.

 

I don't consider it a thread jack. It covers the options people have on the subject. Nice addition to the thread IMO. I wish I had the money to spend on the covers plus have them painted. The only reason I tried these was because they were already black and I was curious as to how they would look. No one else seemed to have good photos of them installed. I've always liked the mirror covers from CE & Paradox. Very Jealous

 

yea i agree i have those mirrors and they suck

 

Different. Don't like 'em though.

 

I got a pair off ebay awhile back to put on the wife's honda. They looked ok, she liked them but they didn't even use real mirror, it was like some reflective plastic or something, things would look distorted depending on the angle. makes me think of the the movie "The Ring" it makes you look like you watched "the TAPE" when looking through them.

 

i think they look kind of shtty, and the gaps and plates they bolt on to scream amateaur job/rice

 

sorry, but for some reason M3 mirrors dont look too good on maximas. but thats just my opinion. if you like it, good for you.

 

I'm not sure I like it or that I'll keep them on, it was just to try it out.

 

I believe they have other mirrors on ebay that i wanted to try out, they are not M3 mirrros...something different, i have been debating trying to put em on my max....I honestly dont think they look that bad...just a different look...

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-99...42948959QQrdZ1

These are the ones i was talking about, of course getting them painted is a must...lol no fake CF on my ride

They also make them without the LED turnsignal, apperently they dont sell these in solid black unless you get them without the LED turnsignal, but they do have them in fake CF with the signals on them only...