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07-08-2018, 07:34 PM | #47 |
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i had a pair of ebays that lasted 2 years until cloudyness in some areas.
I swapped them out for the m cf mirrors now, not impressed. All it does is add more noise and add drag.
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Are those the ones with the hook on them that curves inward towards the car? They looked really cool I was thinking about getting them, if you're having noise and drag though I think I'll skip it.
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yea, i figure ill get threw the summer than swap back to cf oem caps.
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I just installed these yesterday. eBay special from China with pretty good fit and finish. I wonder if a good UV protectant would prevent the premature fading on these things? Any recommendations on a good UV product like Chemical Guys, 303, etc.?
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Those look good bub good idea with the protectant. I was looking on Alibaba at some CF M style ones. It's weird I've heard people say the noise sucks and I've heard people say there's no noise at all. I wouldn't want any noise or extra drag at anything sub 100mph though. If you don't mind me asking what do you pay for yours? The ones I was looking at were about $75USD I believe.
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I would take it to a body shop, leave it with them and tell them to clear coat it the next time they do any clear coating. That's your best way of UV protecting the CF.
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07-30-2018, 10:58 AM | #54 | |
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The wind noise is from the M2 style mirror because of its odd shape. Mine were the exact replacement caps and looks OEM save for the carbon fiber. No wind noise at all. Last edited by hwntime; 07-30-2018 at 11:41 AM.. |
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old bump, just trying to install the CF caps, nada is working. The amount of "pop" to get mirror out must be silly, I have great tool for.
And its so tight even a credit card won't work with he man theory...I can rebuild top 1/2 of old v6, but this ? arrrgghghhhh |
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02-08-2020, 09:05 AM | #58 |
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Lol, I was going to ask the same thing. I found a perfect match for Estoril Blue with CF pattern. Want to wrap it, but would ask others who gone this route a question or two.
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Did you pop the glass out first or just pulled the covers off?
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I was able to pop the stock caps right off, not sure why people pop the mirrors off first. No broken tabs either.
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You have to pop mirrors for OEM CF but only those. Attach with screws from the inside.
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