Replacing a Broken Door Mirror Glass
 

The glass in the door mirror of my 1980 BMW got broken but it is still
intact. Halfords only supply that one cut to a template and BMW charge
between £50 and £60.
What are the chances of getting the nearest fit and sticking it on top
of the old cracked but intact glass.

Kevin

Replacing a Broken Door Mirror Glass
 

Kev wrote:
The glass in the door mirror of my 1980 BMW got broken but it is still
intact. Halfords only supply that one cut to a template and BMW charge
between £50 and £60.
What are the chances of getting the nearest fit and sticking it on top
of the old cracked but intact glass.


It should be very easy to get a replacement from any one of the several
dozen BMW only salvage places dotted around the country. Most do mail
order, and it'll probably cost you less than a tenner.

Sticking one on top of another is just horrible.


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Grunff

Replacing a Broken Door Mirror Glass
 

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Kev wrote:
The glass in the door mirror of my 1980 BMW got broken but it is still
intact. Halfords only supply that one cut to a template and BMW charge
between £50 and £60.
What are the chances of getting the nearest fit and sticking it on top
of the old cracked but intact glass.

Are they electric mirrors? Or adjustable from inside the car? If so the
mirror is on a plastic frame which is just clipped to the pivot or motor
mechanism. Run it fully in one direction and lever off with a screwdriver,
then go to the other direction and do the same. The plastic frame is just
glued to the mirror with double sided tape or similar and can be removed.
So if Halfords do an identical size one you can glue that to the frame.
You might even be able to change over the heater element - although it's
unlikely this still works. ;-)

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*He who laughs last, thinks slowest.

Dave Plowman London SW
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