Nearly got sideswiped by an idiot in on old white van travelling towards me on Friday. He managed to take out my drivers door mirror, fortunately no other damage. It was a "hit and run", he didn't stop (probably not insured), and disappeared into a large housing estate to prevent me following and getting his details.
Considering a closing speed of approx 60 mph, suprised how resilient the mirror was. The impact split the mirror open and left the actual glass hanging on its electrical connection. I managed to snap it all back together and all lights and functions still working ok. Most of his mirror was lying shattered in the road.
Luckily the only real damage on mine was to the painted mirror cover (badly scuffed, although I've now managed to polish it out today, not at all noticeable), and a cracked Door Mirror Indicator (Repeater) unit.
I have located a new genuine repeater unit (about £20). Cost of a new mirror is in excess of £500!!!!
Just need to sus out how to strip one of these mirrors down so I can replace damaged part.
To say I was pissed off was an understatement - still could have been a lot worse.