Fiat500Grande wing mirror
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Hello, likely my only post as it is a hire car - I caught the mirror on a bush and it seemed to snap right off. So the mirror and casing were hanging by a wire and the stub to the door was still attached to the door.
I checked for ideas as to how to replace it online and found some advice on this forum so I am offering my experience to others. Firstly don't panic. It looks like it can't really be fixed by a non expert but it can.
Secondly it requires a bit of trial and error and close observation of the spring load mechanism in order to reattach. It took me about 30 minutes and a trip to a DIY store to get it done.
The way to do it is to take the back moulding off the mirror - it just clips off but be gentle.
Then align the mirror at it looks like it should fit - you will notice a felt outline on the part attached to the door - that is a good guide.
You will need a pliers or a secatuers or similar to push into the hole in the circle where the lead come through. The idea here is to push down as hard as you can and twist so that the mirror casing can lock in with the handle attached to the door. You might need a good pair of gloves along with a strong set of hands. It is really a case of pushing down harder that you might wish and at the same time twisting. It took me about 30 attempts to get the lock but lock in place it did.
Worth trying but don't scrape the car. It worked for me and it can work for anyone I guess - was really pleased as I am sure it would have been a €350 fix otherwise.
Hope this helps some of you 500 L drivers.
Peter
I checked for ideas as to how to replace it online and found some advice on this forum so I am offering my experience to others. Firstly don't panic. It looks like it can't really be fixed by a non expert but it can.
Secondly it requires a bit of trial and error and close observation of the spring load mechanism in order to reattach. It took me about 30 minutes and a trip to a DIY store to get it done.
The way to do it is to take the back moulding off the mirror - it just clips off but be gentle.
Then align the mirror at it looks like it should fit - you will notice a felt outline on the part attached to the door - that is a good guide.
You will need a pliers or a secatuers or similar to push into the hole in the circle where the lead come through. The idea here is to push down as hard as you can and twist so that the mirror casing can lock in with the handle attached to the door. You might need a good pair of gloves along with a strong set of hands. It is really a case of pushing down harder that you might wish and at the same time twisting. It took me about 30 attempts to get the lock but lock in place it did.
Worth trying but don't scrape the car. It worked for me and it can work for anyone I guess - was really pleased as I am sure it would have been a €350 fix otherwise.
Hope this helps some of you 500 L drivers.
Peter