el 3.2S Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Had a very close call on the small back road coming back from the supermarket today. Met a guy coming the other way who was hiking on and well over to my side of the road. I was as far over to the side as I could get and our wing mirrors collided with a large impact. I had the roof and windows down and the impact caused the glass to shatter and detach itself, whack me on the arm before landing on my lap.I was unscathed and quite glad I had my sunglasses on as the inside of the car was showered in tiny glass shards. I feared the worst for the outer wing mirror and paintwork but incredibly the heavy rubbery scuff came out with T cut leaving not a mark and the black plastic under part popped back in. Such a sturdy construction, really hope the other guy's mirror in the old Peugeot did not fare so well.... Damage: Do I only need to get the glass and then stick it onto the plastic holder part? The plastic part is undamaged. It was the left hand wing mirror with the wide angle feature. Have seen a few on E Bay but they do not appear to be tinted like mine is. Anyone purchased such an item before & from where? Not been a good day today, as the dishwasher packed in this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T24RES Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 It's the whole piece in your hand as the heating element is bonded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el 3.2S Posted November 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 OK thanks, I was a bit afraid of that. Seems like Design911 may have them. Will also see what the dealer charges, if I am feeling brave enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T24RES Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Or one from the breakers. The elements do fail over the years, but S.Spain probably gets away without the heaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordlee Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Cheap on the bay too..... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Left-side-Blue-Convex-Wing-mirror-glass-for-Porsche-boxster-98-04-heated-plate-/390630858448?fits=Model%3ABoxster|Plat_Gen%3A986&hash=item5af369ded0:g:oCYAAOSwo0JWJea3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el 3.2S Posted November 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 44 minutes ago, T24RES said: Or one from the breakers. The elements do fail over the years, but S.Spain probably gets away without the heaters. Yes, the heater part is not really necessary for me as my car never sees cold or damp or even a steamed up window! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el 3.2S Posted November 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 25 minutes ago, lordlee said: Cheap on the bay too..... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Left-side-Blue-Convex-Wing-mirror-glass-for-Porsche-boxster-98-04-heated-plate-/390630858448?fits=Model%3ABoxster|Plat_Gen%3A986&hash=item5af369ded0:g:oCYAAOSwo0JWJea3 Can't multi quote. Good find thanks. That is exaclty what I need. I presume the "blue" part is just reference to it being tinted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulQ Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 IIRC I paid 12.99 for mine on Ebay a while back. Heated wide angle, but no tint. The edges are not as smooth as the Porsche Item, but 15 mins with some sandpaper and its good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordlee Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Yes it just has a blue tint and no worries, glad to be of help. Non tinted blue here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Left-side-Convex-Wing-mirror-glass-for-Porsche-boxster-04-09-heated-plate-/371492994839?fits=Model%3ABoxster|Plat_Gen%3A986&hash=item567eb53f17:g:ETUAAOSwbdpWUxOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el 3.2S Posted November 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 Brilliant, thanks all. Not as expensive as I feared and it could have ended much worse. Will go for the non tinted wide angle, as it is the driver's side over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Araf Posted November 14, 2016 Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 1 hour ago, el 3.2S said: Can't multi quote. Yes you can. Hit the + rather than the 'quote' for all of the original posts you want, then his the 'quote 3 posts' in the bottom right corner when you make your reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el 3.2S Posted November 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2016 1 hour ago, el 3.2S said: Can't multi quote. Good find thanks. That is exaclty what I need. I presume the "blue" part is just reference to it being tinted? 30 minutes ago, Araf said: Yes you can. Hit the + rather than the 'quote' for all of the original posts you want, then his the 'quote 3 posts' in the bottom right corner when you make your reply. Oohhh thanks for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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