LH wing mirror glass for 1984 Carrera

[OllyAitch]

Hi, can anyone suggest a source for the part please? I can find the whole wing mirror for sale, I can find the mirror attached to the "swiveling" unit but I can't find just the glass. Mrs Aitch will have a fit if I have to spend £75+ because a piece of mirrored glass came away from the sticky pads.

Thanks in anticipation

Edited by OllyAitch on Tuesday 12th May 15:12

[993AL]

A quick search has found this http://type911shop.co.uk/epages/de867ca1-377e-432e...
Looks like more than just the glass though.

[BrewsterBear]

I have a spare glass for both wing mirrors somewhere in my workshop. I can't guarantee the condition, or even if I can find it just yet, but if I do I'll post up a photo. If you want it then, providing you're in the UK, I'll stick it in a jiffy bag to you if you donate a tenner to Macmillan.

[thegoose]

I went through a few racing. I got the mechanic to fax one to a local glass place so they had the exact shape to replicate. Seemed a great idea until I collected it and found that fax machines reduce size by 10%!! The flat glass wasn't ideal either.

I later went to a trade car parts warehouse and found that a Saab 9-3 mirror glass would fit in the housing, with the advantages of filling it more (hence more mirror within the same housing) and having a convex end (reducing size of blind spot), the only disadvantage was that it wasn't as uniform of a shape as the original so there was a varying gap between the glass edge and the housing. For 5 quid it was well worth it, and I carried spares.

I still have one, I would rather hang to it, but PM and I'll try to dig it out and check on which years it was for (I think the only choice is either <2003 or >2003), but you could always find an eBay seller with free returns and order both to try.

[OllyAitch]

BrewsterBear thanks for the offer, I am in the UK and more than happy to donate to MacMillan. I guess you can contact me directly via my profile.

thegoose great advice, thanks very much

[OllyAitch]

BrewsterBear, I sent you a message

[BrewsterBear]

Apologies. I have just seen it in my junk box. I get my spare set back from the bodyshop later this week. As long as they're ok I'll post up the photo, but it does look pretty sorry for itself. The heater element is gone for a start.

[OllyAitch]

Nudgy bump..