B8 wing mirror indicator replacement

[mccrj]

I'm waiting for a call back from Audi to give me a price for replacing the indicator bulb in my wingmirror.
I know it's not going to be cheap :zx11:
Does anyone know if this replacement is possible without going to Audi. If so any guidance would be much appreciated.

Cheers
in advance :Blush2:

[mccrj]

Got the call back from Audi
£27 for the part, which is not a bulb but a sealed unit; not too bad!
£70 labour to have it fitted; HOLY 5H1T :aargh4:

[theblacksurge]

I recently had to dismantle my passenger side mirror, it's fairly straight forward and once apart it's just a case of unclipping a connector and sliding out the indicator unit from the housing. (indicator is a sealed unit, running just one LED).

[mccrj]

Cheers blacksurge

May I ask why you had to dismantle your wingmirror?

Any tips on where to start, e.g. removing the mirror to get inside.
Any tips would be much appreciated as I think I'm going to have a go at this one myself.

P.S. If it makes any difference my mirrors have the full works, i.e. folding, heated, auto dimming etc.

[theblacksurge]

Have PM'd you re. how to.

I had to dismantle mine as the housing unclipped itself whilst I was driving, after removing it I realised that the plastic lugs were out of alignment and also two screws were missing, so somebody has been in there before for some reason and not done too good a job.

[Crazyfool]

Have a look here http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/audi-s4-a4-a4-cab-b8-chassis/116112-wing-mirror.html. I bough the part but haven't fitted it yet.

[mccrj]

Have a look here http://www.audi-sport.net/vb/audi-s4-a4-a4-cab-b8-chassis/116112-wing-mirror.html. I bough the part but haven't fitted it yet.

Cheers for that Crazyfool

Very detailed pix give me a bit more confidence to give it a go.
I'd be interested to see how you get on; when you get round to it.

Good luck :beerchug:

[nawaid]

some drunken <REMOVED> has ripped my folding mirror off and its dangling by the cable. want to try and take it off, and ideas?

[gregpot2000]

When a lorry knocked my mirror off so it was dangling, audi charged me over 300 for a whole new unit and fitting, although don't know if they were taking the pee as they knew the lorry company had agreed liability and said they would pay

[mccrj]

Sorry to hear about your situation; afraid I can't offer any advice other than have a look at this link http://www.audienthusiasts.com/Project_FoldingMirrors2.html.

I had a hairline crack in the top (coloured) part of the mirror housing and the integral indicator unit eventually failed. To get the dealer to replace the cracked housing with a new one (which they painted also) and a new indicator unit was just shy of £200 . With that in mind I would imagine your dealer might charge quite a bit more should you chose that path.