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Offline mossy69

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wing mirror glass
« on: 31 March 2018, 08:05 »
hi there any ideas of how to refix the wing mirror glass as mine dropped outthis morning .. would clear silicone be ok ..any ideas
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Offline mcmaddy

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Re: wing mirror glass
« Reply #1 on: 31 March 2018, 08:30 »
Is it not supposed to clip in? I wouldn't be using anything like silicone on it.
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Re: wing mirror glass
« Reply #2 on: 31 March 2018, 08:46 »
If you need to use silicone then something is broken and needs replacing. If not broken, on the reverse you'll see 4 clips arranged within a circle which match the inside of the mirror housing. Just line them up and push, they'll all click into place. It shouldn't come out so either it wasn't fitted correctly or it has been knocked.
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Re: wing mirror glass
« Reply #3 on: 31 March 2018, 08:48 »
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Re: wing mirror glass
« Reply #4 on: 31 March 2018, 10:13 »
hi there take on board about the housing . but its only the thin piece of glass that's dropped out, just wondered if a very thin sear of clear silicone just to fix back on the housing plate ,,,, the same thing happened on my mk 5 gti
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Offline Watts

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Re: wing mirror glass
« Reply #5 on: 31 March 2018, 10:30 »
Okay, looks like about £15ish to replace so worth a go. Silicone certainly holds on well so worth a go, I'd just give it plenty of time to go off.

Otherwise try Weetabix, that sets like concrete and is near impossible to remove when dried :laugh:
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Re: wing mirror glass
« Reply #6 on: 31 March 2018, 13:06 »
Is the glass heated, or the backplate? If the backplate is heated, silcone will insulate and reduce the effectivness of the mirror heating. Thin double sided tape would be a better job, just make sure you warm it up to make it tacky.
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Re: wing mirror glass
« Reply #7 on: 04 April 2018, 09:21 »
I had the same issue on a 2008 Passat; the mirror glass came unstuck from the rest of the part.
Sellotaped it together while waiting on a new one - was less than £30 I think, and included heater element.
No tools required to replace the mirror/heater/backing-plate unit - takes about 2 minutes to do.
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