Vandalised

coolguy · 9th March 2024, 08:29

Yobs must have been out last night as my passenger door mirror is now hanging, having been wrenched out of its socket. It is a manual unit and the glass still adjusts electrically, but I cannot fathom how the casing fits back into its socket. Any advice appreciated. I cannot see any broken bits lying around.

xsport · 9th March 2024, 09:35

So darned- annoying and frustrating ..

There is a post on here regarding repair of the main stem , and one for the cover repair. I have seen with my own eyes morons in gangs doing flying scissor kicks to car door mirrors whilst walking home doing one after the other,from the pub. Absolutely disgusting ... leaving someone else with the cost and heartache of repair. Failing a repair , provided the cover is in a repairable state , then a used item is an option , and hopefully you find a cover matched one. Makes me so angry ..

bl52krz · 9th March 2024, 09:52

Typical of todays moronic age. They have nothing, because it is spent on booze or drugs, and resent anyone with something they would like themselves. No punishment issued out by the law, if they go to court that is. My 2.5 Connie suffered the same criminal damage when my son owned it. Hope you manage to get it repaired easily.

stevestrat · 9th March 2024, 11:04

The white metal pivot is usually what breaks, can't be repaired. The post xsport is referring to for repairing the stem is this one: https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=40915. Its an excellent fix, I did it as a temporary repair on my old 1.8T after finding the mirror dangling by the wires in Tesco car park. So effective it was months before I finally got round to replacing the mirror. Even still allows the mirror to be folded in.

planenut · 9th March 2024, 12:19

So sorry to hear the the morons have proved how higher up the ladder you.

Hope you are able to sort it.

WillyHeckaslike · 9th March 2024, 19:48

Had this happen to my R25, the culprit in a passing gang of yoots was caught on a neighbour's cctv in the early hours. He looked to be showing off to the females in the gang as he let fly with a kick to the mirror, for his trouble the mirror left him walking away with a very peculiar gait. It raised a smile as I watched him struggle to conceal his pain from the cohort he was trying to impress. It too happened in the month of March and in the midst of a beast from the east. I struggled to effect a repair in the freezing cold and it was meant to be temporary while I sourced a replacement. But soon after the other door mirror received a bit of unwanted attention and while only its paintwork was damaged it resulted in damage to my enthusiasm to maintain the mirrors as I would have liked to. The repair remains to this day and the replacement which came in a pair from an ebay auction still sits in a box in the garage.

I might be wrong but did project drive not result in the use of R25 mirrors on the R75?

Gate Keeper · 10th March 2024, 03:54

I am sorry this happened to you, how disheartening.

coolguy · 10th March 2024, 09:19

It gets worse. Last night the b******s did the same to the drivers side mirror!
That can be no coincidence. Am I a target for some reason? Doubt it. I have been a Councillor for the past 23 years, but have no enemies as far as I know, and have lived at this address for over 70 years with no anti-social behaviour previously.

Nantwich 75 · 10th March 2024, 09:42

Are your mirrors skull or bullet?

bl52krz · 10th March 2024, 10:02

Some Local scrott is the perpetrator. Get a camera up in your window of the bedroom focused on the car. They might start on the tyres/windows next. I hope not.

9th March 2024, 08:29	#1
coolguy Coolguy Rover 75 CDT Tourer Auto, Rover 75 2.0 Connoisseur Auto, MG ZT 2.5 Auto and MG ZT Cdti Auto (Monogra Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Finedon Posts: 1,906 Thanks: 933 Thanked 638 Times in 430 Posts	Vandalised Yobs must have been out last night as my passenger door mirror is now hanging, having been wrenched out of its socket. It is a manual unit and the glass still adjusts electrically, but I cannot fathom how the casing fits back into its socket. Any advice appreciated. I cannot see any broken bits lying around.

9th March 2024, 09:52	#3
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,444 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Typical of todays moronic age. They have nothing, because it is spent on booze or drugs, and resent anyone with something they would like themselves. No punishment issued out by the law, if they go to court that is. My 2.5 Connie suffered the same criminal damage when my son owned it. Hope you manage to get it repaired easily. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

9th March 2024, 11:04	#4
stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,614 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	The white metal pivot is usually what breaks, can't be repaired. The post xsport is referring to for repairing the stem is this one: https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=40915. Its an excellent fix, I did it as a temporary repair on my old 1.8T after finding the mirror dangling by the wires in Tesco car park. So effective it was months before I finally got round to replacing the mirror. Even still allows the mirror to be folded in. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

10th March 2024, 10:02	#10
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,444 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Some Local scrott is the perpetrator. Get a camera up in your window of the bedroom focused on the car. They might start on the tyres/windows next. I hope not. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

9th March 2024, 09:35	#2
xsport Posted a thing or two rover 75 club se Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Leicester Posts: 1,745 Thanks: 358 Thanked 419 Times in 310 Posts	So darned- annoying and frustrating .. There is a post on here regarding repair of the main stem , and one for the cover repair. I have seen with my own eyes morons in gangs doing flying scissor kicks to car door mirrors whilst walking home doing one after the other,from the pub. Absolutely disgusting ... leaving someone else with the cost and heartache of repair. Failing a repair , provided the cover is in a repairable state , then a used item is an option , and hopefully you find a cover matched one. Makes me so angry ..

9th March 2024, 12:19	#5
planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 7,014 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	So sorry to hear the the morons have proved how higher up the ladder you. Hope you are able to sort it.

9th March 2024, 19:48	#6
WillyHeckaslike This is my second home Rovers 75 & 25 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wearside Posts: 4,562 Thanks: 543 Thanked 709 Times in 511 Posts	Had this happen to my R25, the culprit in a passing gang of yoots was caught on a neighbour's cctv in the early hours. He looked to be showing off to the females in the gang as he let fly with a kick to the mirror, for his trouble the mirror left him walking away with a very peculiar gait. It raised a smile as I watched him struggle to conceal his pain from the cohort he was trying to impress. It too happened in the month of March and in the midst of a beast from the east. I struggled to effect a repair in the freezing cold and it was meant to be temporary while I sourced a replacement. But soon after the other door mirror received a bit of unwanted attention and while only its paintwork was damaged it resulted in damage to my enthusiasm to maintain the mirrors as I would have liked to. The repair remains to this day and the replacement which came in a pair from an ebay auction still sits in a box in the garage. I might be wrong but did project drive not result in the use of R25 mirrors on the R75?

10th March 2024, 03:54	#7
Gate Keeper This is my second home 4X4 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Nairobi Posts: 20,160 Thanks: 8,286 Thanked 7,017 Times in 4,160 Posts	I am sorry this happened to you, how disheartening.

10th March 2024, 09:19	#8
coolguy Coolguy Rover 75 CDT Tourer Auto, Rover 75 2.0 Connoisseur Auto, MG ZT 2.5 Auto and MG ZT Cdti Auto (Monogra Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Finedon Posts: 1,906 Thanks: 933 Thanked 638 Times in 430 Posts	It gets worse. Last night the b******s did the same to the drivers side mirror! That can be no coincidence. Am I a target for some reason? Doubt it. I have been a Councillor for the past 23 years, but have no enemies as far as I know, and have lived at this address for over 70 years with no anti-social behaviour previously.

10th March 2024, 09:42	#9
Nantwich 75 Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Nantwich Posts: 274 Thanks: 102 Thanked 31 Times in 23 Posts	Are your mirrors skull or bullet?