External Rear Mirror

AndrewJ · Post by **AndrewJ** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:37 am

How do I fit a new replacement mirror into the plastic housing? The housing has been removed from the vehicle.
P.S. the advice not to take a Bongo through an automatic car wash is really worth following!

Lovejoy · Post by **Lovejoy** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:43 am

Surely it just bolts into the tailgate with 4 bolts ?

By plastic housing do you mean the spoiler ? If so, you bolt the mirror on, and then the spoiler just fits back over the top of the mirror mount.

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 1:55 pm

I thought the "housing" was a rubber seal andrew?

It should just bolt straight up

AndrewJ · Post by **AndrewJ** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:26 am

The automatic car wash ripped the glass mirror (lens?) out of its plastic housing. I have removed the four bolts, obtained a replacement mirror. How do I fit the one into the other? One advice is to boil the plastic housing presumably to soften it. Is the correct?
Thanks
Andrew

David Edwards · Post by **David Edwards** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:49 am

Which wash did you go through Andrew, as I have said before I use our local Tesco car wash regularly with no problems ans have done so for the last four years. Happy motoring.

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:25 pm

Hi Andrew, this is an interesting one...

I have sourced COMPLETE rear mirror assemblies for forum members in the past (£20) but i have no experience of fitting the actual lens back into the mirror housing/frame.

The soaking in to the hot water sounds a good bet, stick a small amount of wash up liquid in there too as a lubricant...

What comes out, must go back in! (in theory anyway

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Good luck, and keep us posted?