Hi,

 

Some little scrote vandalised my nearside mirror, cracking the plastic where it attaches to the door as you can see below.
 

I can't find any online guides or videos on how to do this specifically for a mk.3.

 

Can anyone advise please? 

How easy a job is it?

I presume I'll need to remove the door card?

 

Thanks,

 

David

David, hi, welcome.

 

Your link doesn't work for me but If I understand correctly you want to remove the whole mirror unit.  I've never done it but yes it'll be door card off and unplug electrics.  I've never taken the door card off but I think I've seen it written that it's not difficult (famous last words) and there may be more info on that.

 

Personally I've always found any job involving removing and putting back bits of plastics and perhaps cardboard or more plastic to be much more awkward and time consuming than many blasé reports or instructions make out but anything to do with cars that's not driving I start with the "wrong" attitude as I loathe doing anything with cars other than driving them and that's only to get me from A to B now.

 

If you get the door car off I think (don't know) the mirror should be easy (unless like me you find little plastic wire connectors an absolute fiddle and fart to separate).

 

The vandal should be made to do this job for you properly and I think that would be a good punishment, as well as pay for any new parts of course.

 

Thanks Nigel,

 

I didn't include a link in my post, just a photo, can you see that?

No photo just a small, er, is it icon, of of a photo and massive route stream of a hyperlink, 12 wide lines deep on my monitor.

 

I've no idea with "smart" phones or devices do but I just drag or choose files... to attach (and sometimes Insert into the post) photos from PC file, that seem to put it to this site.  HTH. -

 

  . -