Wing Mirror Glass

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AlRex

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 Selby, North Yorkshire
Hi,

My wing mirror glass on the drivers side vibrates when I drive, really annoying when on the motorway makes it hard to see!

I've tried pushing it back hopeing a clip re attaches but no luck. How is it attached? Is it just clips that need pushing in? Do I need to be a bit braver when pushing? The glass was starting to bend when pushed before!

Thanks for any help given :thumbsup:

Al
 
Sounds like the glass is about to fall out - might be an idea to circumvent that by removing it - I believe they just stick on - as I had one fall out recently whilst cleaning - stuck it back with plenty 3M tape and seems fine so far.
 
It may well be the glass itself which is coming off of the heated unit. Has happened to a fair few people, including me. Most people have had their glass fly out at high speed (one person who I can't recall recently posted that they had fairly significant damage to bodywork from it) although in most cases it doesn't appear to have damaged the car.

The official fix is a new unit from BMW Which is approx £100. I replaced my glass with one bought off of eBay for £10 or thereabouts and have had no problems since.

If your car is under warranty it's worth taking it back. Otherwise see f you can stick the glass down a bit more firmly. If you're feeling really brave, peel it off and restick it using no more nails or similar (although I'm not recommending this as I don't want to be liable for any damage to your car!). I hope this helps and you get it sorted.


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Hi guys!

Big thankyou had a look following advice today and found it was the glass coming away from the heated bit. It was only left stuck on by a bit of sticky the size of a 20pence piece. I took it off and have given 'no more nails' a try. Hopefully should be solid now!

Cheers Al
 
Araldite is the best option here. doesn't fail when the pad heats up and a thin layer all over means the heating pad is still effective.
 
Araldite? Isn't that 2 part epoxy? That would work, maybe too well, it'll not be possible to separate the pieces ever again. No more nails is perhaps a better option, depending which variety you use, they make many, some are not appropriate. One part polyurethane based adhesives are heat resistant and water proof, but it's bond may still be too aggressive. You would need to break the glass to separate, but it should be possible to remove the glue residue from the base. With lesser adhesives, you risk the same thing happening again.

AlRex, you're probably fine with your fix, I offer the above just as general information.
 
Greeno said:
Araldite is the best option here. doesn't fail when the pad heats up and a thin layer all over means the heating pad is still effective.
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+1 Did just this with a wing mirror on my wife's car a few years ago, and just done it again this week, as my passenger wing mirror glass fell out - luckily no bodywork hit and the way out, it flew out into the grass verge - stopped and picked it up (now in about 5 pieces). Ordered a replacement mirror from ebay (around £12), araldited in and held for 24 hours with draft tape. All now good :thumbsup:
 
bcworkz said:
Araldite? Isn't that 2 part epoxy? That would work, maybe too well, it'll not be possible to separate the pieces ever again. No more nails is perhaps a better option, depending which variety you use, they make many, some are not appropriate. One part polyurethane based adhesives are heat resistant and water proof, but it's bond may still be too aggressive. You would need to break the glass to separate, but it should be possible to remove the glue residue from the base. With lesser adhesives, you risk the same thing happening again.

AlRex, you're probably fine with your fix, I offer the above just as general information.
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Sure is two part. why would you want to separate the two though? surely the idea is the two don't separate!
 
Greeno said:
Sure is two part. why would you want to separate the two though? surely the idea is the two don't separate!
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If the mirroring were to fail, or the glass crack, you would want to replace the glass onto the original heating plate. Araldite works too well, you would likely have to grind it off the plate. Chances of this happening are small, so it's all good. I just wanted to point out it's possible for glue to work too well, and offer an alternative thought.
 
My nearside one was flapping about during the London Meet last weekend. Managed to grab it before it dropped off.
It's now back on with Silicon Sealant/Mastic the same as the offside that dropped out a few months ago. Works a treat and a lot easier to remove if needed than Araldite.


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It was my car that was badly damaged by the mirror falling out a couple of weeks ago. Mirror hadnt appeared loose at any point, then suddenly just flew out, clipped the door and smashed just below the fuel flap. 3-4inch square area of scratches right down to the metal.

Car is currently back with the dealer being resprayed today FOC, so trusting that it will be done well il be happy again. I replaced the mirror with an eBay job, £12, came with a full face 3m pad cut to the correct size and shape. Cleaned the heating pad with iso cleaner and stuck on. Perfect!
 
BSEZ4, you might want to be a bit cautious as im not sure how the adhesive on that pad will behave when it gets warm. i suspect that it will not be great as the glue will probably soften.
 
I took mine off to as it was vibrating. I got some evostick glue from b&q it was heat/cold and water proof stuck it back on and its been as good as new.
 
Ive been checking it regularly for the last week and its still solid. Ive made it a habit to keep an eye on it now, so the moment it starts getting at all loose it will be coming off and il glue it on.
 
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