What are the chances...

[VRS_Dan]

This is the second time I’ve had the wing mirror indicator lens broken due to a stone smashing through it!!

 

I assume this is just pure bad luck I’ve had this twice in the last year or so now or are these prone to damage?

[SC03OTT]

I guess they’re prone to damage if directly hit with a stone...

 

...I think you’ve just been unlucky. 

[MarkyG82]

Can you wrap it in clear vinyl to act as a kind of shatter protection?

[robs12]

You can buy genuine spares on the bay for about £22.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SKODA-OCTAVIA-5E-2013-DRIVERS-SIDE-MIRROR-INDICATOR-5E0949102-FREE-POSTAGE/283460793561?hash=item41ff9474d9:g:dQcAAOSwTuJYrwRI

 

And pretty easy to DIY replace - this shows how to take it to bits:

 

 

[silverden]

Or you could fit a set of these. I have these and they look good.     

 

[shyVRS245]

My wife is convinced Green cars are the unluckiest colour to buy. The chances of having that kind of damage twice in a year must be very small.

[shyVRS245]

7 hours ago, VRS_Dan said:

This is the second time I’ve had the wing mirror indicator lens broken due to a stone smashing through it!!

 

I assume this is just pure bad luck I’ve had this twice in the last year or so now or are these prone to damage?

Not got a neighbour with an air rifle?