Auto dimming mirror repair

fbi

fbi

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Hi,
my auto dimming mirror has just failed... (my A2 builds a never ending collection of failures and niggles !).
I know that the "glass" can be replaced alone, instead of buying a new whole assembly, what's expensive (new), or not a so good idea (second hand)
Anyone knows a company or individual offering such repair service ?
Thanks in advance :)
Fabrice
 
fbi said:
Hi,
my auto dimming mirror has just failed... (my A2 builds a never ending collection of failures and niggles !).
I know that the "glass" can be replaced alone, instead of buying a new whole assembly, what's expensive (new), or not a so good idea (second hand)
Anyone knows a company or individual offering such repair service ?
Thanks in advance :)
Fabrice
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Hi,

I am not aware of the option to replace just the glass? As for second-hand it really is not recommended. The design of the auto dimming mirror does mean that they do not have a very long life and so buying secondhand may only be a short term fix.

A new mirror is an expensive option but is the recommended one.

Some people decide to replace it with a "normal" mirror instead (feeling that flipping the mirror when necessary is not a major problem)

But Tom (Timmus) is the expert on these, so lets see what he suggests.

Steve B
 
Hi i purchased a brand new one from audi about 3 years ago, i got it out the garage to have it fitted whilst my car is in at A2cars. Only to discover that it has failed and now has a bubble across the top. After an internet search i discovered that yes it was scrap and more important the "gel" that has leaked out from between the 2 layers of glass is caustic---resulting in trim damage to a few owners. So seeing as our mirrors sit right above the dash and my fns-e i have decided I'm not going to get another one.
The company that makes them Donnelly has been sold but will still exchange the glass for a reduced cost, but thats in USA. Annoying as its a feature i like on other cars. cheers mike
 
I had one of these in my BMW e46 3 series. Was not a function I welcomed to be honest.

Anyway, BMW e46s are being scrapped a fair bit these days, could a BMW dimming mirror or one from a stable closer to home, say Seat/VW/Skoda be sourced?

Just to add, I've not heard of the BMW mirrors failing, and they go pretty cheap on eBay if you could mount and wire it.
 
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DJ 190 said:
I've noticed this :- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-A...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19f0ee201f , on Ebay. Seems alot to pay? I recall that auto-dimming mirrors from other Audi models can be made to fit? I see that better prices are possible for those models .... Is there a particular Audi model type that is preferable for fitting/modifying into the A2?

David
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Indeed, that's expensive for an old one... prone to fail sooner or later.
It seems that the part nr of the mirror fitted in the A2 is 8D0-something, hence an A8 part. And it was fitted to A4's too, apparently.
If a new one costs 150 GBP, that's to solution that I'll choose.

johnmed said:
Just to add, I've not heard of the BMW mirrors failing, and they go pretty cheap on eBay if you could mount and wire it.
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They seem to fail regularly aswell. At least that's what I found on the web, while searching for a repair service... :)
Thanks for the suggestion, but as stated above, a new one from Audi won't cost me an arm and leg...
 
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