Wing Mirror upgrade - ideas?

[Inkyskin]

Hey all - rather than just replace my mirrors with standard ones (They both need swapping), before I get the rust and ultra deep scratches resprayed I'd like to get new mirrors and have them sprayed at the same time (A couple of months away yet).

Any ideas on other mirrors that suit the 202? I quite like ones with the inidicators in, but not sure if I have seen any boxy shaped ones before...

Folding mirrors would be cool, but do I need extra wiring for all this, or would it be plug and play?

I'd limit a price at around £200 for a pair.

 

[gurpz]

You can grab a set of facelift W210 folding mirrors for anything between £100+ on top of this you will require some W202 plugs for the electric mirror adjusting and if you want them folding then you will need the additional wiring and switch. Check this post:

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=52499

 

[NW_Merc]

Get the W210 mirrors matey, they're the dog's tender bits :bannana: :bannana:

 

[Inkyskin]

Cheers guys, I'll check em out

 

[NW_Merc]

They rarely come up on ebay UK, but more frequently on ebay.de (germany).

 

[nick mercedes]

They rarely come up on ebay UK, but more frequently on ebay.de (germany).

The German ones or any LHD ones for that matter aren't suitabe for UK cars.

 

[Inkyskin]

Yeah I noticed that too - bookmarked the search with W210 Außenspiegel in it

 

[Inkyskin]

The German ones or any LHD ones for that matter aren't suitabe for UK cars.

How are they different? I would have thought they were symetrical?

 

[nick mercedes]

How are they different? I would have thought they were symetrical?

You would think, but each is angled to suit where the driver is sat.

 

[whitenemesis]

What about the dimming? Wouldn't the "wrong" one dim?

 

[nick mercedes]

What about the dimming? Wouldn't the "wrong" one dim?

There is that too, but you can have both dimming mirrors if you so wish.

But like you say most cars only have it on the one side.

 

[Inkyskin]

Would the angle issue be solved by simply fitting UK glass?
-- Edit, ignore that, just reread what you said

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Id spend the money on facelift rear clusters, white corners and an Avantgarde grill 1st myself

 

[chrispy]

I got my blinking mirrors from Swedish & German I think for less than £100 and they are the led type. Look well smart and are excellent replacements for the standard ones.

 

[C43AMG]

Have a look at my C43 in the gallery which has 210 mirrors.

 

[Inkyskin]

Id spend the money on facelift rear clusters, white corners and an Avantgarde grill 1st myself

Both my mirrors need replacing though. The drivers side isn't so bad, the housing just sits a bit high, as does the passanger side. That one has also been painted with a brush in the past and looks awful. Really spoils the look, so I want to sort them quickly

 

[gurpz]

You could remove the casings, sand them down and re paint them yourself for the time being, if its the bodge paint job thats puting you off.

 

[imadoofus]

Id spend the money on facelift rear clusters, white corners and an Avantgarde grill 1st myself

You can get all that for the price of two mirrors?

 

[Inkyskin]

I thought about sanding them, but the the housing thats been badly painted is also very loose.

I think the last owner ran the car against a wall and knocked it off as the arch in fron has the same paint brush treatment.

Heres the clearest pic I have:

 

[gurpz]

Ahh I see what you mean. It cuold be possible that it has got loose from the clip that holds the housing in place or either it has snapped on impact. Watch this video and check if yours is locked like shown:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1DZL72RBEjghttp://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1DZL72RBEjg&feature=related