Mirror Stickers

[bigdods]

While the Chim was in being serviced the other day had a new drivers side wing mirror housing fitted. I never realised but my mirror heaters have clearly not been working and while fitting the new housing they must have found and fixed whatever the problem was, Leading to a whole new experience for me driving along when both mirror glasses fall out. On checking seems the heaters have softened the stickies on the back of the mirrors enough to have them come unstuck ! So I guess the double sided padded stickies I had arent good enough. For now I've disconnected the heaters as Ive never missed them to date...but does anyone have a recommendation for stickies that will withstand being warmed up ?

Cheers

Dodsy

[jubileejim]

Drawing Pins

Not helpful I know but its been one of those days.

Have you thought about taking it back to garage and asking them?

[poorpeet]

Yep! Back to the garage & get them to do the job properly.

[Big Al.]

If you drop me your address via email, I'll send you some pukka stuff.
I work in the car mirror industry.

[.Mark]

Are you sure the securing lugs have been twisted in to place behind the glass?

Worth checking before you go down the sticky pad route.

[bigdods]

Hmm well its hardly the fault of the garage if the crap B&Q double sided stickers I use arent up to the job....but I havent found anything better yet..

[bigdods]

Big Al. said:

If you drop me your address via email, I'll send you some pukka stuff.
I work in the car mirror industry.

Top man ! This is becoming a regular swap shop - Ive just sent on some parts I didnt need to another who can use them !

YHM

Cheers !

[leetvr]

bigdods said:

While the Chim was in being serviced the other day had a new drivers side wing mirror housing fitted. I never realised but my mirror heaters have clearly not been working and while fitting the new housing they must have found and fixed whatever the problem was, Leading to a whole new experience for me driving along when both mirror glasses fall out. On checking seems the heaters have softened the stickies on the back of the mirrors enough to have them come unstuck ! So I guess the double sided padded stickies I had arent good enough. For now I've disconnected the heaters as Ive never missed them to date...but does anyone have a recommendation for stickies that will withstand being warmed up ?

Cheers

Dodsy

No more nails....its great

[bigdods]

leetvr said:

No more nails....its great

Lets call that plan B.....

Edited by bigdods on Thursday 2nd November 00:39

[poorpeet]

I mis understood. I thought the garage were the ones who had used the wrong type of adhesive.
A body repair shop may be able to supply the proper stuff.

[TVRThomo]

Do all chims have heated mirrors or is it a factory option ??

[bigdods]

AFAIK they all have heated mirrors that come on when you switch the ignition on and stay on for 5-10 minutes. In my case they werent working (unknown to me) but are now fixed. Once they've been on for a minute or so they actually feel quite warm/hot so its easy to see if they are working..

[bigdods]

poorpeet said:

I mis understood. I thought the garage were the ones who had used the wrong type of adhesive.
A body repair shop may be able to supply the proper stuff.

No worries ;-) The garage actually fixed the heated mirrors (and other stuff as well) so they did a good job - its my bodging thats questionable :-/