Wing Mirror Tinting

[Turtle]

Hello,

I saw a BMW with blue tinted wing mirrors today, I was wondering if anyone has done this mod on a Micra?

Does it look any good, and its it easy to do?

 

[Alienfish360]

Just get some blue window tint and try it, if it doesn't look good or doesn't work it's only £10 if it works, great

 

[scottish-sr]

That pic is from America, where it is considerable more sunny than here. It will probably be standard.

 

[Turtle]

Just get some blue window tint and try it, if it doesn't look good or doesn't work it's only £10 if it works, great

Meh, im thinking about it. Theres really plenty of other stuff I need to do to my car though, im just curious.

 

[Alienfish360]

Just try it, it's not much!

 

[nismo_k12]

my mate has some m3 mirrors on his car and his mirrors are blue standard.

 

[DAVEJUPP01]

i will say the same nismo_k12 i have some m3 mirrors black manual (for sale) and the tints are standard on them

 

[Turtle]

Well I gave it a try lol.

I have a newfound respect for tinting people, its damned hard! I had a go at sticking it on and got loadsa little bubbles so im gonna have another go at it to do a better job.

But I put it on the car to see if I (and you guys) like it, and to see if its not too dark.

What do you think? Keep or not?

 

[Dusk]

Yeah i think its bang on that - just try to get rid of the bubbles if there is any - and it will be fine!!

 

[Zephyr]

tip if u find that u cant push a bubble out after pressing n dragging it with a card kinda thing use a pin n pop it

 

[DAVEJUPP01]

yeah mate that looks cool defo keep it

 

[Turtle]

Thanks for the advice Zephyr, unfortunately theres like dozens of tiny little bubbles which means even when popped the surface looks a bit freckled. Looks worse in real life than in the photos. It'll do for a week while I decide that I like it, but it definitely needs re-doing.

Does anyone know how to take the mirror itself out? I took off the mirror assembly but it was a bit tricky with the mirror moving about. The haynes manual simply says its fiddly to get the mirror itself out, it doesnt say how.

 

[danmicra]

dont pop it untill a few days after when its realy dry if not more air will go in an it will show up more,

dan

 

[sonic]

Aren't you supposed to wet the glass slightly to make it easier to apply ?

 

[danmicra]

yea soapy water in a spray thing an put that on the glass an the tinting flim then just squese all the water out

dan

 

[Turtle]

OK I'll try that method.

One major problem however... driving last night, after it was dark... cant really see all that much through it!!

Headlights you can see, as well as other lights... and in well lit areas you can just about make out the road...

Not sure if this is a good idea after all now. :kungfu:

 

[Yom]

Yeh you need to use a much lighter tint.

Alot of japanese cars are coming with a slight yellow tint which helps soften the headlights from people following you.

There's some tech savvy word for it, but I can't remember. Something fancy about reducing night time reflections.

I like your idea but I think it would be easier to just get a different type of window tint to limit the amount of light which can come into the cabin.