Stolen wing mirror

[davidjay]

Someone's stolen the driver's side mirror. The housing seems okay, but is there likely to be damage I can't see and which is beyond the abilities of a simpleton to fix? If not, how much is a new glass, how difficult is it to install and worse case scenario, how much for the whole thing to be 'properly' repaired?

[sgould]

You can buy the wing mirror in parts.

There are two different designs.  Up to 2002 and 2003 onwards.

The mirror glass is about £70 from Saab.  It clips to the motor.  The motor is screwed to the frame.  And the body coloured cover is screwed to the frame from the other side.

A new mirror complete will depend a bit on whether it's a plain mirror, heated mirror, plain motor, memory motor, auto dimming glass, etc.  Last time I looked the various combinations were between £250 and £450 new.  And the cover would still need painting.

So if you just need a glass, look on eBay etc.  If you need a motor as well, you might as well get a secondhand one from a specialist breaker, like Salvo Group in Ilkeston.

[Audax]

Assuming you mean just the glass then I'd get a cheap compatible one from Neo brothers (or similar) on ebay as they sell them for £15 delivered, all 9-5 mirror glasses are heated but there is a choice of auto-dim and non-auto-dimming. If you buy a genuine Saab glass then you're looking at £98.40 inc vat for the cheaper one, if you have auto-dimming mirrors then the glass is £214.80! although you can fit a non-auto-dimming glass instead.

If it's the entire mirror you're after then you will find best value going through a breaker who will sell you the whole assembly hopefully in the right colour if you can find one, if you can't then you can always sand down the cover and paint it again if you're careful on your preparation and undercoat it should look a very good match once lacquered.

[Max Headroom]

Jeez - comes to something when bits of your car get stolen 

Years ago a friend of mine with a Mk3 Escort got his heated windscreen nicked. Oddly, the thick-as-thieves left the £250 leather jacket on the back seat alone!

Bring back execution. I hope the dogs live long and unhappy lives

[collywobble]

Jeez - comes to something when bits of your car get stolen 

Years ago a friend of mine with a Mk3 Escort got his heated windscreen nicked. Oddly, the thick-as-thieves left the £250 leather jacket on the back seat alone!

Bring back execution. I hope the dogs live long and unhappy lives

I would add public birching and the stocks to that, nothing like humiliation in front of your peers to knock the arrogance out of these pieces of human detritus....my son who is now in his late 30's went to a minor public school where they used to cane miscreants in the school hall in front of everybody!

[Audax]

Wow, didn't know that so many daily mail readers drove Saabs 

Anyhow, I once had the passenger wing mirror stolen off my Peugeot 405 in a car park, they'd actually cut it off with a saw! I have no idea why they did this as it would have been of no value as they destroyed the mounting points and the glass would have just popped off. I was really annoyed as it was my first good car and I was signing on at the job centre at the time to get my meagre handout while looking for work. Cost me nearly 2 weeks dole money to sort it. 

[collywobble]

Now how did I give the impression that I'm a Daily Mail reader

[Max Headroom]

Sorry - 'fraid you're wrong...

[CitTone]

Getting back to the point....Davidjay - if it's a 2003-on version mirror with heated glass but no memory or dimming, I have a complete but tatty one going begging (more garage clutter). If you want any bits, PM me.

They are pretty dorkable - even I can take one apart.

[twoshots]

I recently replaced the mirror glass on my 2000 9-5 thanks to a muppet in a Ford Focus who didn't even stop to pick-up his/her own damaged mirror.

I got my glass (OEM) from partsforsaabs.com for what I think is a pretty reasonable price. You can't tell the difference now it's fitted. Even has the heated glass.

[davidjay]

Getting back to the point....Davidjay - if it's a 2003-on version mirror with heated glass but no memory or dimming, I have a complete but tatty one going begging (more garage clutter). If you want any bits, PM me.

They are pretty dorkable - even I can take one apart.

Thanks very much, that's really generous, but I've (hopefully) managed to get one that can be fitted for little more than pennies locally.

In a daft way, I'd rather it was stolen than just vandalised because at least there's a point to theft, however loathsome it may be.