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      01-02-2022, 05:37 PM   #23
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interesting, is the carbon fiber just a shell and most of the back is plastic ? is the carbon fiber real or a sticker? wonder how it fits over a plastic shell in hot/cold weather as the thermal expansion coefficients are different.
They now provide three options:
  1. Carbon over ABS plastic replacement covers
  2. Carbon add-on that goes over the existing mirror cover
  3. 100% pre-preg carbon replacement covers

The carbon over ABS was reviewed by Pantagathus here and he documented some slight fitment issues although he spoke version highly of their other carbon accessories. It was in this thread that it was mentioned that XXII would be making a 100% carbon version which caused me to research it. It wasn't listed (or I didn't see it) on their site so I reached out to them directly. Per that conversation #3 above is 100% pre-preg carbon.
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It'll be a couple of weeks before I get mine. Ordered on Saturday.
If the mirror is the same shape on their web page, it will not fit G8x car.
I agree that the pic doesn't look like the right version - they look like the one at the beginning of this thread. I'm guessing that Pantagathus was sent a version that didn't match the photos online.

If they don't fit for whatever reason then they'll be sent back.
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interesting, is the carbon fiber just a shell and most of the back is plastic ? is the carbon fiber real or a sticker? wonder how it fits over a plastic shell in hot/cold weather as the thermal expansion coefficients are different.
They now provide three options:
  1. Carbon over ABS plastic replacement covers
  2. Carbon add-on that goes over the existing mirror cover
  3. 100% pre-preg carbon replacement covers

The carbon over ABS was reviewed by Pantagathus here and he documented some slight fitment issues although he spoke version highly of their other carbon accessories. It was in this thread that it was mentioned that XXII would be making a 100% carbon version which caused me to research it. It wasn't listed (or I didn't see it) on their site so I reached out to them directly. Per that conversation #3 above is 100% pre-preg carbon.
Thanks for gathering the information. Is it worth paying $290 (for both sides) more to have all fiber rather than the ABS plastic?
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interesting, is the carbon fiber just a shell and most of the back is plastic ? is the carbon fiber real or a sticker? wonder how it fits over a plastic shell in hot/cold weather as the thermal expansion coefficients are different.
They now provide three options:
  1. Carbon over ABS plastic replacement covers
  2. Carbon add-on that goes over the existing mirror cover
  3. 100% pre-preg carbon replacement covers

The carbon over ABS was reviewed by Pantagathus here and he documented some slight fitment issues although he spoke version highly of their other carbon accessories. It was in this thread that it was mentioned that XXII would be making a 100% carbon version which caused me to research it. It wasn't listed (or I didn't see it) on their site so I reached out to them directly. Per that conversation #3 above is 100% pre-preg carbon.
Thanks for gathering the information. Is it worth paying $290 (for both sides) more to have all fiber rather than the ABS plastic?
My pleasure. I think it is considering the minor fitment issue with the ABS version in the thread that I referenced previously. Best price I could find for the OEM version was $800 each so for ~25% of that total cost I figured it's worth a try.
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how do you know they won't fit based off the picture?
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He is correct. The mirror on G20/22 has different recess on that tail / wing/ fin, whatever you call at the top end of the mirror.

The G80 /82 mirror has different fin.

Check the photo below and compare with yours
MMnut is correct. This is how we made the determination.
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Here's a video of NCG80M3 installing the XXIITuning full carbon mirror caps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0O0gLPtr9g
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Naw the ones he got are the abs covered with carbon ones as well. I have them fitment is not good. Also it make an annoying wind noise at speed.
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Naw the ones he got are the abs covered with carbon ones as well. I have them fitment is not good. Also it make an annoying wind noise at speed.
I asked him which version he got in the video comments and he responded back it was the full carbon set.
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At 12 minutes into the video you can see the inside of the mirror cap and it’s ABS. If it was full carbon you’d see carbon on the back side like this:

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You're right, it's definitely the ABS version. I was curious which version he got which is why I asked in the video comments. I suppose it's possible he doesn't know what he's got. My full carbon set are supposed to ship out this week.

It also looks like the full carbon price on their site has gone up to $691.
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Naw the ones he got are the abs covered with carbon ones as well. I have them fitment is not good. Also it make an annoying wind noise at speed.
can you post a pic of the fitment?
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can you post a pic of the fitment?
Here's a thread with comments and photos outlining the fitment of the ABS version. https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...highlight=caps
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You're right, it's definitely the ABS version. I was curious which version he got which is why I asked in the video comments. I suppose it's possible he doesn't know what he's got. My full carbon set are supposed to ship out this week.

It also looks like the full carbon price on their site has gone up to $691.
So I was wrong and did not get a chance to comment back. I got the ABS carbon not full carbon. Sorry about that. I had a bunch of comments and hard to keep track of them all.
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So I was wrong and did not get a chance to comment back. I got the ABS carbon not full carbon. Sorry about that. I had a bunch of comments and hard to keep track of them all.
Thanks for the clarification. Love the videos!
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You're right, it's definitely the ABS version. I was curious which version he got which is why I asked in the video comments. I suppose it's possible he doesn't know what he's got. My full carbon set are supposed to ship out this week.

It also looks like the full carbon price on their site has gone up to $691.
So I was wrong and did not get a chance to comment back. I got the ABS carbon not full carbon. Sorry about that. I had a bunch of comments and hard to keep track of them all.
hey man saw your install video but was wondering how the fitment was. anything similar to the thread the other guy posted with abs caps on where he had some fitment issues?
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Just a few comments regarding installation for everyone, you do NOT need to remove the mirror and risk breaking the glass. If you tilt the mirror down and right and down in left and use two flat screwdrivers you can easily pop out the OEM cover in about 2 mins. Having someone hold a flashlight so you can see what your doing is a huge help. Once you pop off the OEM cover, use a T10 to unscrew the two screws holding back the led light, no need to disconnect wires either. Simply reinstall and your good to go in about 15 mins total.
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You look into the fin, the M car has a fin on the car vs the M style for G20 has everything on the mirror cover. So if its for M car, the fin should be open up and ready to hook on to the car.
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I will throw my two cents in here…I ordered the carbon mirror caps from Kies. The quality of the carbon was excellent, looked OEM. The passenger mirror cap fit perfect. The driver side mirror cap didn’t fit completely tight and so there was a very annoying whistle when driving. Had it on and off multiple times to get a better fit, but wasn’t happening. Just a few mm off. Ended up putting the OEM black caps back on.
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What about these guys?

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I ordered a handful of Saibang Chinese carbon parts including...
  • Dry carbon mirror caps
  • Dry carbon brake ducts
  • Dry carbon CF bucket seat side thingies
  • CFRP rear diffuser (no dry carbon option)

From everyone else's reports, their stuff is pretty legit. I have also been chatting with their sales rep Cloris and she has shared that they have taken all of the feedback from their customers and made tweaks to their designs to improve fitment even further.

We will see in a couple of weeks when it arrives how it looks/fits.
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