Mirror glass fell off

[The Gas Man]

My passenger side mirror glass fell of today, i am aware this is a problem with the vec as it done this on my old car.

the last time it happened i just went straight to the dealers and got a replacement, however there is loads on e bay, but wich one?

they have Flat , Convex and also the same ones as the right hand side to fit the left with the line through.

my mirrors are heated so i could just buy the glass if need be and just stick on with silicone , as ive found over the last 6 years of owning vecs seems to be a better fix than the manufacturars.

[DHobbs]

mine fell off recently. Glued it back on with silicone.
On the rear of the mirror, it seemed magnified!
Best get the mirror and glue it yourself.

[The Gas Man]

Thanks for that, mine has fell off and smashed like i said ive done this 2 times already ,i was just wondering should i go for convex, flat or the same as the drivers side with the line through as there selling these to fit the passenger side

[ed taylor]

If you know what mirror you did have get the same one. Mine fell off, but I was fortunate to catch it before it hit the "deck". I used silicone sealer to glue it back on. I have heated mirrors and mine still heats up and works a treat.

[The Gas Man]

Cheers ed, thats my problem i have no idea what type of mirror it was , could be flat, convex or would it be more of advantage to fit the right hand type? what comes as standard mate.

[wickedwillie]

I was lucky. I saw mine was hanging on by a thread when doing 70mph on the motorway. I was fortunate that there was an exit a few hundred yards. When I stopped, the mirror fell off in my hand. Lucky not broken and glued the perimeter with 'no more nails'. Imagine it flying off at 70mph in traffic. This is a common problem. A serious safety issue in my view.

[dh.dti]

The wife grabbed the nearside glass just as it was about to drop lol... i used some heavy duty double sided tape & it been right since, including thawing the ice over winter

[The Gas Man]

any one know whats the right type of mirror to get?

[rjw]

is the glass flat, or curved. convex literally means the glass is slightly curved

[The Gas Man]

cheers mate so what comes as standard ?