My sideview mirror are a bit beat up from the Florida sun. Peeling clear coat on the covers and the housing has a lot of chipped paint. I was going to look into finding new/ used but they're in the same shape as mine and still pricey.
To test it, I took 320 grit sandpaper to the housing while on the car to see how they smoothed out. I was surprised how smooth it was after just 10 seconds of sanding. So I decided to take a chance and rebuild them with some upgrades. Ill prob scrape the old black paint off, sand, primer and paint. I will clean and lube any hardware as well.
The covers you can find all over ebay so i didnt need to look far. Would be an easy remove/ replace. I may get these Carbon Fiber ones.
Ebay also has these LED puddle lights and signal lights available. pretty cool and very cheap for a quick update. Links below...
Im out of town for a couple weeks but will update you when I start the project. Im still doing research on the actual parts. I'm pretty set on these CF covers but the LED upgrades i need check more on. Hope this can help some of the other people dealing with similar issues.
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CF covers-
Real Carbon Fiber Side Mirror Cap Housing Cover FIT VW Golf Jetta MK5 Passat B6 | eBay
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LED Puddle Lights-
LED Side Mirror Puddle Light For Volkswagen VW Golf MK5 MKV GTi Passat Jetta Eos | eBay
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LED Signals-
For VW Golf 5 Jetta MK5 Passat B6 Sequential Side Mirror Light Turn Signal Lamp | eBay
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Refurbishing/ updating side view mirrors
My sideview mirror are a bit beat up from the Florida sun. Peeling clear coat on the covers and the housing has a lot of chipped paint. I was going to look into finding new/ used but they're in the same shape as mine and still pricey.
To test it, I took 320 grit sandpaper to the housing while on the car to see how they smoothed out. I was surprised how smooth it was after just 10 seconds of sanding. So I decided to take a chance and rebuild them with some upgrades. Ill prob scrape the old black paint off, sand, primer and paint. I will clean and lube any hardware as well.
The covers you can find all over ebay so i didnt need to look far. Would be an easy remove/ replace. I may get these Carbon Fiber ones.
Ebay also has these LED puddle lights and signal lights available. pretty cool and very cheap for a quick update. Links below...
Im out of town for a couple weeks but will update you when I start the project. Im still doing research on the actual parts. I'm pretty set on these CF covers but the LED upgrades i need check more on. Hope this can help some of the other people dealing with similar issues.
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CF covers-
LED Puddle Lights-
LED Signals-
To test it, I took 320 grit sandpaper to the housing while on the car to see how they smoothed out. I was surprised how smooth it was after just 10 seconds of sanding. So I decided to take a chance and rebuild them with some upgrades. Ill prob scrape the old black paint off, sand, primer and paint. I will clean and lube any hardware as well.
The covers you can find all over ebay so i didnt need to look far. Would be an easy remove/ replace. I may get these Carbon Fiber ones.
Ebay also has these LED puddle lights and signal lights available. pretty cool and very cheap for a quick update. Links below...
Im out of town for a couple weeks but will update you when I start the project. Im still doing research on the actual parts. I'm pretty set on these CF covers but the LED upgrades i need check more on. Hope this can help some of the other people dealing with similar issues.
CF covers-
Real Carbon Fiber Side Mirror Cap Housing Cover FIT VW Golf Jetta MK5 Passat B6 | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Real Carbon Fiber Side Mirror Cap Housing Cover FIT VW Golf Jetta MK5 Passat B6 at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
www.ebay.com
LED Puddle Lights-
LED Side Mirror Puddle Light For Volkswagen VW Golf MK5 MKV GTi Passat Jetta Eos | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for LED Side Mirror Puddle Light For Volkswagen VW Golf MK5 MKV GTi Passat Jetta Eos at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
www.ebay.com
LED Signals-
For VW Golf 5 Jetta MK5 Passat B6 Sequential Side Mirror Light Turn Signal Lamp | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for For VW Golf 5 Jetta MK5 Passat B6 Sequential Side Mirror Light Turn Signal Lamp at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
www.ebay.com
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The mirror glasses will become unstuck and fall off next. 
Yes, the glue that holds the actual mirror glass to its plastic base is definitely suspect, just as the glue that holds the vinyl on the door panels is.The mirror glasses will become unstuck and fall off next.
I used Gorilla Glue hot melt glue sticks to repair the top plastic section of the door cards. Seems to be holding up well.
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Was able to do the paint work this weekend on my sideview mirrors. Disassembled, scraped and sanded the base the best I could. Cleaned, primed and painted with black semi gloss. Added new LED puddle and signal lights. Also replaced the old mirror covers with CF covers. I think it came out pretty good and happy with the results.
I did have to cut and solder the wiring for the puddle light as the wiring harness was too big to fit the new light in place.
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I did have to cut and solder the wiring for the puddle light as the wiring harness was too big to fit the new light in place.
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