Ive recently purchased a 2002 RR HSE with photochromatic wing mirror glass. However Ive noticed the drivers side has a double image or ghosting effect. Its hard to explain or photograph but Id thought Id mention it on here in case its a common problem. The glass looks fine, no peeling or discolouration or cracks but everything just seems slightly distorted through it. Its like two images have been badly laid over one another.

I know this glass costs a small fortune so I wont change If I dont have to but im just hoping someone will come on here and say "oh yeah you just need to cross the beams and it will be fine" etc

You have to change one of the bolts on the O/S/R driveshaft whilst there is a moon in the third quarter, this has to be done at 3.56am on a Wednesday, the bolt has to be tightened by a Tongan native... If you do this the mirror will turn inside out for 2.0873 seconds and then everything will return to normal...

Good Luck...  Pete

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Sorry, couldn't resist... I think you need a new one and yes they are a silly price, I changed mine for standard heated ones with concave ends so you get rid of the massive blind spot the originals have... can't say I've noticed that they don't dim any more.... Pete

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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Last time I priced one up they were about £150 per side

Thanks guys yeah I figured Id need a new one alright. Well Im not paying €200 for wing mirror glass so that only leaves me with one option.

Any Tongans on here.....

These were the ones I bought (he has the other side as well) they are a massive improvement in vision over the standard ones, no blind spot at all...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Passenger-side-W...43b5eb3fbc

Take the back and front trim off the wing mirror, they just pull off, bit of faffing to get the glass off, it pulls upwards..

Make sure the plastic is nice and warm or it may break....

I filed out the mounting holes on the new one to get it to slip on easier....

Then sell your nearside one on ebay for three times what these cost.....  Pete

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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Haylands wrote:

You have to change one of the bolts on the O/S/R driveshaft whilst there is a moon in the third quarter, this has to be done at 3.56am on a Wednesday, the bolt has to be tightened by a Tongan native... If you do this the mirror will turn inside out for 2.0873 seconds and then everything will return to normal...

Good Luck...

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I like the cut of your jib Haylands

I recently bought one for my AB 05 (face lift ) from my local MD for £125 all in. It was also the photochomatic type.

I think the Ebay ones are good idea, but sadly his website tells me they won't fit a 2006MY SC . Looking at eh images I think they would though. Does anyone know if I am right?

I think they are all the same from 02-12 they are also the same as the BMW X5 99-06

I've just ordered these in a pair with wide angle lens and blue tint for buttons of fleabay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pair-of-Door-Mir...5d59d259c9

I think there are different ones for early cars and for later cars from about 2004 onwards. The fitting on the back of the glass is different i think, it's the same as the Discovery 3. The Ebay ones, are also only heated not Electrochomatic (auto dim), The non-dimming ones are a lot cheaper even from Land-Rover (about £50 i think)

Island 4x4 do some cheaper after market ones.

What colour is the tint on your mirrors ? Bronze is photochromatic and Blueish just heated , I only say this because I don't think photochromic mirrors were available in 2002 let alone on an HSE but I await to be corrected .Can;t remember when they changed from a BMW mirror to the newer one but it was definitely about 2004 . 2008 MY Supercharged
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Yeah mine are bronze they are photochromic and they are knackered. Didn't feel the need to replace like for like just wanted the heated option.