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So the ebay part arrived and works thankfully! I couldn't find much information online so below is the steps I followed to change this should a google show up this thread for someone in the future. Based on a 2011 FL Octavia Elegance II Tools: - Bike tyre levers or spudger (thanks to a comment on the forum for this one) - T10 torx bit - WD40 - tape I have the puddle light, which conveniently blocks access to one of the 2 screws holding the indicator assembly in, if you don't have this then you'd be good to go after step 4 as it clips into the upper plastic section. 1. Tilt the mirror fully upwards, then using a plastic pry tool in the created gap gently lever the wing mirror glass off. There are two main clips holding it in and a few smaller ones connecting it to the movement mechanism 2. (if you have it) Mark one of the 2 wires connected to the heated glass so you can re-attach later and disconnect them 3. Next up is two T10 screws, one on the inside & one on the outside that hold the rear plastic on At this point I removed 3 further T10 screws holding the mirror movement mechanism in place, however as I found out this wasn't necessary 4. Using the tyre lever work along the front of the mirror above the indicator and prise it upwards. There are 2 clips on the top of the indicator assembly holding it on, one is accessible on the outside of the mirror, one not. It can then be removed. 5. Pull the bulb out of the puddle light bracket, I found a light spray of WD40 made it much easier to pull this out (and re-insert). The bulb just pulls out of the rubber fitting. 6. The lower section is held on with 3 clips highlighted in red, I used gentle downward pressure and the tyre lever to pry it off. Now 2 more T10 screws are accessible that hold the puddle light assembly on. 7. The final 2 screws that hold the indicator assembly in are now accessible, remove these & the indicator can be unplugged and swapped for the replacement unit 8. After testing to make sure the replacement indicator works, reassembly is then the reverse of the above, being careful to line up all the plastic clips before sliding everything back into place. A spray of WD40 was applied to all the electrical connectors for good measure. Note that the power cable for the indicator and puddle light comes down the front of the mirror housing, before coming back under for the puddle light. I hope this helps someone out so they don't have to do as much guesswork as I did Cheers

Thanks, thought as much! Replacement it is & hope that this weather doesn't kill off the LED's before it arrives

Hi My Octavia has the LED wing mirror indicators, due to a recent close call with a lamppost it caught the small plastic part that protrudes from the mirror and part of the clear plastic cover has snapped off! Is there anywhere that just sells these clear cover parts? A quick search through ebay seems to indicate that replacing the whole unit is required, that or I have at it with the superglue and hope for the best! Cheers

Thanks for the assistance all, the clamp I had in place was restricting the room I had to manoeuvre the pipe. Once I knew there was a slot there I could kinda see it through the corrosion, so liberal amounts of wd40 and some gentle percussive maintenance had it free. The handbrake cable by comparison was easy to remove! Unfortunately my clamp hasn't sealed entirely (bodged out of a broom handle cut in half & g-clamp) so it is slowly dripping into a jar until the new caliper arrives tomorrow! At least then it won't be a corroded mess when I go to bleed it. @stuart vrs Its not too bad, so long as you don't mind the odd blood sacrifice in the form of knuckle skin when something slips and you "punch" the brake disk or underside of the car!

Ah, ok I've tried rotating it around but didn't have any joy - obviously wasn't trying to rotate it far enough! I don't have any light where the car is now, but I'll have another dig around at tomorrow Thank you

Thanks for the reply As I feared no chance in trying to rescue it then! Thanks for the TRW tip, a quick browse of ebay brings them up around the £50 mark - significantly less than the £109 I was gearing up to give eurocarparts. With liberal dosing of wd40 I've managed to get the metal pipe out, but now stuck at removing the hose from the bracket. Looking at the lower nut I assume I need a specialised spanner to get on it, I've tried rotating it to see if its just keyed but didn't get anywhere. I'm tempted to take a careful hacksaw to the bracket to get it out, but still need to undo it (I assume) to get it onto the new caliper. Also how do you get the handbrake cable out of the same bracket (unhooking it from the lever was the easy bit it seems!), it looks like clips you need to press in and then push it back but didn't get anywhere. Maybe i need some beefier pliers. Thanks again

Hi All My Octavia has been drinking brake fluid & a suspicious puddle has appeared on my driveway under the rear left? (passenger side) wheel. After the required blood sacrifice I've been able to get the rear caliper carrier off and it seems like it's leaking from the rear of the caliper under the handbrake lever, shown in the hopefully attached image. I assume there is no user serviceable parts in there that I can get at & that a new carrier is the way to go. In that case whats the best method for removing the hydraulic brake lines from the caliper carrier, I've given the bolts a dousing in wd40 (other attachment), but they still quite stubborn & i'm reluctant to go much further without shearing something! Thanks for the help