Mirror II. housing LHD Mansory for Mercedes-AMG S63E
Mansory Mirror II. Housing LHD — Carbon Side-Mirror Replacement Shell for Mercedes-AMG S63e
The exterior side mirror is one of the most aerodynamically and acoustically demanding fixtures on a luxury sedan: it sits where bumper turbulence meets the front side glass, it carries blind-spot LEDs and a 360-degree surround-view camera, and it must be paired in the correct chirality for the driver's vehicle. The Mansory Mirror II. Housing LHD is the second-generation, more aggressive shell variant of the Mansory side-mirror programme for the Mercedes-AMG S63e — supplied as a left-hand-drive pair, engineered as a full housing replacement rather than a cover overlay, with sportier silhouette than the Mirror I cover, and reusing every OEM internal: glass, motor, heating element, signal LED, surround-view camera.
Mirror Architecture — Full Housing Replacement vs. Cover Overlay
Mansory offers two parallel approaches to the S63e mirror upgrade. Mirror I is a thin carbon-fibre cap bonded over the OEM plastic housing — visible weave only, no change to the underlying shell. The Mirror II Housing is a different proposition: a complete structural replacement of the mirror shell. The factory plastic body is removed and the carbon Mansory shell becomes the load-bearing mirror, carrying the OEM internals on its own moulded-in mounting bosses.
The cover-overlay variant uses a 0.6–0.8 mm carbon skin bonded with structural adhesive over the OEM plastic — adding 70–110 g per side, cosmetic only, with the OEM shell remaining beneath. The full housing replacement removes the OEM plastic entirely; the carbon shell becomes the structural body of the mirror at 0.6–0.9 kg per side versus OEM 1.3–1.5 kg, a 30–40% mass reduction at the extreme corner of the vehicle. Silhouette differs too: the II is sharper than the cover, with a steeper trailing-edge taper, reduced frontal area at the leading edge and a more sculpted underside, so the mirror reads visually as a different fixture rather than a wrapped one. Because the carbon body is now load-bearing, the lay-up is heavier — three to five plies depending on zone, with localised unidirectional reinforcement around the base stalk and the camera/LED cutouts.
Aero Considerations — Drag, Wind Noise and A-Pillar Turbulence
On a luxury sedan at 120–250 km/h the side mirror is one of the highest-drag fixtures on the car. Small in projected area, but mirrors generate flow separation, a turbulent wake that strikes the front side glass, and a vortex shed onto the A-pillar.
On a typical premium sedan the pair of mirrors contributes 2–4% of total aerodynamic drag, disproportionate to physical size because of the bluff-body wake. Turbulent eddies shed from the rear face of the mirror then impinge on the driver-side window directly forward of the ear position; cabin wind noise above 130 km/h is dominated by this source, and a tapered trailing edge moves the separation point rearward and reduces eddy intensity reaching the glass. The mirror wake also interacts with the A-pillar boundary layer, sometimes triggering an audible whistle or low-frequency rumble — the Mirror II profile is shaped so the vortex sheds away from the A-pillar trajectory rather than into it.
The carbon shell does not turn the mirror into a low-drag element — it remains a bluff body — but the sharper trailing-edge taper, smoother surface and reduced mass at the end of the stalk deliver measurable benefits. Lower mass at the extreme lateral edge of the car also improves moments of inertia about yaw and roll axes — small in absolute terms, but at the extreme moment arm it translates into perceptibly lighter turn-in and better damping of mirror-stalk vibration on rough surfaces. Acoustically the gain is in the low single-digit decibels at the driver-ear position above 130 km/h; structurally the housing is stiffer than OEM plastic and resists the high-frequency buzz that some owners report from the factory mirror at sustained autobahn speed.
Material and Construction
The shell is a 2x2 twill 200 g/m² visible-carbon outer weave laid up over a three-to-five ply structural stack, with unidirectional reinforcement at the stalk attachment, the LED aperture and the camera cutout. The matrix is aerospace-grade epoxy, autoclave-cured at 130°C with 6–8 bar consolidation pressure for void content below 1%. Surface system is a 100–120 µm UV-stable clear coat over visible weave (gloss standard, satin or matte by request); a primed-and-painted body-colour finish is also available for owners specifying a colour-matched mirror rather than visible carbon. Mass per side is 0.6–0.9 kg depending on finish, giving a pair saving of roughly 0.8–1.4 kg vs OEM plastic-and-steel armature mirrors. Internal mounting bosses for the OEM motor cradle, heated-glass actuator, signal LED housing and surround-view camera are moulded into the shell, with stainless-steel inserts at high-load points. Outer-surface tolerance is ±0.4 mm, validated against the CAD master.
Compatibility — Why LHD Is Specified Separately
Mirror caps for left-hand-drive and right-hand-drive S63e vehicles are not interchangeable:
First, the housings are mirror-image shapes — trailing-edge taper, base-stalk angle and underside curvature are reversed between L and R, so an LHD pair contains the correct L-and-R chirality for left-hand-drive cars. Second, the 360-view camera under each mirror is positioned and angled differently on the driver-side and passenger-side because the surround-view system stitches a top-down image from four cameras around the vehicle, so the lens cutout in the carbon shell is geometry-specific to L vs R. Third, the integrated turn-signal LED strip and any market-specific side-marker reflector cutouts also vary by side and by destination market.
The LHD pair ships with one driver-side and one passenger-side housing pre-cut for LHD camera, LED and side-marker geometry. RHD vehicles must order the equivalent RHD pair (separate SKU). Confirm LHD vs RHD by VIN before ordering — housings cannot be reworked between configurations.
Installation — Full Housing Swap Procedure
Because the Mirror II is a structural replacement rather than a cover, installation is a workshop operation involving full disassembly of the OEM mirror and transfer of internal components onto the new carbon shell. With the vehicle powered down and 12V isolated at the door, the interior trim is removed to expose the mirror harness and stalk fasteners; the harness (motor, heating, LED, camera) is disconnected and the OEM mirror unbolted from the door — typically three M6 fasteners through the inner door skin. On the bench the OEM housing is split along its factory seam and the motor cradle, heated-glass carrier, LED housing and surround-view camera are extracted, then transferred into the Mansory carbon shell on its moulded-in mounting bosses. The carbon shell halves are bonded and bolted with supplied stainless hardware and structural adhesive at the seam, torqued to specification, and the assembled mirror reattached to the door before reconnecting the harness and reinstalling interior trim. After power-up, all functions are tested — power fold, heated glass, blind-spot LED, surround-view image, signal repeater — and a short workshop-tool reset re-stitches the surround-view geometry, typically 5–10 minutes. Installation time per side is roughly 1.5–2 hours by a qualified bodyshop or AMG specialist.
Durability and Maintenance
The carbon shell is stiffer than OEM plastic; deep impacts may craze the clear coat without breaching the structural plies. The UV clear-coat is validated for 8–10 years of continuous outdoor exposure in temperate climates, and the mounting bosses are validated for the OEM motor's full power-fold duty cycle without bond-line creep. Cleaning is mild soap and microfibre; avoid pressure-washer jets at the seam and around the camera and LED cutouts where seal integrity matters.
FAQ — Mirror II. Housing LHD
Q: Difference between Mirror I and Mirror II?
A: Mirror I is a thin cover bonded over the OEM plastic housing — visible carbon only. Mirror II is a full housing replacement: the OEM shell is removed and the carbon Mansory shell becomes the structural body. Mirror II also has a more aggressive silhouette.
Q: Can I install Mirror II on a right-hand-drive car?
A: No. The LHD pair is for left-hand-drive cars; chirality, camera-cutout angle and LED apertures are LHD-specific. RHD owners must order the equivalent RHD pair (separate SKU).
Q: Will the surround-view camera still work after the swap?
A: Yes. The OEM camera transfers to the carbon shell on dedicated mounting bosses with the lens aperture pre-cut to the OEM angle. A short workshop calibration re-stitches the 360 system; no hardware change is needed.
Q: Does the carbon housing reduce wind noise?
A: The sharper trailing-edge taper moves flow-separation rearward and reduces eddy intensity at the front side glass. Owners describe a quieter mirror at motorway speed — low single-digit decibels at the driver-ear position.
Q: How much weight is saved vs the OEM pair?
A: Roughly 0.8–1.4 kg total. Because this mass sits at the extreme lateral edge of the car, the moments-of-inertia improvement is disproportionately useful — turn-in and stalk vibration both benefit.
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