Glue for broken wing mirror?

vicadd · 17-07-2004 11:18AM #1

Some fecker broke my wing mirror. It's an electric one and is hanging on via the cable. It's broken off at the base and is otherwise fine. Does anyone know of a glue that would be strong enough to hold this on?

Seth Brundle · 17-07-2004 11:49AM

Loctite is a good glue but (not knowing your type of car) most mirrors may not have enough glueable area to make it a sound bond (they are kind of hollow at the base).

ChipZilla · 17-07-2004 06:45PM

Get some Araldite and that mirror's never coming off again...;)

vicadd · 18-07-2004 11:17PM

It's a Focus and you're right - it is hollow, so I don't think Loctite will do the job.

ChipZilla - where would I get Araldite? Tried a few hardware places today and no joy. Is it a specialist glue?

Thanks

ChipZilla · 19-07-2004 08:25AM

It's an industrial glue. Builder's providers should have it...

ChipZilla · 19-07-2004 08:33AM

Oh yeah, a similar thing would be Plastic Padding. You can get that in Woodies. I'd imagine car accessory shops would have it too...

Borzoi · 19-07-2004 09:24AM

Originally posted by vicadd
ChipZilla - where would I get Araldite? Tried a few hardware places today and no joy. Is it a specialist glue?

Araldite is a brand name - any two part epoxy resin glue will hold it.

Glue for broken wing mirror?

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