Hi, my first post- and already seeking some advice / thoughts from you nice people. So basically some not nice person or people went down my street last night and kicked / battered off a number of wing mirrors (my octavia and vw T4 being amongst them.) Phoned it through to the police, they were very understanding / sympathetic (several other cars were done last weekend as well) but theres no cctv / witnesses to the crime. All the cars done were near side / pavement side mirrors.

Anyway with ref to the octavia (mk3 elegance) the whole lot was smashed off inccluding the the metal triangle part that fits it to the car wires all broken presumably dangling inside the door. Debating going through insurance or trying to sort it myself: couple of questions please- any idea what it could cost to buy and have fitted? - heated, auto folding mirrors. Are they really hard to fit if I have a go myself? I live in Cornwall so if you've any recommendations in Devon or Cornwall on who to go to that would be appreciated. Thanks for your thoughts Wayne

I had a lorry tear the mirror off my Roomster when it was parked -same story as you: metal triangle torn and wires dangling, mirror in the middle of the road. I was able to salvage the mirror cap and glass. I got a new mirror base which comes with everything apart from the mirror cap and glass) It was a pretty simple job to unhook the door card from the top of the door (to save removing it), unplug the broken loom and plug in the new one (which is part of the mirror base) Took about 20 mins start to finish.

 

Have a word with your local Skoda dealership