Ukeraa Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 (edited) Really dropped a bollock yesterday at work. I share an office with a lot of Mountune guys, we don't work together, we literally just happen to share an office. I was really late for a meeting and pulled into a space at a weird angle, I reversed to straighten up and thought I was going to clear the cars wing mirror next to me by a couple of inches, but ended popping off the outer case of their driver side wingmirror like an absolute idiot, in-front of like 20+ engineers... Oh how they laughed at me. But, they were really cool, and used their own shop to fix it at no cost, so I'm buying them a bottle of Jack Daniel's to say thanks/sorry. Now, onto the Z. I have some paintwork to repair now on my passenger wing mirror, I'm surprised how well it stood up, but it needs fixing. I'll post a photo up later, but there's some scratch marks that's completely taken off the paint. What's the best way of going about this? Ego thoroughly bruised, never rush to a meeting in your Z!!! edit: This is the first time I've ever done something like this, I usually take pride in my driving . Edited April 27, 2016 by Ukeraa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Erm. Repair it at a body shop. Or do you mean vest way to repair it yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ukeraa Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Erm. Yeah, repair it myself is possible. I guess this was more of a rant at myself to be honest . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy_Baton Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 (edited) As it your wing mirrors you could try respraying them yourself with rattle cans. I turned mine black, nowhere near as good as a body shop but they are passable and I think i could get them looking a lot better if I had another go at them. Its the first thing I'd ever sprayed. Or you could just buy carbon clip on covers. Edited April 27, 2016 by Randy_Baton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Erm. Yeah, repair it myself is possible. I guess this was more of a rant at myself to be honest . If it's just paint scratches then sand it down (the whole mirror cover) and fill the scratches with primer/filler if not too deep then sand, prep and spray. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I'd probably just take it to a paint shop, can't be any more than £60-£80 to spray a wing mirror. Hell, you could probably buy a decent used cover for less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ukeraa Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Going to take it to a body shop, it's important for reselling that I get all work done professionally, I'm not the most DIY guy. Thanks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richf Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Carbon mirror covers ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veeg33 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 My local body shop did my previous car (06 Mini Cooper) for £25 each wing mirror before I sell it. Having said that, he's a one man army body shop in a shed but his work are really good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsniss350z Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Why not go with Rich@Horshams suggestion and go for a decent set of carbon covers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceejay29 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Carbon mirror covers ? +1 Perfect excuse for one of my favourite mods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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