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discodom90

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• Apr 25, 2013

• #1

Hi guys and gals,

Well it seems my electric folding mirror on passenger side has given up the ghost, I plan to take it apart and investigate at the weekend :suspicious:

Just been looking on fleabay for a replacement and it seems its half the price (including shipping!) if i get one from america. Can anyone see why this wouldnt work? I know they drive on the wrong side of the road but surely the mirror will be the same?

Thanks in advance! :bounce:

 

landowner

Pensioner Pete

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• Apr 25, 2013

• #2

discodom90 said:

Hi guys and gals,

Well it seems my electric folding mirror on passenger side has given up the ghost, I plan to take it apart and investigate at the weekend :suspicious:

Just been looking on fleabay for a replacement and it seems its half the price (including shipping!) if i get one from america. Can anyone see why this wouldnt work? I know they drive on the wrong side of the road but surely the mirror will be the same?

Thanks in advance! :bounce:

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May be cheaper but things in mirror may be closer than they seem

 

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Nigel1943

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Tamworth Staffs

• Apr 26, 2013

• #3

And don't forget the dreaded import duties on the VAT and the original purchase price.

 

discool

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Sector 12 in Kent, The Garden of England

• Apr 26, 2013

• #4

The mirror body will be the same but you may need reuse you existing glass ie. concave or convex.

 

thebiglad

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Central France

• Apr 26, 2013

• #5

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mrnice

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Up **** creek.

• Apr 26, 2013

• #6

bloody foriegn mirrors, coming over here and doing the jobs our british mirrors do but at half the price.....

 

OakleyPilot

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Hampshire, UK

• Apr 26, 2013

• #7

mrnice said:

bloody foriegn mirrors, coming over here and doing the jobs our british mirrors do but at half the price.....

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lmao! :d

 

landowner

Pensioner Pete

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• Apr 26, 2013

• #8

mrnice said:

bloody foriegn mirrors, coming over here and doing the jobs our british mirrors do but at half the price.....

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Reflection of the times

 

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discodom90

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Cornwall

• Apr 26, 2013

• #9

Thanks guys, I didn't think about the glass to be honest. My drivers side folds and adjusts left-right but not up-down, and the glass is held on by some kinda really strong putty... Not the proper mounting plate. And my passenger one does nothing... SO I'm going to investigate whether it is actually a folding one or whether it has just been replaced by a cheap one because somebody broke it in the past...