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      01-18-2015, 02:40 PM   #1
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Sun visor - Vanity mirror light?

Is it me or is there no light when the vanity mirror is down? However the manual says there is?
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      01-19-2015, 07:18 PM   #2
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None on mine either I would like to remove those stupid yellow stickers from the shades!
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      01-19-2015, 07:44 PM   #3
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None on mine either I would like to remove those stupid yellow stickers from the shades!
I would too. Ha ha my wife downgraded my i8 cause it had not mirror light and no cup holder for her since I took the back ones out and just used the rubber mat
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No answers yet on when the lights do work?
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No answers yet on when the lights do work?
I haven't looked to see if there is a light, but if it's like a few of my more recent cars, the light on the vanity only comes on if the headlights are on (when its dark).
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No answers yet on when the lights do work?
I haven't looked to see if there is a light, but if it's like a few of my more recent cars, the light on the vanity only comes on if the headlights are on (when its dark).
At night no lights come on neither.
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At night no lights come on neither.
There are no lights. Interesting oversight on the part of BMW. If you remove the visor, the electric terminals are on the visor mount, but no wires. Maybe they will show up on the 2015.

Regarding those yellow stickers. Here's a hint - the Euro visors don't have them.
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You guys didn't spend enough money to get an actual lighted mirror!

I hate those ugly stickers and it looks like there is no getting them off.
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      01-21-2015, 07:58 AM   #9
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Wasn't an add on option when I bought mine.

My daughter was looking for it this morning!
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No lights and these visors are cheap and flimsy. A complete fail for the price of this car. Makes u wonder about other parts and quality down the road.
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i dug up this old post bcuz my wife was looking for them too.... none on 2016 either..... but the manual says its there!
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There are no lights. Interesting oversight on the part of BMW. If you remove the visor, the electric terminals are on the visor mount, but no wires. Maybe they will show up on the 2015.

Regarding those yellow stickers. Here's a hint - the Euro visors don't have them.
I have a Swiss model. It doesn't have a sticker on the driver's side, but it does on the passenger side.

There's a thread on here somehwere on this. Some guy tried whatever he could to get the stickers off. He succeeded in the end, but you could tell they had been there.
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I have successfully removed those stickers on P-cars and a Mini with 90% Iso Alcohol. What you do is fold some roll towel so it is just the size of the sticker. Saturate the towel, and with the visor horizontal, lay the wet towel on the sticker. Let it marinate for about three-five minutes and check to see if the edge is peeling up. If it is loose, it will come off as a full piece. It leaves the slightest impression when done, but a good vinyl protectant will make that almost disappear. Still, way better than those bright stickers.

Of course check on an inconspicuous spot first!

Be really careful with anything other than the ISO. I ruined a Boxster mirror cover using something else. The alcohol seems to do the job just fine without damaging the plastic/vinyl.

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