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kooper24 · Mar 22nd, 2003, 10:37 PM

Dont know if this has been brought up before, but i was the unfortunate mini owner to find someone had whacked my passenger side mirror, breaking the glass but not ruining the whole wing mirror. Fine i thought, i'll just go and get a replacment from my mini garage down the road. I bought the glass and the mechanic even fitted it for me, so i drove off seemingly happy. Till i realised the new glass mirror, is a completely differnt magnification to the original remaining drivers side glass.
Anyway, to the point, it seems that BMW have sussed out a sneaky cost cutting method by not producing the (probably costly) curved mirror lenses that give great field of vision, and just selling flat (probably cheap to produce) mirror that you cant see 'jack' out of!
Im not best pleased, its rendered the left mirror practically useless as you can only see a tiny amount
of whats going on. Just thought id let you all know, hope you're not unlucky enough to have to replace it in the first place!

monsta · Mar 22nd, 2003, 11:28 PM

I broke my mirror glass during the summer and was given a dodgy one like you describe. I went straight back in and told them and they ordered the correct one for me.

Ratty · Mar 23rd, 2003, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by monsta
I broke my mirror glass during the summer and was given a dodgy one like you describe. I went straight back in and told them and they ordered the correct one for me.

Are you saying that there are two types of door mirrors available ? I broke one of mine a while ago, ordered and fitted the replacement part from my local dealer. The replacement looks the same as the other original. I must go and check the magnification and see if there is a difference !

monsta · Mar 23rd, 2003, 01:29 AM

Yes there are two types of replacement glass, you will notice it immediately if they are different, trust me!

dinger · Mar 23rd, 2003, 04:05 AM

Ditto I had to replace my whole passengers door mirror when we had our cooper because of some plonker and the replacement mirror glass they used gave the appearance of the cars being closer than they were compared to the drivers side.

:

dinger

CurtP · Mar 23rd, 2003, 10:25 PM

You got the wrong one. Just a brief look at my mirrors make me think the mirror itself is symetrical and as such could be mounted to either side. I'd double check your part number, then go back and reorder. If they're not interchangable, then I'd wager you got the driver side mirror for a LHD car.

Bob Dylan · Mar 24th, 2003, 01:45 AM

Does Curt P's Icon guy have gas?
I'm just wondering if I like him better as a guy driving and shifting a Mini, or a guy who ate a few too many beans!

Jeb33 · Jun 15th, 2004, 08:55 PM

Just in case anyone else finds this thread about the mirror glass sketch...

Lost mine to a super wide Clio in a tiny country lane...

Spade ends on heated wires came off but the body and car survived unscathed ..impressed with its resiliance.

On the rear of the glass the black plastic frame or mount will have a letter "C" or "F" on it...
C = Convex and F = Flat... is my guess... Convex more expensive but fitted as standard and give better rear view..imho

Just been through same sketch with wrong kind of glass but they went one better at my dealer and gave me Nearside (passenger side) instead of the off side...so wrong glass wrong side too.... put it right next day...

I actually clipped the wrong side glass into the body of the mirror, it was clearly the wrong one as the interior of the housing at the top was very visible and the thing fouled on bottom of housing under adjustment.

All better now and the parts man has learnt something new for the next poor *** that loses a mirror glass....

They do clip out easy enough but just take yer time and don't get tempted to bodge a huge screw driver in there....

hope this is of some help ..

regards

Nige

dpms2 · Nov 13th, 2004, 10:58 PM

This happened to me more than 6 months ago. I've reordered the part 3 times and each time it's the flat one!!! It's very dangerous for me because I drive a LHD mini, and I spend a fair amount of time in the UK - recently i nearly had a bad incident on the motorway because of this dodgy glass.
Can someone please tell me the correct part number for:

Passenger side, LHD mirror glass, the one that gives wide-angle view, not the magnified view!

Thanks very much to anyone who can help, this is a dangerous issue

Mar 22nd, 2003, 10:37 PM	#1
kooper24 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: manchester Local Time: 01:55 AM Posts: 42 Offline	Dodgy replacment wing mirror glass Dont know if this has been brought up before, but i was the unfortunate mini owner to find someone had whacked my passenger side mirror, breaking the glass but not ruining the whole wing mirror. Fine i thought, i'll just go and get a replacment from my mini garage down the road. I bought the glass and the mechanic even fitted it for me, so i drove off seemingly happy. Till i realised the new glass mirror, is a completely differnt magnification to the original remaining drivers side glass. Anyway, to the point, it seems that BMW have sussed out a sneaky cost cutting method by not producing the (probably costly) curved mirror lenses that give great field of vision, and just selling flat (probably cheap to produce) mirror that you cant see 'jack' out of! Im not best pleased, its rendered the left mirror practically useless as you can only see a tiny amount of whats going on. Just thought id let you all know, hope you're not unlucky enough to have to replace it in the first place!

Mar 22nd, 2003, 11:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
monsta MINI2 Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Brighton Local Time: 02:55 AM Posts: 4,573 Offline	I broke my mirror glass during the summer and was given a dodgy one like you describe. I went straight back in and told them and they ordered the correct one for me. the MINI has gone...

Mar 23rd, 2003, 01:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
monsta MINI2 Global Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Brighton Local Time: 02:55 AM Posts: 4,573 Offline	Yes there are two types of replacement glass, you will notice it immediately if they are different, trust me! the MINI has gone...

Mar 23rd, 2003, 04:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
dinger TT or not TT Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tunbridge Wells,Kent Local Time: 01:55 AM Posts: 3,075 Offline	Ditto I had to replace my whole passengers door mirror when we had our cooper because of some plonker and the replacement mirror glass they used gave the appearance of the cars being closer than they were compared to the drivers side.: dinger

Mar 24th, 2003, 01:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
Bob Dylan MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Local Time: 01:55 AM Posts: 4 Offline	curt p's signature icon Does Curt P's Icon guy have gas? I'm just wondering if I like him better as a guy driving and shifting a Mini, or a guy who ate a few too many beans!

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Mar 23rd, 2003, 01:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ratty MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Local Time: 01:55 AM Posts: 250 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by monsta I broke my mirror glass during the summer and was given a dodgy one like you describe. I went straight back in and told them and they ordered the correct one for me. Are you saying that there are two types of door mirrors available ? I broke one of mine a while ago, ordered and fitted the replacement part from my local dealer. The replacement looks the same as the other original. I must go and check the magnification and see if there is a difference !

Mar 23rd, 2003, 10:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
CurtP MINI2 Master Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 09:55 PM Posts: 951 Offline	You got the wrong one. Just a brief look at my mirrors make me think the mirror itself is symetrical and as such could be mounted to either side. I'd double check your part number, then go back and reorder. If they're not interchangable, then I'd wager you got the driver side mirror for a LHD car.

Jun 15th, 2004, 08:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jeb33 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: West Mids Local Time: 01:55 AM Posts: 36 Offline	Just in case anyone else finds this thread about the mirror glass sketch... Lost mine to a super wide Clio in a tiny country lane... Spade ends on heated wires came off but the body and car survived unscathed ..impressed with its resiliance. On the rear of the glass the black plastic frame or mount will have a letter "C" or "F" on it... C = Convex and F = Flat... is my guess... Convex more expensive but fitted as standard and give better rear view..imho Just been through same sketch with wrong kind of glass but they went one better at my dealer and gave me Nearside (passenger side) instead of the off side...so wrong glass wrong side too.... put it right next day... I actually clipped the wrong side glass into the body of the mirror, it was clearly the wrong one as the interior of the housing at the top was very visible and the thing fouled on bottom of housing under adjustment. All better now and the parts man has learnt something new for the next poor *** that loses a mirror glass.... They do clip out easy enough but just take yer time and don't get tempted to bodge a huge screw driver in there.... hope this is of some help .. regards Nige

Nov 13th, 2004, 10:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
dpms2 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK/Luxembourg Local Time: 02:55 AM Posts: 137 Offline	This happened to me more than 6 months ago. I've reordered the part 3 times and each time it's the flat one!!! It's very dangerous for me because I drive a LHD mini, and I spend a fair amount of time in the UK - recently i nearly had a bad incident on the motorway because of this dodgy glass. Can someone please tell me the correct part number for: Passenger side, LHD mirror glass, the one that gives wide-angle view, not the magnified view! Thanks very much to anyone who can help, this is a dangerous issue 2002 Mini Cooper 1979 Ford Mustang 2.3 Ghia BRG Cooper with white roof, 16"alloys, auto a/c, sunroof, seat heaters, sport suspension, shorty aerial

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