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Old 12-30-2012, 03:14 PM
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Have a look at uk eBay, i bought a pair for £25 or $42. Really good quality as well. Not sure how you guys live without these mirrors, the convex come fitted as standard in uk
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Old 12-30-2012, 03:34 PM
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Have a look at uk eBay, i bought a pair for £25 or $42. Really good quality as well. Not sure how you guys live without these mirrors, the convex come fitted as standard in uk
But will the mirrors be different since they drive on the wrong side of the road?
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Old 12-30-2012, 09:07 PM
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No mirrors are exactly the same.
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Old 12-30-2012, 10:02 PM
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But will the mirrors be different since they drive on the wrong side of the road?
Not sure if you were serious or joking...but thanks for the laugh just trying to figure out which. I was even going to jump in and ask if the interior rear view mirror was different as well...because it needs to tilt to the right since ours tilt to the left.

The passenger side convex mirror (#3) with "objects in mirror are closer than they appear" written on it isn't used in most markets outside North America...especially if they are RHD. They use (#2) convex mirror on the passenger side or the wide angle/aspherical (#1) mirror. So as Imy mentions, and as you can see in the pics I posted...it doesn't matter as long as you install a left & right mirror glass on the appropriate side in either plain, convex, or aspherical style.


(the different mirror glass that are available they all have either left or right part nbr)

#3 convex & #4 plain is used in the USA
#1 wide angle & #2 convex & #4 plain is used in Europe



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Old 12-31-2012, 12:28 PM
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I bought my mirrors from the seller from Latvia a year ago for either 60 or 100 dollars, I forget.

Mine were exactly the same as the OP but they are blue tinted and they are not the auto dim mirrors. I love the aspherical mirrors, they help me see so much better. I only bought them because I bought the car with a cracked right side glass so buying the aspherical pair on ebay was cheaper than OE glass from the dealer
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Sorry to revive this old thread but I am switching back to OE mirrors and just purchased a set of euro's but don't remember which side is + and which is - for the heated connections. Looking down at the mirrors can someone tell me which side is which:
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i am just speculating but i think in this particular application the polarity does not matter - the connection is NOT keyed as most of the other connections (like the electrochromatic connection is done via a connector).

However, best bet is to consult the WDS...

can't see on the picture - do those little metal "knobs" have numbers marked next to them? like 1 and 2?
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Old 08-02-2013, 12:56 PM
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i am just speculating but i think in this particular application the polarity does not matter - the connection is NOT keyed as most of the other connections (like the electrochromatic connection is done via a connector).

However, best bet is to consult the WDS...

can't see on the picture - do those little metal "knobs" have numbers marked next to them? like 1 and 2?
No numbers markings that I am aware off. At work right now and do not have mirror in front of me.
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So where can you get auto dimming convex side mirrors?
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