The previous owner had a bit of bling added to what is now my FFRR and i want to tone it down a little.

Mods i want to get rid of particularly are the chrome mirror covers. Is it possible to paint or remove these once fitted. I thought they were siliconed on or something similar which may make remove somewhat more difficult than expected.

any thoughts would be appreciated.

Pull them off ! (Aftermarket Normally stuck on with 3M tape)

Last edited by Gazellio @ Prestige Cars on 27th Mar 2012 10:33pm. Edited 1 time in total

Are they the chrome covers that you can get to stick on to the OEM mirror caps or actual covers ,,,,

For instance when you look at the mirror does it have the lip , sounds silly i know …  ====================================

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They look aftermarket to me. There is a lip between the bottom half of the mirror and the chrome of about 4mm.

Ill give them a good pull, and maybe a gentle lever tomorrow.

Cheers.

I'd be interested in this too, i spent a while tugging, pulling and prising even inserted a thin blade but they are still on. I think maybe I might have to break them to get them off. Geoff

But are yours covers or the real McCoy  ====================================

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If they are OE and fitted correctly with adhesion promoter then you can easily smash the rear case of the mirror if your not careful... Shall we say they stick like s t to a blanket!!!



Craig

Mine came with the chrome covers on the mirrors, after I prised them off I was surprised to see they were genuine Landrover parts. They are held on with a mastic material, just start gently prying at the edges to 'break the seal', once they start to release they come off easily.

When I say 'gently pry' I obviously mean at least twice as hard as you anticipated... +50%

I took my chrome aftermarket covers off recently by inserting a wallpaper stripper with force and dragged it side to side.. Did the same underneath, they came off not a mark on the mirrors, they were glued on aswell as 3M. I then tried to paint gloss black but ended up just buying a new set on the bay.. So I now have a crappy attempt of a respray mirror covers here doing nothing..

At the risk of appearing a clueless . How do you tell the difference between aftermarket and OEM from the outside? I can post some photos if that would help. Geoff

Not sure you can Geoff, I was genuinely surprised to find landrover logo's and part numbers on the reverse side once I had them off the car.

supershuttle wrote:

At the risk of appearing a clueless . How do you tell the difference between aftermarket and OEM from the outside? I can post some photos if that would help.

Geoff, we fit both and it depends where they are made... If you look at the inside of your mirrors (closest surface to your windows) does the mirror cover follow the centre line to where it meets the front cover? Or does it arc around the top with a 10mm or so lip to the top?

Another way to explain it. If you took your mirror covers off, would they look like a mirror that someone has cut in half perfectly? Or would they look like a mirror thats been cut in half then the inside edge (nearest the window) cut round in a half circle to make fitting easier (because thats not visable from outside the car)

I hope that makes a little sense to you?

If you have a pic Geoff of the inside edge nearest the glass i could tell you...



Craig

@ Craig
Photos with flash are rubbish, I'll have another go in the morning.
However, the cut is straight as far as I can see with no modifications to make it easier to fit - you don't say which is which.
They really do look like dodgy aftermarket things but I do know the previous owner had some pimping done from new, like supercharged grill and vents even though it's a diesel and maybe the mirror covers were also on the list.

Anyhow, photo tomorrow for final opinions, although I think they are probably coming off anyway one way or another  Geoff

mines look like half a mirror, assuming that someone specced them from new then.

porbably should have just found a car without them when i bought it. However the rest of the stuff is growing on me. It has the Stainless side tubes and lens protectors (which i cant get off at the front) like the tubes and dont mind the lens bars. Its just the chrome im not fond of. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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