TVR have no more Mirrors!!!!

[ScoobySnack]

Had an incident over the weekend ending in a swinging mirror from the drivers side....

Went into my local TVR garage and got them to order one asap (£160 parts un painted). They can then strip mine and rebuild it without the need to paint.

Found out this am that TVR no longer supply these mirrors for us and have no stock. I know they are Citeron designed and bread, and the production will be passed to another company for manufactuer..

Any ideas where I can get one?
Also it is rumoured that Mclaren F1 uses these mirrors (I can't beleive that )

Cheers

J

>>> Edited by ScoobySnack on Tuesday 29th July 12:14

[Podie]

IIRC PR Woods imports them...


... can anyone confirm? (or do a search!)

[hut49]

It's true, so did the Jag XJ220 as you can just about see from this Oops! photo

[raceboy]

ScoobySnack said:

Also it is rumoured that Mclaren F1 uses these mirrors (I can't beleive that )

It's ture, but not all of them, some have mirrors more like the Tuscan/cerbera/corrado style

Have you tried ringing your local citreon dealer, or breaker for a price?

[ScoobySnack]

Know the Mirror is from a Citroen CX25 and XM Series car..

Citroen service dealership is not sure about the model.

Any TVR breakers details that I can ring?

J

[swissgriff500]

hello,
try www.douglasvalley.co.uk
cheers,
ozren

[ScoobySnack]

Cheers SwissGriff....

Just phoned through and ordered a complete mirror unit for £96 all in....

Despatched today

Thanks

J

[andy43]

Nice timing to be talking about mirrors - my XJ220 ones are the knackered side of tired, so yesterday I went to Chris Neils and ordered two bases (as per Griff SE/100) to allow VW Corrado mirrors to fit on costing £20 each - I used to have one (Corrado not XJ220) and in about 6 years never had any paint flake off. Just bought 2nd hand corrado mirrors with glasses for £90 the pair today, so all I need now is someone to paint 'em up (I'm not going to bother rewiring to get the electric adjustment to work unless it looks dead easy when its all in bitz) - under £250 all in hopefully. Maybe worth thinking about if you need new mirrors, and the subject of 'how to do it' has been covered in depth before - I'm just not PC aware enough to manage a link to the previous thread...

[ScoobySnack]

Well it would be rude not to ask........

How is the XJ220? Any photos? ..Have absolutely no idea of what they are like and just interested.

J

[andy43]

OK...OK, I'm busted...I've been saving for years for an XJ220or maybe a Mclaren but so far I can only afford the mirrors, which happened to come with a free Griffith - same @#itroen CX mirrors you see...

[ScoobySnack]

Very good

J

[M@H]

STOP


If the mirror was left dangling, you've probably just broken the tripod (they are designed to break on impact), this looks like the end of the world as you are left with three bits of metal sticking up from the mirror collar left in the door, but is a doddle to fix. This tripod is an £8 part and HHC currently have seven of them on the shelf.

I will be replacing mine tomorrow or at the weekend as I have exactly the same problem and I will photograph the whole thing and post pics of it next week.

Don't buy a new mirror unless you really have to. !

Cheers
Matt.



>> Edited by M@H on Wednesday 30th July 15:09

[Griff2be]

M@H said:

Don't buy a new mirror unless you really have to. ! Cheers Matt.

Or like me, you just don't like the Citroen mirrors...

>> Edited by griff2be on Friday 3rd October 15:45

[ScoobySnack]

Nope........... thought it was the collar and flexible bit...

Then on closer inspection the bit that snapped was the metal frame actually in the mirror

Cheers

J

[M@H]

umm.. not really sure how to explain this, but I'll try anyway.. Ther collar is the bit with the grub screw in it that goes into the threaded hole in the wing and I'm not on about that, the Tripod is the metal bit that goes from the collar up inside the mirror body and attaches with a star drive screw to the rest of the mirror, if its broken high up it would look like it was a part of the mirror that is broke (as it is a part of the mirror ) but can be removed and replaced.. If you've managed to break something in the internal mirror frame and left the tripod intact then you've performed a miracle I reckon.

Sorry if I'm rambling, just trying to be helpful..

Cheers
Matt.

>> Edited by M@H on Wednesday 30th July 21:53

[ScoobySnack]

M@H.... Its my first ever miracle ........

Remaining on my door is the collar, flexible neck and the screw with a piece of the actual mirror still on it.

Looking in the mirror I can see where its snapped off............

Exspect the unexspected

J

[M@H]

Wow.. ! all hail the messiah..

well thats amazing... considering the Tripod is designed to snap on impact, and your's broke somewhere else its quite something. That'll be the french engineering for you.

I happily stand corrected

Cheers
Matt.

[adamc]

can someone help please.... Some evil person has broken both my door mirrors and the car is out of action until I can get them repaired or replaced.

I have searched the threads for the exact model of citroen that they come off, but the closest I can find is that they are off a CX25 or XM model. Is that the full model description?

The local citroen dealer says that model never came to Australia, so if I want them ordered, I have to be sure of the model first- and they will take 4-6 weeks. sigh.

Or is there anywhere you can point me to that I can get them freighted quicker from the UK?

[M@H]

Citroen CX25 is correct.. no real mystery to it... any TVR agent should be able to get you some.. I always find HHC to provide excellent advice and service, just give them a ring.

Cheers,
Matt.


>> Edited by M@H on Friday 3rd October 12:54

[JonRB]

There are a pair of Corrado mirrors for sale on eBay at the moment, if you're interested.

(I'm not the seller, BTW. I just noticed them as I have a saved search that mails me TVR and Corrado items on a daily basis and I just happened to notice)