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      12-17-2010, 10:39 AM   #1
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"is" mirror caps

Mirror caps in alluminum oxide.

They are just painted for the is or is is actual metal?

What is the colour code for this paint?
I have a 35i and I like the looks of the 35is mirrors.
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      12-17-2010, 10:51 AM   #2
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don't forget to add an "M" badge while you're at it....
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      12-17-2010, 10:54 AM   #3
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Lol a friend of mine told me the same thing.
Is it not normal to just like the looks of it?
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      12-17-2010, 12:13 PM   #4
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Well the mirror color is the most salient aspect that distinguishes it from the other Z's. If you paint your mirrors the same color it appears that you are attempting to pass it off as such. Thus the ever so popular "M" badge option that ppl feel compelled to place on anything with 4 wheels.

But to each his/her own, just be aware of how it will be perceived by the enthusiast community.
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      12-17-2010, 12:20 PM   #5
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You can do whatever as you please Its your car afterall and you paid for it.
By the way dealerships offer them for non "is" cars as upgrade parts so there ya go.
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      12-17-2010, 12:34 PM   #6
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The caps are painted plastic. I doubt you will find a paint code for them. It is a flat silver metalic.
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      12-17-2010, 01:07 PM   #7
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My z4 is space grey and painting the mirrors seems (to my aesthetics) a really good match for sportier looks.

Im also looking at the silver top



I dont compare painting the mirrors to adding an m badge.
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      12-17-2010, 01:15 PM   #8
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Yet that is what BMW deemed to use to separate it from the others.

But again to each his own. Now a mirrored finish, that would be distinctive.
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      12-17-2010, 04:10 PM   #9
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The guy just love the silver-caps.. has nothing to do with an M-badge imo.
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      12-18-2010, 07:38 AM   #10
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Is the is identical to the 35i but just in silver grey? Everything else is at 100% Identical?
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      12-18-2010, 08:19 AM   #11
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Is the is identical to the 35i but just in silver grey? Everything else is at 100% Identical?
Yes the only difference is the Silver paintjob...
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      12-18-2010, 08:24 AM   #12
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Yes the only difference is the Silver paintjob...
Thanks... Emmm.. I wonder what BMW was thinking of!! I saw somewhere on this Forum, BMW Japan offering an option the Z in silver top as well...
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      12-18-2010, 08:47 AM   #13
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Oh you are serious... ??

No it's not, that would be a lot of money xtra for just the silver caps.

Maybe you have to search for some articles on the 35iS on the net...
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      12-18-2010, 09:17 AM   #14
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      01-08-2011, 10:06 PM   #15
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My 35is has mirrors that are exactly the same color as the rest of the car. Nothing silver here.
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      01-08-2011, 11:26 PM   #16
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??? How? Unless you have the yellow version. Or had them painted.
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      01-09-2011, 09:04 AM   #17
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??? How? Unless you have the yellow version. Or had them painted.
He has atacama yellow from posts in other threads
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??? How? Unless you have the yellow version. Or had them painted.
As someone else guessed, my 35is is Atacama Yellow. For whatever reason, BMW paints the mirrors yellow whether it's an "is" model or not. I don't think it would look particularly good with silver, but we may never know.
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As someone else guessed, my 35is is Atacama Yellow. For whatever reason, BMW paints the mirrors yellow whether it's an "is" model or not. I don't think it would look particularly good with silver, but we may never know.
Got some photos of your babe to share?
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Got some photos of your babe to share?
http://e89.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=476510
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Im a little late to the party here.
Just bought a 35is and doing quite a few mods to it.
If anyone's looking for 35is mirror caps, Im selling mine.
happy to ship international. link to item below:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176258517537
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