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11th September 2019, 16:12 | #1 |
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broken folding mirror-adhesives?
My MGZT electric folding mirror (nearside) has been broken off in car park today -how?? I cant work out. all the bits are there, has anyone knowledge of the material type and the suitable adhesive to stick it together and have they tried it? Thanks Chris.S.
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11th September 2019, 16:45 | #2 |
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If I recall correctly the mirror housing is glass filled nylon, and the mirror backs were initially a pc abs blend, although I believe this was changed later to just abs.
Plenty of adhesives out there but they don’t really like to stick 100% to nylon. Can you not find a replacement unit?
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11th September 2019, 19:25 | #3 |
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Probably clipped by another car. Happened to me years ago. Depending on where it is broken you may be able to fix it. If the mirror unit is broken off from the lower arm, you may be able to add a long screw from the bottom of the lower arm up into the mirror unit. If not then contact Mickyboy on the forum who will get you a replacement.
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12th September 2019, 09:57 | #4 |
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Try a good quality cyanoacrylate type adhesive such as Locktite Super Glue.
When done right, this will stick ABS and GRP/nylon types pretty well. TC |
12th September 2019, 10:03 | #5 |
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If you can purchase a standard mirror then you can swap your powerfold assembly on to it
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