Stolen rearview mirror?

[tigerkoi]

Hi,

Has anyone heard of this before?

Smashed window
Rearviewmirror ripped out
Nothing else taken

It happened to my brother's car (E46 M3 Convertible)...

Thanks......

[wiggy001]

tigerkoi said:

Hi,

Has anyone heard of this before?

Smashed window
Rearviewmirror ripped out
Nothing else taken

It happened to my brother's car (E46 M3 Convertible)...

Thanks......

Sorry to hear that. Are E46s now in the price bracket where chavs can afford to buy them, but not maintain them?

That was the possible reasoning I was given when the kit and, of all things, the wing-mirror glass was stolen from my E36 a few years back.

[Glassman]

Couple of years ago I went out to replace a broken window on a Peugeot 406 coupe... they stole the bonnet.

Was RV mirror auto-dim, or, if it is an M3, some of the mirrors are oval?

[tigerkoi]

Hi, yes, it was an auto-dim one - all the gubbins. Been on phone to BMW and something like £450!!!

It must have been stolen to order. Someone who knows what they are doing...
That's three of our cars targeted six times in past few months. It's also London [sigh]........

Stolen bonnet!? Blimey.

[hugoagogo]

Glassman said:

Couple of years ago I went out to replace a broken window on a Peugeot 406 coupe... they stole the bonnet.

in america they'd say it was probably a gang of local hoods

[Glassman]

tigerkoi said:

Hi, yes, it was an auto-dim one - all the gubbins.

A few on ebay / specialist breakers. If the windscreen has a moisture sensor, the mirror will be different to one without; there is also a two-piece cowl that fits around the assembly.

[krallicious]

tigerkoi said:

Hi, yes, it was an auto-dim one - all the gubbins. Been on phone to BMW and something like £450!!!

It must have been stolen to order. Someone who knows what they are doing...
That's three of our cars targeted six times in past few months. It's also London [sigh]........

Stolen bonnet!? Blimey.

My house mate had the bonnet stolen off his Clio a couple of years ago. London as well

[amir_j]

hugoagogo said:

Glassman said:

Couple of years ago I went out to replace a broken window on a Peugeot 406 coupe... they stole the bonnet.

in america they'd say it was probably a gang of local hoods

[acquiescence]

These are on ebay from time to time and I remember seeing then reach £200 and more. Might be worth keeping an eye on ebay as it may turn-up in the not too distant future. The oval shaped M3 mirror is much more chic than the rectangular critters fitted to the rest of the E46 range.