White van drivers!

[DevonX5]

Hi guys

Today a white van drove into my parked car and ripped off the wing mirror!  He got away with it as he was to quick for me to get his reg!

So I am left with a busted side mirror now. Got it all apart and the only broken part is the metal cylinder that goes over the top of the electric motor. I have glued it back together but wont hold my breath!

Ive been on realoem but the part I need is not listed and appears to come under the most expensive bit which includes the mirror etc.

Does anybody know of a quick fix or able to get parts for these mirrors rather than buying a near complete assembly from ebay or worse BMW?

Cheers

[Reusch]

White van,taxis and buses. >:D

[Sanj]

[quote="DevonX5"]
Today a white van drove into my parked car and ripped off the wing mirror!  He got away with it as he was to quick for me to get his reg![/quote]

Wanker!  >:(

[quote="DevonX5"]So I am left with a busted side mirror now. Got it all apart and the only broken part is the metal cylinder that goes over the top of the electric motor. I have glued it back together but wont hold my breath! [/quote]

How's it broken, can you get a tie-wrap around it, as well at the glue?

[quote="DevonX5"]Ive been on realoem but the part I need is not listed and appears to come under the most expensive bit which includes the mirror etc.

Does anybody know of a quick fix or able to get parts for these mirrors rather than buying a near complete assembly from ebay or worse BMW?[/quote]

Never seen it myself.

[DevonX5]

Hi guys. Thanks for replies

Its the base of the metal cylinder that has broken into 5 bits (2of which are lost). A good idea, the tie wrap, but wont work in this instance. Im leaving the glue to set overnight but judging the strength of that gold spring on top of the motor I think it will just break



Cheers

[X5Sport]

Can you wrap a single layer (or more if room allows) of fibreglass mat and then resin the two 'layers' together?

Just an off the wall thought.

R

[snipez999]

Barstewards

No breakers round your way?  Used internals are easier to hide/stomach.

[DevonX5]

Sounds like a plan!

Only problem I can see is that the internal part is almost an interference fit but the outside might be ok to do. Failing that I might try and get it welded up or make up a new bracket out of some alloy strip.

Im still not sure if BMW do this part on its own?  A quick call tomorrow should sort it.

[DevonX5]

[quote="snipez999"]
Barstewards

No breakers round your way?  Used internals are easier to hide/stomach.
[/quote]

Yep will give that a go. Ebay seems to only have the whole assembly for £250 upwards! 

[dirtymonkey29]

Partsgateway.com

[Don Coffey]

What a tosser!  :rant:

I have a dash cam (cheap one) but intend to upgrade to one that records when the car is parked as well, just for such an incident. 

Don

[DevonX5]

Trying partgateway now

Cheers

[535dboy]

[quote="Sanj"]


Wanker!  >:(


[/quote]

Brilliant I thought this forum had swear monitors

Obviously it fucking doesn't! How shit cool is that

See you next Tuesday!

[pvr]

Swear monitor like me you mean? 

[535dboy]

[quote="pvr"]
Swear monitor like me you mean? 
[/quote]

You don't count!

[snipez999]

You can take the Audi driver out of Essex.........