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Originally Posted by DBO
Doesn't the outside mirror have more of a wide angle view? There's some indication that there's eight potential variants .. as per here:
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=51_5426
There's no mention of LHD / RHD .. although the items 3,4,5 & 6 are grayed out. Not sure, but you may want to check that with a dealer parts specialist perhaps. |
The problem isn't the "mirror glass"...its the actual mirror that is mounted to the car...in this case its item
#1.
The angle that the mirror is mounted to the car is different for RHD vs LHD vehicles. If you use a part database that allows you to select for "steering" (left or right hand drive)...you'll see that the 11 digit part nbrs for item #1 is different...and that is due to the way that the mirror housing is designed & angled to reflect the position of the driver either on the left or right side of the vehicle:
You can verify that RHD & LHD exterior mirrors have different 11 digit part nbrs using the links below for the same mirror w/only difference being RHD or LHD: