wing mirror replacement?!?!?
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wing mirror replacement?!?!?
i have a broken the wing mirror glass and need to replace it but vw will only sell me the whole wing mirror, lume and all?! while halfords stick over mirrors don't fit properly?! can anybody please tell me where i can get a straight replacement and how to change it?
many thanks.
lewy.
many thanks.
lewy.
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Local Hero

confused... do you just want the glass, or the whole mirror?
1983 Golf 1.3 Driver:

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i just want to replace the broken glass.
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Local Hero

Loom?
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Probably means the mirror adjuster thingy
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it's just the glass that's broken and i want to replace it with an original piece but i don't know where to get one apart from a scrap yard and then i don't know how to remove it without breaking it????????
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Old Timer

you cant, i had timski replace the whole thing for me yesterday as it was easier then trying to get the glass off with out breaking it, sorry dude.
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Local Hero

i may have a mirror you can have for a very small sum, i'm off to the unit tomorrow night, so i'll have a look at how tidy it is :wink:
1983 Polo CL - daily
1984 Golf G60 Syncro - sold
1989 Rallye Golf - sold
1992 Corrado G60 - crushed
1989 Polo C - chopped and crushed
1991 309 Style - crushed
1984 Golf G60 Syncro - sold
1989 Rallye Golf - sold
1992 Corrado G60 - crushed
1989 Polo C - chopped and crushed
1991 309 Style - crushed
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any help would be gratefull but unfortunately i have just had my golf re-sprayed so i would have to get the wing mirrors sprayed to match i presume?
here's my golf
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/lewy88/21082006.jpg
although far from standard once i've change the wheels it will be how i wanted it.
here's my golf
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/lewy88/21082006.jpg
although far from standard once i've change the wheels it will be how i wanted it.
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i would love to get some of these
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/lewy88/30062006.jpg
but am unsure of the size that i could get away with without any rubbing?
then if i can find some, some standard sportline 15's for the winter?
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x215/lewy88/30062006.jpg
but am unsure of the size that i could get away with without any rubbing?
then if i can find some, some standard sportline 15's for the winter?
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