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  1. 7th April 2010, 11:42 PM #1
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    Talking Useful Auto Dimming Rear View Mirror Information

    Evening All,
    I've recently acquired a 96 HSE P38 and have been struck by the dreaded "Blacked Out Rear View Mirror" affliction.

    After looking around online at prices of new mirrors ($300+ overseas if they are in stock) I'd resigned myself to a "Generic" Mirror instead of the Genuine Range Rover Model.

    My Mechanic collected 6 x Mirrors from a Wrecker for $20 for me to decide which one I liked best and suddenly I discovered something marvellous.

    The Rear View Mirror in front of me was from a WH Holden Statesmans and beside a different mounting mechanism, the actual Donnelly ete Part Numbers on the Rear was identical!!!!

    Sure enough, after wiring up a bit of a custom connector, and inverting the Mount (Because of the different angles of Glass ete) the Mirror works perfectly.... Auto Dimming and all...

    So moral of the story is if you are after a Range Rover Rear View Mirror, check out a Commodore Wrecker for a WH Statesman Mirror ASAP...
    (Already got myself a spare on the shelf for an extra $10....)

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    Heath
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  2. 8th April 2010, 07:36 AM #2
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    If you want to revert to a standard mirror, the D2 has the same screen mount.

    Some D2s had a compass mirror too .
    Scott
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  3. 8th April 2010, 08:22 AM #3
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    Another good reason to local parts swap reversing mirrors is many fancy mirrors from the US are designed for LH drive only and can't be fitted to RH drive vehicles.
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  4. 8th April 2010, 07:24 PM #4
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    Brilliant - I love a good fix that's a cheap fix

    My mirror has just leaked a load of goeey black stuff that has stuck hard to the dash
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    Quote Originally Posted by poleonpom View Post
    Brilliant - I love a good fix that's a cheap fix

    My mirror has just leaked a load of goeey black stuff that has stuck hard to the dash

    Get the black goo off the dash, and presumably the radio, ASAP

    This stuff is corrosive to the plastics, and will chew thru them like a rat into timber...
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    WHose the mechanic?

    A mechanic who goes to the wreckers and picks up $10 second hand parts for you?

    Tell him I will personally give him my vote for PM if he agrees to being my P38 mechanic too!!! No, hang on I'll bet he is actually a she that looks like Miss Universe and acts like Ms Porn-World 2010... tell her I will marry her!!!

    Go on burst my bubble and tell me he charges $200 an hour!
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  7. 9th April 2010, 09:12 AM #7
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    2 yrs ago I saw some chatter on the RR website that Magna Donnelly were replacing said mirrors free of charge ...mine was not leaking...just wouldn't dim... I thought it was an urban myth but sent a 'nice' email to the lady nominated in the posts on the rangerovers.net website not quite believing it would be extended outside of continental USA.

    However, to my utter amazement a couple of days later I received a reply from "Donna" somwhere in the USA, with a set of instructions and a week later the FedEx man arrived at my front door with a parcel containing brand new mirror

    Inside the box also was a prepaid return addressed FedEx plastic satchel ...to return the defective mirror which was 10yrs old...

    Gotta love the free market...sometimes

    9th wonder of the world?
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  8. 9th April 2010, 07:58 PM #8
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    Link???

    I'd happily return my existing mirror for a "Spare".
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  9. 9th April 2010, 08:39 PM #9
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    yes I'd love the link too as my mirror is about too start dropping toxic poo poo's. Bit like myself after a night on the ****
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  10. 9th April 2010, 10:20 PM #10
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    Talking Me too!

    Yep happy to see that mines gone to god as well.

    My engine leaks and maybe the gearbox and diffs too... is there a link and free change over for them?
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