pomme Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I bought a replacement lens for my O/S indicator for £14 or £15 from my local Fiat commercial dealer, Guests in Wolverhampton. There are two types, one has a lens with an amber filter designed to take a clear bulb. The other has no filter and uses an amber bulb. From memory, the one without the filter is slightly more expensive for some reason. Literally a five minute job to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crinklystarfish Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 kelly58 - 2012-10-15 8:40 PMSince fitting these flashes to my mirrors other people seem to notice them better.£1.99 for a pack of 10 from e-bay. Painted mine white for the same reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Patricia - 2012-10-15 9:33 PM................................However, the problem of the off-side small bottom mirror (pre 2006 double lens) remains. I have been told van will not pass MOT unless the mirror is replaced. I have followed the links that you have kindly posted but have not found what I need so I will have to contact them and ask if they have the specific replacement. I hope to avoid fitting a full unit. I hope I'm understanding correctly, Patricia, but if it is only the mirror glass that is broken, they should be available from a Fiat dealer. Failing that Halfords or similar (I think there is a similar chain in France?) used to do just the mirror glasses. Fitting is quite easy, though a bit fiddly. You need to rotate the mirror glass as far as it will go, so that you can see behind it. There is a wire clip that holds the glass to its base. The clip has a loop at each end, and both should be visible with the mirror rotated as described. You need to hook the loops one at a time, lifting the upper one up and towards the front of the vehicle, and the lower one down and towards the front of the vehicle. The back of the replacement should give a clue what you are looking for. This will disengage the clips from the carrier, allowing the old mirror to be removed. If new clip not included with new glass, transfer old clip to new glass and it should just press into place on the carrier. Just don't drop the new mirror glass in the process!!! :-D I hope this helps, it is about six years ago when I had to do one, so all is from memory! :-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coach2000 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Brian,are the instructions you give are for the large top mirror. The bottom smaller one is held in position as a unit with 2 screws with which I removed it complete rom the casing. Will have a look tomorrow if there are any springs behind the glass. Clive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coach2000 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Have checked and there is a spring you can take off just to change the small mirror. Looks fiddly as Brian said but with a paiir of long nose pliers, should be do-able. Clive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe63xnotuse Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I just wonder if somewhere on the internet, there's a forum,on which a load of "white van" drivers are slagging off "short-sighted old duffers in motorhomes",for ripping their mirrors off?.... (lol) (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I think you do white van man a dis-service - by assuming that he is literate and that he even saw you coming let alone heard the impact! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky7 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Where does one obtain these mirror guards (for a Peugeot Boxer), and how much are they please? I've only had the van a couple of months and they've already been clouted twice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerC Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Sparky7 - 2012-10-17 2:45 PMWhere does one obtain these mirror guards (for a Peugeot Boxer), and how much are they please? I've only had the van a couple of months and they've already been clouted twice! Look to the right of the page and click on the advertisement there...Mirror guard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 RogerC - 2012-10-17 2:47 PMSparky7 - 2012-10-17 2:45 PMWhere does one obtain these mirror guards (for a Peugeot Boxer), and how much are they please? I've only had the van a couple of months and they've already been clouted twice! Look to the right of the page and click on the advertisement there...Mirror guardI'm afraid these would have been useless to save the particular damage to both of my mirrors! The force from the van in France completely smashed and severed the mirror from the m/home save for an electric wire. In retrospect I was really lucky he was not a few more inches on my side of the road otherwise I would have sustained far more damage to the vehicle and he would h have probably killed the dog who is always in a harness on the passenger seat. Didn't know that he had hit me? NO WAY!I cracked the other mirror glass reversing in the dark so, again, mirror guards would not have prevented that. Definitely my own fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 My thanks to everyone for their help and advice. I think I might have found the solution so now have to get down on my knees and beg son-in-law to do the job (will show him the snippets of advice though).I may also have misled people by using the word "mirror" rather than "lens". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leake Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 We have mirror Gaurds fitted. The score so far is 2 wins for us no losses. Do we get a bonus if one of the losers was a BMW estate? Hit the mirrors hard enought to knock them right off and the mirror Gaurds won't work but for most bumps they do work brilliantly and are well worth the money. I notice more and more of them being used and I've lost count of the time we have been asked on site where we got them from.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Sparky7 I have sent you a PM. It has been there a couple of days and I wonder if, as you are new on here, whether you know how to access it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartJ Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Van man recently took out my indicator lens in Ballater last month, naturally he didn't stop, this was exact part and reasonably priced, delivery was quick http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120976756646?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejkay Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Just joined the club! Parked up this afternoon - immediately outside a police station - offside wheels up on the (wide) pavement so nearside of the Flash S2 (and its mirror were well inside the white line delineating the parking space). Folded in the offside mirror out of consideration for pedestrians but foolishly thought that the nearside would be OK. Came back, got in, started engine, left indicators on, looked in nearside mirror - no mirror!!!!!!!!!!!. I was lucky, the main mirror was unbroken but hanging on the wires. I managed to pop the mirror back in and it all works. The lower mirror had also popped out and this one also popped back in. Curiously there was no sign of impact and no damage to the bodywork. I don't need to be told twice. Always fold in your mirrors when you park. I can hear you all saying repeat after me ............ Something to be said for panel vans then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerC Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 mikejkay - 2012-10-22 9:20 PMJust joined the club! Parked up this afternoon - immediately outside a police station - offside wheels up on the (wide) pavement so nearside of the Flash S2 (and its mirror were well inside the white line delineating the parking space). Folded in the offside mirror out of consideration for pedestrians but foolishly thought that the nearside would be OK. Came back, got in, started engine, left indicators on, looked in nearside mirror - no mirror!!!!!!!!!!!. I was lucky, the main mirror was unbroken but hanging on the wires. I managed to pop the mirror back in and it all works. The lower mirror had also popped out and this one also popped back in. Curiously there was no sign of impact and no damage to the bodywork.I don't need to be told twice. Always fold in your mirrors when you park. I can hear you all saying repeat after me ............Something to be said for panel vans then. Parking on the pavement? ....naughty naughty....around here if you did that you'd be lucky if it was not ripped off completely and the sides keyed..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelldrake Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 same happen to me in France nr Nevers a few weeks White van man took the left wing mirror clean off only leaving the elect cable. Sadly as it cost E206 to replace I was out off pocket by £200 my excess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelldrake Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 same happen to me in France nr Nevers a few weeks White van man took the left wing mirror clean off only leaving the elect cable. Sadly as it cost E206 to replace I was out off pocket by £200 my excess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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