Xantia door mirror

carl · Post by **carl** » 27 Aug 2005, 01:31

A work colleague has been left with the bottom half of his door mirror.What is left is a metal insert with the cables still attached . He would like to know if the whole mirror/base have to be replaced as one or is there a way to replace just the top. The car is a 95 1.8 Xantia estate. If the whole unit has to be replaced are there any unforseen problems that can be associated with removal( I notice the alarm has a sensor that will need to be disturbed). Thanks

Post by **Peter.N.** » 27 Aug 2005, 02:54

To replace the complete mirror assembly, you will have to remove the door panel to access the wiring connectors. It might be worth getting a secondhand mirror and see if it can be assembled on what's left

citronut · Post by **citronut** » 27 Aug 2005, 03:09

it is easyer to just replace the hole thing,as its a simple enough job
regards malcolm

stewart_c · Post by **stewart_c** » 27 Aug 2005, 16:47

I had the misfortune to have to replace the whole mirror [V] a few weeks ago,it cost £15 from the scrapy but I was lucky the scrapy said that they were as rare as hens teeth.
As citronut said the door panel comes off (probibly the hardest part of the job)

Post by **Peter.N.** » 27 Aug 2005, 17:13

If you think a Xantia one is rare, try getting one for a Mk2 XM!

carl · Post by **carl** » 27 Aug 2005, 18:21

Thanks