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Thread ID: 106660 2010-01-18 01:24:00 Opel Astra Side Mirror aidanmaz (7180) PC World Chat
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849554 2010-01-18 01:24:00 My mother managed to smash her new Opel Astra driver side mirror on my fence, and the casing came off, and cracked the glass. Obviously it wont pass the warrant, and i was wondering where to source a new one, its electric mirrors so i guess i would be looking to replace the whole thing aidanmaz (7180)
849555 2010-01-18 03:26:00 Yeah, contact Holden and Opel wreckers, should be easy to source.

Usually go at about $120-160.
Cato (6936)
849556 2010-01-18 06:45:00 look on trademe, 50 bucks there abouts hueybot3000 (3646)
849557 2010-01-18 10:21:00 I thought that for a warrant you only have to have 2 mirrors, so the rear vision mirror and the other wing mirror should be all good?

Perhaps I was misinformed.
roddy_boy (4115)
849558 2010-01-18 10:31:00 Perhaps or maybe or even possibly.

It depends on what you believe.

For a WOF the said vehicle must have (if equipped) that the equipment does work.

If a mirror is not there then it does not have to work.

If it is there and cracked to the point where it is unusable then that is a different matter.
Sweep (90)
849559 2010-01-18 11:40:00 Bought a interior door handle off these guys once: www.partsworld.co.nz Agent_24 (57)
849560 2010-01-19 01:24:00 its still useable, i can see out of it pretty well, its just cracked in the far right side of the driver mirror. I thought it had to be fixed to pass. aidanmaz (7180)
849561 2010-01-19 01:48:00 I thought that for a warrant you only have to have 2 mirrors, so the rear vision mirror and the other wing mirror should be all good?

Perhaps I was misinformed.

That was my understanding.
wratterus (105)
849562 2010-01-19 02:12:00 I just stopped in at a WOF mechanics to ask, and apparently since its the driver's side, it cant be cracked, if it was the passenger side, then it isnt too much of a deal. I got a source for one, at $198.50 + GST, which i thought was kinda overkill, hmmmm aidanmaz (7180)
849563 2010-01-20 01:45:00 After an idiot vandal kicked & smashed my side mirror on the passenger side ( purely forthehellof it. Probably same one who ripped my wipers off another night ) I was concerned I might need a replacement in order to get the WoF which was due.

But it turned out that wasn't so.

Consequently I decided to postpone the replacement until I was less busy & my wallet was fuller.
Sadly, that still hasn't happened.

It does look ugly though, even if legal.
Laura (43)
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