LHD mirrors (3 Viewers)

[Richard n Ann]

I bought a short arm second hand "genuine" drivers side door mirror last year, I didn't want one of the many thousands advertised on ebay as "compatible". Anyway it turns out the van it came off had had it's mirror casing replaced at some time with, you guessed it, a Chinese copy

I fitted it anyway as I'd got the old one off and it looked OK. Fast forward to our trip to Spain and the glass is vibrating about. It's clipped in properly, it's just shite.

So I've found another listed, actually there are quite a few genuine new ones that are described as LHD only (my van is RHD) does anyone know the difference? Will it fit Is it just the glass?

 

[rico]

It will fit the van but the angle of the glass will be different.
A long time ago we bought a RHD Chausson which had a misbuild from Ford in Southampton as it had been fitted with LHD mirrors.
Been for it's pre delivery service at Ford in Darlington as it was supplied by Dave Barron's ( remember them) and they missed it.
When I collected the van tried to adjust the mirrors and couldn't get a line of sight.
Sat in the passenger seat and perfect.
Cost Barron's nearly £500 as Ford wouldn't pay for replacements
That was 2006.

 

[wolfie2]

It is not the glass that is the problem but the angle the whole unit sets at. It does not set in the same postion as the correct mirror for a RHD van. You have to lean forward to get the correct view rearwards.

Guess how I know!!!!