I HIT A DEER IN THE BMW! // MIRROR REPAIR TRICK SAVED ME $1000

Today on JD Cars, I’ll quickly be showing you the process I used to repair my mirror that was sheared off by a deer! My mirror was broken off where it connected to the mount on the door--it was left hanging by the wire and refused to slot back into place. Luckily, using the methods shown in this video, I was able to disassemble the mirror, fix the bent fingers, and successfully reassemble the mirror free of cost! I truly hope this hack can help others. Thanks for watching. Please like and subscribe for more BMW content!
P.S. to everyone asking: yes, thankfully this was a very low speed collision and the deer is just fine. It hardly fell down at all- more of a stumble, and ran away into the woods.
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[@Jay-sz5dt]

Glad ur safe! Awsome job on DIY

[@wingpingfan7500]

Thank you for taking the time to share your invaluable experience ❤

[@thierryhimself2796]

Thanks, it really helps figuring out how things are setup in there, as I'm planning on doing the Surround View retrofit

[@JDCarsChannel]

Glad it helped! Good luck with the retrofit

[@frankmontes9563]

I known been awhile, but when you fix bent part , did you Had to twist the part together to knock in place

[@alvarocaravantes4045]

Thanks for the tip!

[@JDCarsChannel]

Hope it helps!

[@luckgrip252]

Even if this video was not that much in-depth. It gave me an idea as to what to check and try out on friend's BMW whose passenger side mirror got destroyed and has hanging mirror on wires (did a tempo fix with zip ties without drilling any holes). Will take a look on how that one is built. As per insides, i believe that the inside components were made out of plastic, but i'll look that up when imma work on it. Wishin that all the necessary stuff is made out of metal and i could refurbish it to at least almost new. It's a base model F30 320d xDrive with M-packet interior.

[@bdawg2320]

do you have a video of taking that whole assembly off?

[@torqingheads]

Ubermensch, the master race.

[@iixgamingpimpxii7310]

How do you take out the circle bit underneath the mirror? And can you not take apart the mirror without disturbing the wiring?

[@aravmukherjee1570]

What happened to the m sport steering wheel?

[@tropicalsurfmaster]

Hey mate, Im having trouble reassebling the two halves of the mirror unit. Do you just push the fingers into the slot and rotate? If so, does it need a lot of downward pressure and does it click when its in place? Im really struggling amd dont want to apply more forae than i need in case i break it even more!

[@samjwhang]

Did you have a “driving assistance support reduced” message come out? And if so, did it go away afterwards?

[@fhashemi9403]

What else did you used with the vice to bend back the metal bits? It's a very small area. Mine is bent similarly and the folding doesn't stop where it's supposed to. Thanks

[@JDCarsChannel]

I used a vice and vice grip pliers. A hammer (used carefully) can help too. It takes quite a few attempts to get it fully bent back into place. Best of luck to you!

[@willwilliam4647]

I'm in the same boat

[@L-Noble.YT_Hi.Res-Soundminds]

I miss the e90!! Honestly I miss the e90 JD..👉E9😫

[@JDCarsChannel]

Me too, me too :(

[@magdavallarino110]

I just had that happen to me

[@JDCarsChannel]

I hope all is okay

[@timg7885]

Insurance didn’t cover that? Hmmm

[@JDCarsChannel]

It simply wasn’t worth paying my deductible

[@Ju1cy_di4rrhea]

We got our right mirror damaged, and the BMW dealership told us that it costs $2300 to replace the unit

[@JDCarsChannel]

Jeez! Very expensive estimate! Were you able to repair using the steps in this video?

[@zaahirismail9591]

Hope the deer is ok

[@JDCarsChannel]

Deer is ok! 👍🏻