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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: richw911 on 03 December 2007, 23:27

Title: Door mirror.
Post by: richw911 on 03 December 2007, 23:27
A friend of mine has broken off the door mirror cover on a mk4. Ive already asked you guys about taking the covers off because i was going to paint mine.(IIRC someone said its hard not to snap the clips) Anyway i can get a new cover for £18. My question is are thay as hard to fit as thay are to get off, IE: am i likely to snap the clips putting a new one on?? Any help would be cool  :smiley:
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: Mimo_uk on 03 December 2007, 23:34
can i ask where your getting them from for £18, cheapest i could find was about £40 but that included the glass which i don't need. also does anyone know how much roughly it costs to paint two of them? cheers

p.s sorry to hijak your post
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: richw911 on 03 December 2007, 23:41
Yeah £18 is just for the platic cover in primer mate. £40 for the whole mirror sounds about right. If you take it to a paint shop Your looking at about £30-40 each side. Why not do it yourself- get a spray paint mixed up from halfords from your paint code for £10.99.  :wink:
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: Mikester on 03 December 2007, 23:42
i took mine of on the gate post, i need to do this!  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: GTi-Matt on 04 December 2007, 08:56
no brainer question probaly!!! but has the anni model or the r32 got different wing mirrors to the gti's? :undecided:
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: richw911 on 04 December 2007, 17:39
no brainer question probaly!!! but has the anni model or the r32 got different wing mirrors to the gti's? :undecided:

Yes the R32's are samaller  :wink:
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: GTi-Matt on 04 December 2007, 18:11
and probaly 4 times the price i supose!! :laugh:

i bet audi and seat get them as standard :angry: :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: richw911 on 04 December 2007, 18:14
and probaly 4 times the price i supose!! :laugh:

i bet audi and seat get them as standard :angry: :rolleyes:

How does £200 sound :grin:

http://www.vwspeed.co.uk/volkswagen/vw-parts/Genuine_150mm_R32_Wing_Mirrors-1362-21.html
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: richw911 on 04 December 2007, 18:20
Anyways can anyone help with my original question??
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: Ridg on 04 December 2007, 19:50
Anyways can anyone help with my original question??

you should know better than that, threads always go off topic here  :laugh:

as far as i know they are easier to put on than to get off, as the cover should slide over and clip in place.
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: richw911 on 04 December 2007, 20:17
Anyways can anyone help with my original question??

you should know better than that, threads always go off topic here  :laugh:

as far as i know they are easier to put on than to get off, as the cover should slide over and clip in place.

 Yeah thay always seem to go off topic. Magic thanks mate.  :cool:
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: samy_1800_turbo on 05 December 2007, 13:23
iv herd that you can put lupo mirrors on with a bit of modding, there look nice and small.
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: GTi-Matt on 07 December 2007, 18:43
changing the question slightly, ive brought a complete wing mirror unit 4 mine, whats the best way off doing it? the bloke in the garage said they were easy, just 3 bolts and away u go? is that true? also does the glass just stick in?
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: richw911 on 07 December 2007, 19:13
changing the question slightly, ive brought a complete wing mirror unit 4 mine, whats the best way off doing it? the bloke in the garage said they were easy, just 3 bolts and away u go? is that true? also does the glass just stick in?

You aint broke your mirror ave u mate??
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: GTi-Matt on 07 December 2007, 19:36
parked up at kates and her neighbour opened his door of his toyota lucida :sick: on to mine and cracked my glass and made the cover loose. he paid 4 a whole complete one 4 £42 inc vat. just gotta get her sprayed now
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: richw911 on 07 December 2007, 22:30
R no way  :rolleyes:. least you have got a new one mate.
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=961163
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: GTi-Matt on 07 December 2007, 22:38
cheers u, was worried about doing that, thought i might snap something but sounds easy enough tho :rolleyes: :rolleyes:.
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: richw911 on 08 December 2007, 00:45
Whos going to paint it then mate?
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: GTi-Matt on 09 December 2007, 14:34
i dont know u, who's best around these parts?  :undecided:
Title: Re: Door mirror.
Post by: richw911 on 09 December 2007, 15:52
i dont know u, who's best around these parts?  :undecided:

Get a qoute from murrys thay will make a very good job  :wink: