Near side Wing Mirror
OK, travelling home this evening, heard a thump and then a rattle, and saw that the nearside wing mirror was hanging by the heating cable.
Pulled over and folded it back and when I got home took a look. It seems what ever I hit, has caused all the little clips to break and the glass will not clip back into the wing mirror itself. Have done a term job, by super gluing the rubber seal to the plastic and then the mirror to the rubber.
The Wing mirror surround looks OK as is the motor and assembly, the glass is also fine, its just the clips that have all seamed to snapped off. (Go figure)
I have been back to where I think things happened to make sure I did not hit a person, and all I can see is a bush that overhangs the road a bit - but nothing solid that could break the clips.
Any advice/ suggestions as to a) what could have happened and b ) does this mean a whole assembly or just a new piece of glass to get the clips???
Spider1V
Those clips have been Known to break as they pass through the sound barrier :lol: :lol: :lol:
Bird strike from the hedgerow? Shock shattered the clips because they were particularly cold and brittle that day?
Someone clipped my nearside wing mirrow while I was parked up. From what you describe that same thing happened. The small clips snapped of the circlular fitment on the back of the mirrow glass, with no damage to the housing or motors. I got a replacement glass from MBUK for £70.
I bought one last year for about £80. Thay come in either flat or aspherical. You can choose. Non repairable plastic clips unfortunately. Think of it as a camping shaving mirror
Or Joe in your case a camp shaving mirror as I don't think you do the tent thing :D
Spider, is you mirror like this: http://www.gwoa.co.uk/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=7462 at the moment? MB quoted me 298+VAT if i was right... got a replace from ebay.de for €145.
please scroll down for the pics.
Welcome!
That, Sir, made me laugh out loud! Nice and cheered me up on a particularly miserable day!. :P
(But not the cause - was sub sonic on this one....for once)
Spider1V