As a result of a careless driver travelling towards me, veering from their side of the road, the driver side wing/door mirror on my nearly new Niro took a heavy clout, smashing the glass. The smashed glass and its plastic backing plate came adrift from the body of the mirror due to the impact, and were left dangling, held only by the wiring connections.
Did you realise that driving a car with a missing driver's side wing mirror, is illegal, with a potential penalty of £2,500 fine and 3 penalty points? I did not until this happened.
So with the car grounded, I had to source a new mirror glass with its backing plate, as I needed the car back on the road as soon as possible.
After loads of searching, the ony source of supply was my official local dealer.
Cost was £160!
OUCH!
I told their parts manager, "I hope not to see you again to buy one of these!"
Some one is making a lot of profit here.
Thankfully the car is back to mint condition, as the replacement glass was easy to fit, and some minor scuffing of the exterior wing mirror casing and driver door, was easily polished out.
