yourk

Driver side mirror cracked - Just the mirror, not housing - How much to replace?

specialk9991

Heated? auto-dimming?

yourk

neither.

Greyhound Guy

You're in luck, it doesnt cost too much. Find at a parts place online or dealer.

Scott Miller

I'm not familiar with your mirror (yet, I'm buying an A4), but I was an engineer at Donnelly, where we made 90% of the worlds automotive mirrors. Some mirrors come apart with special tools, or prying in a certain direction, or with a simple screwdriver from below. Take the plastic carrier out, and unplug the heater. The heater and glass are usually attached by double-sided tape, in layers. Solvents and patience should get that apart, I did this on my 200. New glass is pretty simple, just buy a bigger replacement piece from an auto parts store and sand the edges down. A belt sander works best, I clamp mine upside down in a work table, and hold the glass in gloved hands. Just sand the edges lengthwise, gradually shaping it.

D Spin

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/80151/mirror1.jpg"></center><p>my drivers side mirror is starting to rust for some reason. Anyone here with the Euro spec convex blind spot mirror glass? Just wondering if it's worth the $$.

To answer yourk's question the euro mirror is about $63.00 from PureMS and is the heated one so that's probably the high end of what you can expect to pay.

Also, does anyone have a writeup on changing the mirror glass? I'm just curious how it's done.<ul><li><a href="http://www.purems.com/products/product.php?PA=1&amp;II=1040&amp;_cid=">PureMS mirror</a></li></ul>

kenny (dremel)

Those are real cheap, ~25-30 bucks IIRC. Bend over if you've got the auto-dimming ones.

specialk9991

^^^ Why mine has a six-month-old crack in it ^^^