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MK2 Rear view mirror

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 1:34 pm
by teenspirit7
Looking for part number and/or links/advice on where to buy.

MK2 Rear view mirror.

Thanks

Re: MK2 Rear view mirror

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 3:30 pm
by craigwalton
Very difficult to find. I had the same issue:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=19260&p=133826#p133826

For a lot of original ones, the plastic housing seems to have perished. If you're lucky enough to find one on eBay/Amazon, get them to check the plastic housing is still solid but you'll probably be £50-£70. An alternative is to use a Golf Cabrio mirror, which has the same "metal plate bonded to windscreen" mechanism, even though the mirror itself is slightly different. They're maybe slightly easier to source. See this post viewtopic.php?t=15740.

In the meantime, if you feel safer driving with a mirror, it may be worth get a cheap £5 stick-on mirror as it might take a while to find a proper one!

Perhaps ask nicely in the "Parts Wanted" section.

Re: MK2 Rear view mirror

Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 6:52 pm
by Blueshark
Here is the part number to the interior mirror:

447857511 01C

Hard to come by.

If you find one watch for the next issues:

1. very expensive, 2. dried out and full off cracks, 3. lame swivel so it will not stay in place.

Joost

Re: MK2 Rear view mirror

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 1:49 pm
by Rocco2
Is there chance to find replacement mirror glass for the side mirrors?
Plastics are ok but the glass itself has started peeling from the edges.

Re: MK2 Rear view mirror

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:32 pm
by the edmundator
Someone else here bought a Passat part which is still available new and is more-or-less exactly the same.

Re: MK2 Rear view mirror

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:35 pm
by Rocco2
Alright, I will look into it.
Thanks.

Re: MK2 Rear view mirror

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:39 pm
by the edmundator
Sorry, not Passat, Audi 200.
44785751101c is the Audi part number... same as VW.

It might also be worth checking if Porsche 924 mirrors are the same, as Porsche have very good classic car parts support (the 924 part number is 477 857 511 which is not massively different and it certainly looks similar in the photos I've seen).

Re: MK2 Rear view mirror

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 7:05 am
by Rocco2
So I manage to get new mirror glass parts, aftermarket ones (costed 4€ a piece :D ). They have double sided tape on the other side...
How the originals are installed?
How I can remove the original mirror glass?

Re: MK2 Rear view mirror

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 5:02 pm
by the edmundator
By breaking the mirror. It's not designed to come apart.

Re: MK2 Rear view mirror

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 5:35 pm
by DannyH
Actually it's easier to tape it on top of the old one if it has double sided tape?

Re: MK2 Rear view mirror

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 6:01 pm
by Rocco2
Yeah I also thought that just taping new ones on top would be the easiest way.

So no way to remove old ones, ok good to know.

Re: MK2 Rear view mirror

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 6:24 pm
by DannyH
There is a way to remove them but if i remember right it's more trouble than it's worth.

Re: MK2 Rear view mirror

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 8:47 pm
by Rocco2
Ok, another question regarding the side mirrors :D

My friend got a pair on newer ones for his rocco. How to replace those with ones on right now? He can't seem to find a way to bolt them on.

Re: MK2 Rear view mirror

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 10:22 pm
by steve bain
i fitted a mk3 or mk4 golf one, cant remember which but it fits perfect and looks almost identical, cost £4 from the scrappy

Re: MK2 Rear view mirror

Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 10:54 pm
by ThomasD
Mk3 Golf one in mine - no complaints. Way better than the original which kept falling off!