stevebateman Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 we are five weeks into 10 week Europe trip all going well until coach took off wing mirror now waiting for costly replacement in Switzerland £450 , why are Fiat ducato mirrors so expensive ! off to italy ( lakes as soon as its fixed ) follow our adventures https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPWWievm3yq8BaFwKcxL4Og/videos?view_as=subscriber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 I suspect that the complex external mirrors fitted to modern vehicles are going to be costly to replace whatever the make of vehicle. It’s a primary reason why there’s a thriving market for ‘pattern’ mirrors that are significantly cheaper than ‘original equipment’ ones. Examples of cheaper Fiat Ducato mirrors here https://www.wingmirrorman.co.uk/wing-mirrors/fiat-wing-mirror-units/fiat-ducato/fiat-ducato-2014-2018-wing-mirror-units And, as you are going to be forking out £450 for a new mirror, you might want to consider fitting MirrorGuard protectors when you get home http://www.mirrorguard.co.uk/index.html though these - despite being pretty tough - cannot be expected to cope with every possible impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupert123 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 stevebateman - 2019-06-04 8:57 PM we are five weeks into 10 week Europe trip all going well until coach took off wing mirror now waiting for costly replacement in Switzerland £450 , why are Fiat ducato mirrors so expensive ! off to italy ( lakes as soon as its fixed ) follow our adventures https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPWWievm3yq8BaFwKcxL4Og/videos?view_as=subscriber They are not unless you buy from Fiat. A tractor took ours off last year, looks the same as yours and was under £90 in the UK. I lived with it with aid of passenger until we got home, managed fine with lots of Care on motorways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 stevebateman - 2019-06-04 8:57 PM we are five weeks into 10 week Europe trip all going well until coach took off wing mirror now waiting for costly replacement in Switzerland £450 , why are Fiat ducato mirrors so expensive ! off to italy ( lakes as soon as its fixed ) follow our adventures https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPWWievm3yq8BaFwKcxL4Og/videos?view_as=subscriber First reason your van is relatively new and second, there's rather a lot of mirror! But looking at even the most expensive on Derek's link i imagine had you tearing your hair out! As you're having it fitted in Switzerland i'm afraid even £450 is 'peanut money' to Swiss though private vehicle ownership is something of a peculiarity to them.....they don't need to own as their public transport infrastructure is so damn good. Enjoy Switzerland and the rest of your trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Are your mirrors 'long arm' type? I expect they are more expensive as the short arms are standard van mirrors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weldted Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Make sure it's for a right hand drive as there are different ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Excellent advice, as there’s a predictable risk that a replacement mirror obtained in Continental Europe will be for a LHD vehicle rather than a RHD one. This may not be immediately obvious visually, but it will become so when the mirror has been fitted and it’s found that it cannot be adjusted to provide the required rearwards view. (This recent forum thread discussed problems with Ducato mirrors sourced in the UK.) https://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/Ducato-wing-mirrors/51922/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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