# Searching for a specific auto part - help!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-a-specific-auto-part-help/446236>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 21, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-a-specific-auto-part-help/446236 "2008-04-21T15:13:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-a-specific-auto-part-help/446236/1 "2008-04-21T15:13:19Z")

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I’m looking for the cover to a driver-side mirror (or “door mirror”) on a 2003 BMW 525i (after learning it’d run me between 120-150 at the dealership.) I’m not sure if the piece I’m looking for is normally referred to as a “mirror cover” or “mirror overlay.” I’ve been searching online all morning but I’m not very auto savvy and I’m not getting great results.  
[http://www.bmwpartsonly.com/CatalogLookUp/2003\_BMW\_525i(E39)M542.5\_BodyParts\_Door&Parts\_MirrorCover.html](http://www.bmwpartsonly.com/CatalogLookUp/2003_BMW_525i(E39)M542.5_BodyParts_Door&Parts_MirrorCover.html)  
I did find the exact part I was looking for, but I called the company up and they said they didn’t know when they’d have it back in stock. Does anyone have any suggestions other than getting one from a dealer? Thanks for the help.

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**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-a-specific-auto-part-help/446236/2 "2008-04-21T15:50:53Z")

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There’s one on [Ebay.](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Side-View-Mirror-BMW-325i-2001-01-2002-02-2003-03_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247QQcategoryZ33649QQihZ019QQitemZ290057458206QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V) Granted, this is the whole assembly including the mirror, not just the cover. You may look around Ebay Motors for a couple of days and see if one turns up. There are a couple salvage places which have an Ebay store; one of those might have what you’re looking for.

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**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-a-specific-auto-part-help/446236/3 "2008-04-21T19:15:04Z")

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Yeah I searched around on ebay for a little bit - looks like I might have to suck it up and just buy from the dealership. I was hoping a few members might know of a good site that deals with this kind of stuff that for some reason I couldn’t find on the search engines. Thanks for looking though!