C5 59plate, Wing mirror

deecee29 · Post by **deecee29** » 22 Oct 2010, 11:57

Anyone have any ideas where i can ger a resonabley priced Drivers side mirror?
The plastic has been cracked on mine and a "repair" kit is working out at approx £250 by the time its bought, painted and fitted.

Any ideas

Post by **Paul-R** » 22 Oct 2010, 12:08

Normally the suggestion would be to go to a scappy but the new C5 is still a bit too, err, new for that.

I reckon you'll have to bite the bullet on this one.

One further thought. If it's just the plastic cover these things can be glued using special plastic glue that's used by the motor trade to stick plastic bumpers back together. It's then sandable and paintable afterwards. Providing your mechanicals and glass are OK you might find a bodyshop willing to do this.

If you fancy having a go yourself the two-pack glue is about £25 or so. You are supposed to use a special gun to meter out the right quantity but judicious pushing with a wooden stick should do the job. There are fast and slow curing versions. The fast is really fast - about 30s - 60s of useabililty so bear that in mind.

deecee29 · Post by **deecee29** » 22 Oct 2010, 12:38

Paul thanks for that, have a body shop next door and they will do it but want about 200 for it so looks like im going to have to bite the bullet.