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Just to complete the story, I ended up purchasing a replacement wing mirror from Ebay for £60 and a very kind friend helped me take off the door card and replace the broken one. Seemed like a simpler option than taking the 2 wing mirrors apart and swapping out pieces. So a happy ending. Thanks for all the advice.

Ah I think I know what you mean now after watching this video on YouTube That would save me paying for someone to fit the entire unit :)

Thanks for the reply langers2k. Not sure what plastics you are referring to (you can tell my knowledge is not amazing). I managed to cancel the powerfold one and ordered just a standard powered one from another ebay seller. So I am assuming this will need to be fitted and I can't just take parts from it and replace them on the one that is on my car at the moment.

Update to report the wiring on the powerfold is apparently different so seeking an alternative on fleabay.

One more question. I have purchased a wing mirror on Ebay in the correct colour but have noticed this morning it says it is a "Powerfold" "SKODA OCTAVIA MK3 2015 WING MIRROR N/S PASSENGER SIDE POWERFOLD IN GREY LF7Y" The code on the light element is the same code as the one on my existing wing mirror. So will this be OK as a replacement. I am hoping it just means I won't have powerfold functionality but everything else will be the same?

Just to update, I am going to return the cover and purchase an entire wing mirror from Ebay in the correct colour. My thinking then is this will save me having to get it painted and hopefully I can get a local garage to fit it. I am assuming I would need to replace the entire thing and cannot just take elements from this and replace parts on the existing one. Hopefully a local garage will not charge a lot to replace this. I believe it would involve removing the door panel and that is out of my comfort zone.

Thank you. Yes I think I you are right and that would explain it. I hadn’t ordered any other parts and was hoping just to replace the cover. The light on the wing mirror and electrics to move it all work perfectly still. I may well need to use some sort of glue to keep the costs down as don’t want to have to replace the whole wing mirror. Btw apologies for delay in replying - the site was not loading for me all day

After an incident with a wheelie bin, my other half returned the car with a missing passenger side wing mirror cover. I purchased a replacement Skoda part from a part supplier who checked my car details and confirmed it was the correct part. Watched a YouTube video and it looked like it was simply a case of clipping it in. It looks like a perfect fit but when I push it into position it doesn't feel like anything clicks into place though it does apppear perfectly aligned. However I can easily pull it off again with my hands and not a lot of force. I have attached some photos. There is definitely a little bit of damage to the wing mirror itself which possibly could explain why it is not clipping into position. Any ideas? The part I purchased was Genuine Skoda Octavia 2013-21 wing mirror cover cap primed (left) 5E0857537A GRU Perhaps I can use some sort of tape or sealant to keep it in place otherwise the first pot hole I meet it may fall off. Thanks in advance Paul

I have left the car into a local independent VAG specialist and they have confirmed the issue is a broken blower motor and have quoted me just over £400 for the replair. The part cost over £200 apparently so I have agreed as I really need to get this fixed. My day for doing a car repair myself will have to wait. Thanks again for all the advice.

Thank you again for the additional advice. I will keep you all posted of my next steps.

Oh super - thank you very much for the tip.

Thank you RattleWagon. As mentioned I have not done any car repairs before but happy to have a go if assuming I don't need to spend hundreds on tools. I will watch some YouTube videos and at lunchtime try as a starter to remove the passenger glove compartment. I will post photos if I manage to make my way to the blower motor.

Thank you for the reply varaderoroguy. So from your reply it sounds like this is the standard charge for them to plug their diagnostic tool in - crazy! I do actually have one of those ODBEleven dongles that I bought for my previous Skoda Roomster when it was going into limp mode randomly. It had a fuse box that was easily accessible whereas I have not managed to get access to the one on my Skoda Octavia. (I am aware it is behind the passenger glove compartment but was hesitant to try and remove that for fear of breaking it). I had hoped that for the £140 Skoda could have told me what the issue was and the cost to replair it but clearly I need to cough up more for step 2 of x steps. I have been on a service plan with Skoda since purchasing the car in 2020 but I am not too concerned about maintaining a Skoda service record especially as the car is on 143,000. So it sounds like I need to find a local independent VAG specialist. Is there a directory for these or is it just a case of using Google? I am based near junction 26 of the M5 on the Somerset/Devon border (nearest towns/cities are Taunton and Exeter). The 12c heater sounds a great idea as a temporary fix. Thank you very much for your reply - really appreciated. Paul

Hi there I have what appears to be a similar issue to Dabon. The heater has completely stopped working - no blower at all which was not ideal yesterday morning in the snow. I asked my local Skoda dealer if they could investigate whilst having my service done yesterday and they told me it would be £140. I agreed thinking they would help me resolve this. All they came back with is the following: "We have found there is an open circuit somewhere in the system so this needs more investigation" I was rather disappointed to only get this for my £140 and they have told me I would have to book it in for futher investigation with no guarantee they will fix the issue. Surely all they did was plug a diagnostic tool in to my car to get the open circult error. I desparately need this heater fixed but I do not have endless funds. I am actually tempted to do what was suggested to Dabon but I have never done any work to my car so a little bit aprehensive, I would have liked to have thought Skoda would be able to be a little more confident they can fix the issue rather than charge me more money for further investigation and still leave the issue unresolved. Any advice much appreciated. It is very difficult going to a early morning job at 4.30am with no heater in this weather. Many thanks Paul