Brown tinge merc wing mirror after valet

[Mashedpotatoes]

Any answers to why. They treated the soft top as well could it be a chemical reaction ?

[Rawwr]

And you're absolutely 100% positive they didn't smear a bit of poo on it?

[eybic]

Do you have auto dimming mirrors? I think they go brown when they die.

[tobinen]

eybic said:

Do you have auto dimming mirrors? I think they go brown when they die.

This. I have it on my OS mirror. If the stuff inside makes contact with the paint then it can cause trouble

[Mashedpotatoes]

Not one hundred % sure I sniffed it and licked it but the results are inconclusive. It's mother in laws car she is unsure of the auto dim. It's quite a high spec 05 so good chance it has. Thanks for the help all.

[Shamu]

I would imagine its the dye used for auto-dim.

It can take quite a long time (read weeks) for it to seep out from the glass, so could be that the wing mirror has taken a knock recently?

Unfortunately they are rather expensive to replace, however you can get plain glass replacements on most models, just depends if you need it