How much hassle/cost to get this mirror resprayed? Roughly?

[james_tigerwoods]

I've been looking for a cheap mirror for the OH's Honda for a while (I'm not paying the £150 that Honda want for it) and, annoyingly, it looks like the one I've found is black:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDA-JAZZ-OSF-ELECTRIC-MIRR...

I've seen another that's pink:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

However, our car is silver (grey if you want to nit-pick) and the mirror ideally wants to be the same colour - how much, in time and hassle would it be, roughly, if I bought either, to get it (re)sprayed silver?

I'm sure my grammar is lacking here and for that, I apologise

[Risotto]

As Tonker says, you could try yourself. Spraying (particularly where small items are concerned) isn't always the dark art it's made out to be. Diligent use of fine wet & dry between coats can produce a very respectable finish, even with aerosols; although it does require patience.

Last time I did any, I got Halfords to mix the correct colour. I was a bit dubious as to how close a match it would be and whether it could be applied easily but to my surprise the colour match was perfect and the can had a needle-type nozzle that didn't splatter at all.

Failing that, I'd say £50 to get a pro to do it.

Edited by Risotto on Friday 19th March 14:44

[james_tigerwoods]

Thanks - I might just - I'm just not sure how I'd prep the surface and whether I should take it apart first

[Risotto]

You'll have to use wayback as the site seems to have disappeared, but there's some useful tips here:

http://web.archive.org/web/20080626142750/www.lrca...

Probably easier to download the manual as a pdf and read the parts that are relevant.

[james_tigerwoods]

Risotto said:

You'll have to use wayback as the site seems to have disappeared, but there's some useful tips here:

http://web.archive.org/web/20080626142750/www.lrca...

Probably easier to download the manual as a pdf and read the parts that are relevant.

Thanks, I'll try that at home as that particular site is work-blocked....

[agxster]

A colleague of mine had a mirror back cover resprayed locally and it was only about £25 cash. They did a good job too. At that price not worth hassle doing it yourself.

Edited by agxster on Friday 19th March 14:56

[wmg100]

It's worth giving http://www.partsgateway.co.uk/ and http://www.breakeryard.com/ a try if you haven't already to see if you can get one in the right colour.

[james_tigerwoods]

wmg100 said:

It's worth giving http://www.partsgateway.co.uk/ and http://www.breakeryard.com/ a try if you haven't already to see if you can get one in the right colour.

I've tried those sort of sites and they work out not much cheaper than a dealer

[s3fella]

There are magazines that specialise in these vehicles, in case you didn't know. Available at your local newsagent or truck stop, top shelf. HTH




As for cost, about £40-50 at a proper bodyshop, it if were me, I'd get an offcut of vinly and do them both in the same silver of black vinyl to match. Be about a fiver inlcuding the electric for the hardryer!

[james_tigerwoods]

i've just 'won' the black ebay one for 32 odd quid

Just the respray job to do now - as for fitting, the Jazz is due a recall for the mirror switch which will (I think) mean the door card being taken off so I might cheekily ask then to fit the mirror at the same time.

[mybrainhurts]

james_tigerwoods said:

i've just 'won' the black ebay one for 32 odd quid

Just the respray job to do now - as for fitting, the Jazz is due a recall for the mirror switch which will (I think) mean the door card being taken off so I might cheekily ask then to fit the mirror at the same time.

......for which they'll charge you an arm and a leg.

Do it yourself, it isn't hard.

Read up about painting before you have a go. There are things you should know...

Let me know when you start, I'll alert the ambiwlans service...

[james_tigerwoods]

mybrainhurts said:

james_tigerwoods said:

i've just 'won' the black ebay one for 32 odd quid

Just the respray job to do now - as for fitting, the Jazz is due a recall for the mirror switch which will (I think) mean the door card being taken off so I might cheekily ask then to fit the mirror at the same time.

......for which they'll charge you an arm and a leg.

Do it yourself, it isn't hard.

Read up about painting before you have a go. There are things you should know...

Let me know when you start, I'll alert the ambiwlans service...

You mean it's not just a brush and pot of paint ?

[bassanclan]

You might be able to order just the body coloured housing from Honda, which is what I did at a cost of about £30 for a Mazda 6

[james_tigerwoods]

bassanclan said:

You might be able to order just the body coloured housing from Honda, which is what I did at a cost of about £30 for a Mazda 6

I think they come pre-coloured, but I'll ask.

[Rocksteadyeddie]

james_tigerwoods said:

mybrainhurts said:

james_tigerwoods said:

i've just 'won' the black ebay one for 32 odd quid

Just the respray job to do now - as for fitting, the Jazz is due a recall for the mirror switch which will (I think) mean the door card being taken off so I might cheekily ask then to fit the mirror at the same time.

......for which they'll charge you an arm and a leg.

Do it yourself, it isn't hard.

Read up about painting before you have a go. There are things you should know...

Let me know when you start, I'll alert the ambiwlans service...

You mean it's not just a brush and pot of paint ?

Yeah. Try airfix. A wide range of colours. You'll get one close enough.