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Offline PhilNUK

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Wing mirror peeled off... Do I buy a new one or....?
« on: October 12, 2014, 12:30:24 pm »
I noticed my wing mirror was wobbling at speed on the motorway... When I inspected it I noticed it had pretty much nearly come away from the housing and lost it's stickiness. So I removed it....
They are heated mirrors... So do you recommend I buy a whole new mirror or can I simply apply stick back tabs to the old one and stick it back on?
Will that affect the heated aspect of it?
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Re: Wing mirror peeled off... Do I buy a new one or....?
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2014, 12:59:56 pm »
Quote from: PhilNUK on October 12, 2014, 12:30:24 pm
I noticed my wing mirror was wobbling at speed on the motorway... When I inspected it I noticed it had pretty much nearly come away from the housing and lost it's stickiness. So I removed it....
They are heated mirrors... So do you recommend I buy a whole new mirror or can I simply apply stick back tabs to the old one and stick it back on?
Will that affect the heated aspect of it?
3m double sided tape  :happy2: been there, done that
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Offline rich83

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Re: Wing mirror peeled off... Do I buy a new one or....?
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2014, 01:14:49 pm »
Quote from: K9 on October 12, 2014, 12:59:56 pm
Quote from: PhilNUK on October 12, 2014, 12:30:24 pm
I noticed my wing mirror was wobbling at speed on the motorway... When I inspected it I noticed it had pretty much nearly come away from the housing and lost it's stickiness. So I removed it....
They are heated mirrors... So do you recommend I buy a whole new mirror or can I simply apply stick back tabs to the old one and stick it back on?
Will that affect the heated aspect of it?
3m double sided tape  :happy2: been there, done that

Same.... but i used contact adhesive. Worked fine
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Offline PatchySan

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Re: Wing mirror peeled off... Do I buy a new one or....?
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2014, 02:16:55 pm »
Same here - stuck mine on with waterproof adhesive gel when mine almost peeled off on the motorway and its been fine since. I don't think replacement wing mirrors are cheap so you probably be better off just re-using it if it isn't broke!
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Offline PhilNUK

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Re: Wing mirror peeled off... Do I buy a new one or....?
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2014, 02:50:12 pm »
Cheers lads.... Yeah I was just concerned how the sticky tabs dealt with the heat...
I have some 'no more nails' sticky tabs I will try

Cheers
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Re: Wing mirror peeled off... Do I buy a new one or....?
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2014, 05:27:47 pm »
Hot glue gun or contact adhesive will do the trick :)
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Re: Wing mirror peeled off... Do I buy a new one or....?
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2014, 08:14:27 pm »
I got mine on ebay for about £9
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Re: Wing mirror peeled off... Do I buy a new one or....?
« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2014, 11:02:57 pm »
Quote from: biffobear on October 12, 2014, 08:14:27 pm
I got mine on ebay for about £9

Same here, it's cheap enough to just replace rather than bothering with the effort to repair
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Re: Wing mirror peeled off... Do I buy a new one or....?
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2014, 12:41:57 am »
Quote from: biffobear on October 12, 2014, 08:14:27 pm
I got mine on ebay for about £9

Heated? Good quality?
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Re: Wing mirror peeled off... Do I buy a new one or....?
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2014, 11:42:22 am »
Mine actually fell out once, and obviously smashed into a billion pieces.  Got a complete replacement (heated) from ECP for about £20.
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Re: Wing mirror peeled off... Do I buy a new one or....?
« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2014, 03:28:44 pm »
Quote from: rich83 on October 13, 2014, 12:41:57 am
Quote from: biffobear on October 12, 2014, 08:14:27 pm
I got mine on ebay for about £9

Heated? Good quality?
yes, heated, been on the car over a year now, no problems
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