. Ok bran new X1 F48 side mirror was damaged by the customer,,,,so this is a new door panel for me,,,,the good news you don’t have to remove the whole door panel to remove the side mirror,,,,here you can see you pop off the little speaker tweeter and door lock switch together.
Behind that cover is a hidden screw,,,,which you better remove or you will never be able to un lip the door panel.,,,once you remove this screw then you can pop off the left top corner of the door panel. I know repeat picture.,,,,Once you pop off the door panel from the top,,,,the triangle plastic trim cover which goes around the door frame just un lips off,,,,,there will be 3 torque screws that hold the side mirror on the door.
Here the side mirror removed and the side mirror glass popped off all the same like old cars,,,,the bottom corner is the side camera,,,,if you ever have to remove the camera you will have to remove the whole side mirror anyway,,,,because you have to disable the side mirror covers and motor to gain access to remove the camera.
You can see the camera removed and the back mirror cover is also removed,,,,if you replace the camera they have to be calibrated
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Thanks for sharing this Andreas. I’ve removed the side mirror on my 2018 F48 – damaged it getting into the garage. I’m unable to remove the mirror motor as it requires a special tool per TIS. Torx T8 is too big and T7 is too small.
Can’t seem to find special tool 2405562 anywhere. Any ideas?
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/f48-x1-xdrive28i-sav/repair-manuals/67-electric-motor/67-13-mirror-adjustment-motor/1VnYAfkQlo
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I got mine from the dealer,,,,,I head to speciall order mine from the parts department ,,,,I know it sucks BMW always coming out with special tools
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Thanks for sharing this Andreas. I’ve removed the side mirror on my 2018 F48 – damaged it getting into the garage. I’m unable to remove the mirror motor as it requires a special tool per TIS. Torx T8 is too big and T7 is too small.
Can’t seem to find special tool 2405562 anywhere. Any ideas?
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/f48-x1-xdrive28i-sav/repair-manuals/67-electric-motor/67-13-mirror-adjustment-motor/1VnYAfkQlo
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Looking at the screw head more closely, it appears to be a five-point rather than the typical six-point torx. Just ordered those to try.
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It turned out to be a five-point torx as I suspected. Had no idea there were that many different kinds of torx types.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torx
https://smile.amazon.com/Neiko-10086A-Torx-Socket-Point/dp/B004K4PJSK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1533622051&sr=8-3&keywords=torx%2Bplus&th=1
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Lol,,,,no problem
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I suspect you would have to remove the door panel if you have the upgraded Harmon/Kardon sound system.
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Yes,,,,,why do you want to update the Harman/Kardon system
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Is there a method to clean and perhaps lubricate the folding side mirrors?
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No there is no need to lube the side mirror ,,,just clean the glass so you can see out them
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Just in case I wasn’t being clear I’m actually talking about the mechanism which folds the mirrors inward and the surfaces which slide across each other as the mirror folds. Not the actual mirror itself.
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No I understood,,,the part that folds the mirror inward,,,,you do not have to lube
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