Wanted: early style wing mirrors, that adjust up.down, left/right and generally good condition.
Not worried about the colour as I will put my caps on them.
Ideally from RHD car so the mirror glass is definitely correct, but can swap my questionable* mirrors in to them.
(I would consider a set from a later car as I'm fairly certain the insides can just be swapped about but would need to disassemble to try)
*I think I have a LHD mirror in mine and the view field is bad
WANTED: early style wing mirrors
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- jamescarruthers
- 480 Is my middle name
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WANTED: early style wing mirrors
1987 Volvo 480 ES, 507274, 217 - Red (Ness)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)
Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)
Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)
- jamescarruthers
- 480 Is my middle name
- Posts: 2511
- Joined: Mon Jul 07, 2003 3:19 pm
- Location: Cambridge
Re: WANTED: early style wing mirrors
Well it looks like 850 mirror motors are nearly identical!
If you order an 850 motor, you will have to swap over the back cover, the screw hole strengthening tubes and the mirror attaching ring to use the 850 motot. Its fiddly but possible.
Or, you could just rob the parts from the 850 one and make your 480 one work again as it is very likely that all that is broken is the toothed guide piece. However due to age, mine was really noisey so I chose to use mainly new 850 part with a few old 480 bits installed.
If you order an 850 motor, you will have to swap over the back cover, the screw hole strengthening tubes and the mirror attaching ring to use the 850 motot. Its fiddly but possible.
Or, you could just rob the parts from the 850 one and make your 480 one work again as it is very likely that all that is broken is the toothed guide piece. However due to age, mine was really noisey so I chose to use mainly new 850 part with a few old 480 bits installed.
Last edited by jamescarruthers on Mon Oct 02, 2023 2:54 pm, edited 1 time in total.
1987 Volvo 480 ES, 507274, 217 - Red (Ness)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)
Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)
Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)