NCT QUEIRY

michaelshannon

hi all , I was driving through a narrow lane the other day and a lorrie was too far over ,hit my wingmirror and made several cracks down the mirror it still works perfectly but was wondering does anyone know will it fail NCT because of this? There's a new mirror orderd but it will not arrive in garage until next week Nct is in a couple of days .
Thanks

MrFrisp

michaelshannon wrote: »

hi all , I was driving through a narrow lane the other day and a lorrie was too far over ,hit my wingmirror and made several cracks down the mirror it still works perfectly but was wondering does anyone know will it fail NCT because of this? There's a new mirror orderd but it will not arrive in garage until next week Nct is in a couple of days .
Thanks

As far as I know it'll pass as long as it's working.

One of My mirrors is held on by some tape But it still passed a few weeks ago.
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Ronnie Beck

michaelshannon wrote: »

hi all , I was driving through a narrow lane the other day and a lorrie was too far over ,hit my wingmirror and made several cracks down the mirror it still works perfectly but was wondering does anyone know will it fail NCT because of this? There's a new mirror orderd but it will not arrive in garage until next week Nct is in a couple of days .
Thanks

If the glass is cracked I'd imagine it will fail. Impaired vision and all that. You could stick it through and see as it will be a free visual inspection retest if it does fail.

joujoujou

I'm afraid it'll be a problem...

dar83

As above, but it also leaves it open to interpretation. If the mirror is cracked, but the view is not impaired from it, you may actually get away with it. Unlikely, but possible...

Mark Tapley

Halfords do a standard replacement mirror glass . I think you can stick it on over the cracked one.http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_197291_langId_-1_categoryId_212357

corkgsxr

any motor factors would have replacement glass way cheaper than dealer.

stick on over broken or mirror and backing


ford want 56 euro for a mirror glass, motor factors 15

mawk

Yeah I got a replacement in halfords lately. Cost about 10-15e and just stuck to the old one

coylemj

Ronnie Beck wrote: »

If the glass is cracked I'd imagine it will fail. Impaired vision and all that. You could stick it through and see as it will be a free visual inspection retest if it does fail.

+1 Put it in for the test as it is because even if it fails on the broken mirror, you can bring the car back in a week with the new mirror, the NCT guy will walk out and inspect it in the car park and pass you and that type of (visual) inspection is free.

You would be wasting money patching it up now if the replacement part is on the way.

Conmaicne Mara

Depends on the tester's mood.

I'd a rear view mirror cracked, 1/5th of the glass was missing out of one end, but it was a big mirror and didn't hamper my view.

First test after it breaking I was advised to think about fixing it. So, I spent a couple of years thinking that over until he failed me on it next test