Mirror Cover/Cap Replacement

[Phastroh]

Yeah I bought those a while back, cheap and they look great.

 

[Slip_Angle]

Yeah I bought those a while back, cheap and they look great.

Did you pick up anything else besides the mirror caps?

 

[Phastroh]

Did you pick up anything else besides the mirror caps?

Yes I bought the door handle covers, gas cap, all the interior parts.

I’d probably skip the gas cap, it looks weird and on this car it’s large.

I’d buy pillar covers but I’ve only ever seen $480 ones whipe all other cars are in the $100 range or I’ve seen chrome which no for me.

It’s all the flashed CF or ABS covered with a film. The only pieces that are real are my emblems and fin.

I saw real CF interior pieces on EBay but I like these

Oh the window switch cover DO NOT fit the car. To be specific it’s the passenger door.

It is made for the cars in Korea as they don’t have a door lock switch. Look at the photo and you will see they only have one opening for the window and no lock opening.

The guy at Superdutybon Ebay pointed it out to me when I tried to buy them. He said they are still trying to get it made. I contacted another seller to say hey quit selling this it doesn’t fit but he said no people are buying it

Did you pick up anything else besides the mirror caps?

 

[Ghee70]

Clean!

 

[7x62 G0D]

Look at this way: You're one of the few with carbon fiber mirrors on your G70 and that number isn't likely to get much larger

I’m gonna try my self.

 

[Mattsix3386]

I think your best bet folks is go with a wrap... You can probably have both mirrors done for around 100 bucks.. It wouldn't look as good as the real thing, but it would still look really sharp, and cost way less than buying and paying someone to install CF Caps.. This is what I am considering doing on my 22 Havana Red...

 

[Phastroh]

I think your best bet folks is go with a wrap... You can probably have both mirrors done for around 100 bucks.. It wouldn't look as good as the real thing, but it would still look really sharp, and cost way less than buying and paying someone to install CF Caps.. This is what I am considering doing on my 22 Havana Red...

The caps are less than $100 and installing is so easy but may seem intimidating but it’s not.

Since paying fir wraps and fin and mirror install in my old Lexus I’ve done 2 find, CF pillars and mirrors and more.

It’s super easy I promise plus you dry run without tape.

Use the 3m adhesive promoter and fins I used to think easily fly off. They are so light and the tape easily holds it.

I had to pry one off after hearing it and it snapped so it’s on easily.

So dumb my photos are too large to upload but maybe later.

 

[Bigsaucy71]

Question fellas, how easy was it to remove the mirror assembly from the door? Anything special to be aware of? thanks

 

[Sal Collaziano]

If anyone is looking for a great deal on a set of mirror caps, let me know. I have them in the forum store in glossy black. I CAN get them in either Genuine Carbon Fiber or Carbon Fiber STYLE. I have products here that are genuine carbon fiber and carbon fiber "style" and I cannot tell the difference. The genuine carbon fiber seems to cost double or more. I think many people are under the impression that the actual OEM PART is MADE of carbon fiber - when it's just a thin sheet of, basically, paper that's carbon fiber - which overlays the OEM part. Since I can't tell them apart, I really don't have any reason to recommend the genuine carbon fiber version.

IN ANY EVENT... If anyone would like to buy a set and send either pictures of the mirror caps successfully installed - or a video of a successful installation (including removal of the standard mirror caps), I'm offering rebates. For pictures of the installed set, a 50% product discount. For a video as previously described, a 100% product discount.

Since I only need one set of pictures and one video, whoever sends me these items first would get the rebate. So it may make sense to contact me first to make arrangements...

I currently have glossy black available here:

Mirror Cover Set in Glossy Black for 2018+ Genesis G70

Looking to delete the chrome from your Genesis G70? Set your car apart from every other G70 on the road with these OEM mirror covers. They're hydro-printed in glossy black and then sprayed with a high quality UV resistant automotive clear coat. Each order includes a left and right side (one for...

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[Bicster]

Dunfab in NJ took on this task for about 4 hours. They knew right away they would have to de-pin every wire to get these caps off. Genesis also red loctite some of the Phillip's head. Heating up the screws with a soldering iron did not help and the heads snapped and ended up being replaced.

I have a GV70 and trying to fix the mirror cap, the biggest challenge is to de-pin the wires... Do you know how to "de-pin" the wires?

Thanks

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[Sal Collaziano]

I have a GV70 and trying to fix the mirror cap, the biggest challenge is to de-pin the wires... Do you know how to "de-pin" the wires?

Thanks

The shops is South Korea put a small cut in the plastic near the hole so that the wires will pass through. The cut isn't visible at all once the install is complete. I will get a picture and update here...

 

[Bicster]

The shops is South Korea put a small cut in the plastic near the hole so that the wires will pass through. The cut isn't visible at all once the install is complete. I will get a picture and update here...

My thread for the GV70 cap replacement is here:

Below is the wiring which I have not been able to figure out on how to de-pin.

 

[Bicster]

The shops is South Korea put a small cut in the plastic near the hole so that the wires will pass through. The cut isn't visible at all once the install is complete. I will get a picture and update here...

Any status updates on the pictures ?

 

[Sal Collaziano]

Any status updates on the pictures ?

Was hoping to get a better picture but does this help? It came with this:

"It's on the mirror. On the neck, just cut it using something like a dremel, and you can pass the wires through. After that, it won't be visible once installed, and it won't have any ill effects."

 

[Phastroh]

Now they make wrap that has real CF in it.

I had those fake caps but was looking to wrap them however found real CF caps that look identical to my other real pieces like my side vents I did the full replacement or my ADRO kit and other pieces I have purchased for my front turn signal and boomerwrangs in the front bumper.

Only $100 and took minutes to install.

Only the handles may need full replacement since they said the wrap is not gonna last. I’m like I’m the only one using them I’ll be careful lol

 

[LindrelT]

Just a quick update... I have sadly sold my G70 but before doing so removed my REAL carbon fiber shell mirrors. The build of them is documented in post #39 of this thread. They are listed in the Marketplace here FOR SALE: - G70 Pair Real Carbon Fiber Shell Mirrors - Not Hydrodip, Not Stick-on

Thanks!

 

[LAMEG70]

Another convert here... just finished a 3 month project to do CF mirror caps! The shells came from ebay seller 'unique-shop' at $145 the pair - quality is excellent but was 8 week delivery time so plan ahead. They have a current auction on now for them.

All the previous information about what a PITA project this is are correct plus more! Unlike the Stinger and many other applications, this is not a simple snap-off/snap-on replacement cap that goes onto the front of the mirror unit. It is sandwiched between 3 other parts of the assembly. Disassembly is made difficult by the thread-locked bolts (M5-.80 x 12) mentioned before. There are 5 on each mirror that thread into a die cast main section -- I had to drill out two but got the rest. The whole thing has to be done with the mirrors off the car.

The choice to get the old shell out is de-pin the wiring plug or cut a slice in the shell. After examining the plug and how the pins fit in I chose 'cut' - the area you cut is not structural and I chose to epoxy back in the piece removed to slip the wiring in/out - see picture. When first starting this adventure I decided to work on an extra set of salvage mirrors. Parts in the mirror are $$$ at the dealer and have to be ordered -- I needed my car available. It took two months for the right salvage mirrors to be sourced because I needed them with camera and with 'dark chrome' trim for my Sport. It took hours on each to coax the things apart and back together without breaking any of the plastic tabs. Being able to work on them and then take a break for a day or two was perfect!

After putting the new ones with the swapped CF caps back on the car there is nothing to 're-program' beyond turning on ignition and putting them through a fold-in/fold-out cycle. The cameras worked fine immediately and a test drive confirmed the blind-spot was functioning on both sides. Turn signal lights in shell worked, reverse tilt-down and mirror heating all good. A night drive assured that auto-dim was still there.

Big thanks to @Nd1017 and @dondrik10 for the inspiration that these can be done!


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Any chance you took pictures of the full process?

 

[Phastroh]

Any chance you took pictures of the full process?

Save the hassle and by like mine real CF covers. Look better and were $100 or get them wrapped with real CF wrap.

Why would you go through that to look not better.

My opinion of course