Carbon Mirror Covers fitted
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 2:02 pm
So after some useful searching on this forum I chose to get new mirror covers to replace the standard silver ones which didn't look right on my car with rest of the carbon pack. I went with Carbon Works in Berlin as their quality looked good and in the end they were the best price. Immediate response to website query and details were taken as to type of mirrors i.e. with or without side-assist. Delivery was about 4 weeks as they had to order in a set and they were busy with other orders. They arrived and quality is brilliant. They don't have the top groove that the standard mirrors have but that doesn't bother me. Like the other after market suppliers they skin a standard set.
I had an initial attempt at swapping them but couldn't figure out exactly how to prize the cover off. I didn't want to damage any parts so after some searching found a site where I could get a full workshop manual for the C7 (well worth a tenner!). If anyone wants a link to this site drop me a PM. To replace the cover you need a small suction cup to take the mirror itself out the housing. Remove the two screws at the back and basically then pull forcefully the cover forward and upwards to pull it out of its housing with the bottom camera holder and plastic attached. Swap the camera plastic housing over to the new cover with two screws. The PITA bit is getting it back on which takes a fair bit of fiddling and snapping the bits back into place until you get a good fit. Anyway here is the end result. I chose to swap the centre caps on the wheels for black ones while I was at it.
I had an initial attempt at swapping them but couldn't figure out exactly how to prize the cover off. I didn't want to damage any parts so after some searching found a site where I could get a full workshop manual for the C7 (well worth a tenner!). If anyone wants a link to this site drop me a PM. To replace the cover you need a small suction cup to take the mirror itself out the housing. Remove the two screws at the back and basically then pull forcefully the cover forward and upwards to pull it out of its housing with the bottom camera holder and plastic attached. Swap the camera plastic housing over to the new cover with two screws. The PITA bit is getting it back on which takes a fair bit of fiddling and snapping the bits back into place until you get a good fit. Anyway here is the end result. I chose to swap the centre caps on the wheels for black ones while I was at it.
