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Thread Author: Chris S Replies: 21
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 Fri 12 Aug 11 13:11 
 Mirror repair kits - Chris S
The glass in one of my wing door mirrors is cracked.

My local motor factors sells 'mirror repair kits' for a fraction of the cost of a mirror glass. These consist of a self-adhesive reflective panel that you cut to fit the mirror's shape.

Does anybody know if these will get through an MOT?

(sorry, pet hate of mine for them to be referred to as wing mirrors, unless it's an old car of course?)
Last edited by: VxFan on Fri 12 Aug 11 at 13:37
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 Fri 12 Aug 11 13:15 
 Mirror repair kits - Clk Sec
I used one of these from Halfords and had no problems with the MOT. It was a few years ago, though.

Edits to say that I also know of a friend using one quite recently with no MOT problems.
Last edited by: Clk Sec on Fri 12 Aug 11 at 13:17
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 Fri 12 Aug 11 13:18 
 Mirror repair kits - Slidingpillar
Perhaps, but how well can you see in them? I use my door mirrors (mirrors on wing went out in the 70's) a lot and would not want a less than good mirror.

When I got one broken by a passing van, the Halfords generic replacement was not that much cheaper than the real thing bought from a dealer. Perhaps prices vary for the real thing?
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 Fri 12 Aug 11 13:24 
 Mirror repair kits - Clk Sec
If I had to replace one on my current car I would go for 'the real thing', but the one I bought from Halfords, which was for a previous car, was exactly the same as the one it replaced.
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 Fri 12 Aug 11 14:52 
 Mirror repair kits - Zero
You can buy made to almost fit universal stick on ones. Its a proper glass mirror, sticks on the old cracked glass, can be adjusted as per the normal ones, heated by the original (not as well I admit) and is an MOT pass.

Nicole is a recidivist door mirror breaker, I have experience.
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 Fri 12 Aug 11 22:22 
 Mirror repair kits - henry k
I looked at the stick on versions and then went to my Ford dealer for a Focus MK I replacement.
The spares dept got the replacement and said " Would you like us to fit it ? that will be an extra Three pounds"
Before I had got the plastic back out of the skimmer the the second guy walked back in "Job done !"
IIRC the morror cost £20- 25 ish.
The Hayes manual had a very long complicated proceedure but the Ford boys did a good job.
The heated function was of course fully restored.
I was happy to pay the money.
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 Fri 12 Aug 11 22:26 
 Mirror repair kits - R.P.
My other 'alf and I agreed tonight that her motorbike did indeed have wing mirrors ! :-)
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 Fri 12 Aug 11 22:34 
 Mirror repair kits - Golf_Paul

Is it a Gold Wing ;-)
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 Fri 12 Aug 11 22:46 
 Mirror repair kits - R.P.
Not quite ! :-)
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 Fri 12 Aug 11 23:32 
 Mirror repair kits - bathtub tom
You give in too easily, aren't they fairing mirrors? (or even fairy, or is that yours with your tutu?). ;>)
Last edited by: bathtub tom on Fri 12 Aug 11 at 23:35
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 Fri 12 Aug 11 23:38 
 Mirror repair kits - R.P.
Fairy nuff !
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 Sat 13 Aug 11 11:55 
 Mirror repair kits - Runfer D'Hills
I have been led to believe by my biking friends that if you have 600cc or more and the right attitude you don't really need mirrors...
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 Sat 13 Aug 11 11:56 
 Mirror repair kits - R.P.
Depends - you need to keep your eyes for the fuzz sneaking up on you.
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 Sat 13 Aug 11 11:57 
 Mirror repair kits - Runfer D'Hills
Fast fuzz then?
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 Sat 13 Aug 11 12:00 
 Mirror repair kits - R.P.
Fast fuzz - that can creep up on one, especially when one is doing gentlemanly speeds along dual carriageways....mirrors are rubbish on the RT.
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 Sat 13 Aug 11 12:49 
 Mirror repair kits - Zero
>> Depends - you need to keep your eyes for the fuzz sneaking up on you.

But But But, you said "I never break.. etc etc
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 Sat 13 Aug 11 12:52 
 Mirror repair kits - R.P.
Don't really need to brake on the RT - closing the throttle tends to polish off plenty of speed really probably due to it being a big twin...:-)
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 Sat 13 Aug 11 12:55 
 Mirror repair kits - Zero
Break! as in stick to all signed speed limits....
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 Sat 13 Aug 11 13:00 
 Mirror repair kits - R.P.
Clue is in the phrase "signed speed limits" e.g. Only three stretches of the A55 have signed speed limits, 30 around Penmaenhead (enforced by speed camera van), Colwyn Bay by-pass 50mph and well enforced by traffic blokes and then immediately after the by-pass a bizarrely signed 70 limit which has a reassuring de-restriction sign a couple of miles up the road.
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 Sat 13 Aug 11 22:11 
 Mirror repair kits - CGNorwich
The 70 mph sing is apparently necessary because that stretch of the A55 was built as a "special" road - the same legislation as applies to motorways. Therefore the road is signed as a motorway with the normal motorway signage as far as speed limits are concerned. When the normal road resumes an NSL sign is required.
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 Sat 13 Aug 11 22:15 
 Mirror repair kits - R.P.
You're right, it has motorway type regs as far as L plated drivers and the suchlike are concerned.
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 Sun 14 Aug 11 14:48 
 Mirror repair kits - Shiny
Halfords sell perfect replacements that stick over the old ones including anti-blindsport and anti-dazzle, but I suspect with their markup, they are more than a new glass, but I see that ebay sellers sell them cheaper (circa £6-11 for proper glass.).
Last edited by: sooty tailpipes on Sun 14 Aug 11 at 14:49
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