Helo with mirror glass ASAP

**deanos** · 12th December 2010, 10:27

Hey guys, my passenger wing mirror glass decided just to fall off yesterday !

The backing plate is still there , if i get one of these stick on replacement glass from the motor factors will it still heat up ?

Or do i need special glass

Looking on Ebay there is flat/convex or aspheric

Any idea what i need

Thanks

**madman** · 12th December 2010, 10:47

look for the heated glass mate. i lost one a while back and got one brand new from ebay for about 15 quid. take out the old backing and replace with new backing and glass.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VECTRA-C-02-09...item3cb2ea09a0
this should be right up ya street, takes 2 minutes to change em

**deanos** · 12th December 2010, 11:30

The heated element is built into the backing plate which i still have, thats why i want to now if the stick on glass will be ok as they have they for £7 in town

**ed taylor** · 12th December 2010, 11:45

Might be worth a try. The glass fell out of my drivers side but I managed to catch it. I cleaned it and "glued" it back in with some transparent silicone sealent and it works ok demists a treat and seems to be holding ok too.

**deanos** · 12th December 2010, 15:13

Its somewhere down the A1 LOL !!

Anyway i got a piece of glass for £7 but it had double sided tape , so took that off and used impact adhesive to the backing plate, jobs a good un and it still heats up

Thanks folks

**Aikon58** · 3rd February 2011, 20:04

Mine was all wobbly this morning as i was driving down the m69,but lucky for me my brother was sitting that side and caught the glass before it fell off

I'm happy to stick it back on,but i'm unsure what to use,i'm also wondering if i should just get a whole auto dim glass and backing for the passenger side,even though it won't dim,it might stay in place

**deanos** · 3rd February 2011, 20:22

I just used impact adhesive

**Aikon58** · 3rd February 2011, 20:24

Originally Posted by deanos

I just used impact adhesive

I've never heard of that

Just going to look for it now

What about windscreen bond adhesive ?

**wallace78** · 3rd February 2011, 20:26

that happened 2 me 1 week then the other friggin side fell out the week after lol!!!

**Aikon58** · 3rd February 2011, 20:28

Originally Posted by wallace78

that happened 2 me 1 week then the other friggin side fell out the week after lol!!!

Have you got the self dimming mirror on the drivers side ?
do they fall out ? or is it just the normal mirror glass that falls off both sides ?
It looks to me like the drivers side is inside a plactic mould