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Letting Off Steam - Wing Mirrors And Lights

Started by mart356 , Apr 26 2013 12:55 PM

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#1 mart356

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Posted 26 April 2013 - 12:55 PM

So, the second week in a row, some stupid biatches have smashed off my driver side wing mirror while my car is parked up. I live near a school run- rat run. Two months ago a woman reversed full whack into my Alfa Romeo and 'scrapered'....left the indicators hanging out of the bumper 0 fortunately my neighbour got their plate and the coppers were sent around. Two weeks ago a woman let her kid cycle into my car and smashed off the driver side VX wing mirror. I replaced it immediately and last night I was greeted with debris all over the road and a note on my car saying sorry, i hit it off reversing (hit? there was nothing left of the wing mirror). Makes me want to plant land mines around my car. For the last two weeks have noticed that my main head light had gone on driver side. Haven't had time to fix it. So, on several jounies from London to Oxford, i thought i'd see if anyone noticed i was driving around on full beam. Nope, nobody, not a flash a honk, a shaken fist. I might as well be driving around with glow in the dark stickers on the front of my car. There, thanks, needed that.

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#2 Kal

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Posted 26 April 2013 - 12:58 PM

For a second, I thought you meant your wingmirrors were settling off steam. Was curious as to yet another 'VX' feature

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#3 mart356

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Posted 26 April 2013 - 01:10 PM

I would like exploding wing mirrors, so if they get hit, more damage done to the other car, for once!

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#4 Gedi

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Posted 26 April 2013 - 01:16 PM

It's a shame we can't fold them in.
This thread might be of help to you http://www.vx220.org...12-wing-mirror/

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#5 techieboy

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Posted 26 April 2013 - 01:19 PM

It's a shame we can't fold them in.

Would rather somebody hit the brakes because they'd just mullered a wing mirror on my car rather than only realising they hit the car once they'd caved in the side of it before reaching a folded mirror. At least they're cheap. Audi wanted £430 to replace a wing mirror on my car.

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#6 mart356

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Posted 26 April 2013 - 01:21 PM

Thanks. I bought one of those 2 weeks ago. I did notice that they are not as stiff. At 100 they err umm fold inwards...

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#7 fezzasus

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Posted 26 April 2013 - 01:32 PM

the wing mirrors are also the same as a lot of late Rovers, certainly the Rover 200 and MGTF. Plenty of choice out there. I must say my car has been parked on the street for 3 years and i've never had an issue other than someone writing 'small willy' in the dirt. I think you've just been unlucky.