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YOUR RESEARCHSide view mirror
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Well, the door caught the edge of the garage and bent back on the hinges, requiring a completely new door skin for repair, new hinges, etc.
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I didn't have to replace the outer housing or motor.
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I dui a dumb thing this am. Pulling out of the garage, I clipped (badly) my passigner side mirror. I can see it will need to be replaced.
What is the best approach to replacement? Can the mirror be bought in the proper color or do I need a body shop to do this?
Any help appreciated.
It happen to my Saab a few years back. The battery was dead and i had to push it out of the garage to get a boost. There was a slight decline on my drive way and the car start rolling while I was steering and pushing with the drivers door open. BANG.....door smashed into the pillar next to the drive way. So don't feel too bad.
The really dumb thing was that I caught it when I first made contact with the door tracks while pulling out of the garage. I shifted into 1st to go forward, but I had actually put it back into reverse and did the final crunching.
Years ago, my brother (yes Tim, the one who's nuttier than me) was pushing (not driving) his absolutely pristine '73 911T out of his garage and left the driver's door wide open!!
Well, the door caught the edge of the garage and bent back on the hinges, requiring a completely new door skin for repair, new hinges, etc. Cost him several thousand $$$ damage. Not to mention the humiliation. He kicked himself for a week over that one.
Who remembers - it was years ago. That car was driven less than my 996. He basically drove it to and from the trailer to enter it into Porsche Parades. You'll also be delighted to know that he's had an '08 Carrera S for around 4 months now - picked it up at Princeton Porsche and drove it back to CT which is over 200 milies. He now has only 540 miles on the car. So, I'm the crazy one, eh??
Think this affliction is genetic?
Don't feel bad, I did it with my grand cherokee when I first bought it. Luckily, it was only $70 dollars to buy a replacement mirror (they are heated) insert. I didn't have to replace the outer housing or motor.
It's too bad your brother doesn't live closer to you. You guys could probably get a "two-fer" with your therapist!
BTW - speaking of your therapist, Dr. Shrinkmeister, he told me that he just bought a small, 6,000 sq. ft. weekend cottage in the Hamptons. He also signed up with Net Jets so they can spend most weekends there. Maybe your brother cound drive down on weekends (obviously not in the Porsche) to the Hamptons to meet with him. He asked me to see if you could pass that offer on to your brother.
Here is an ebay link for an OK Foreign Sale
Looks to be Arctic Silver 149 Buy It Now No affiliation, etc
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-...4506.m20.l1116
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