Auto Glass Idiots.

Katie · Spanner Monkey Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Karma :

These people .. have no brains!

Basically I've had no rear view mirror for about 6 months. I tried everything to stick it back, but since it falling off once straight across my knuckles whilst I was changing the radio station, (God that hurt!) I'd given up.

Got a new windscreen put in, and they stuck the rear view mirror back on for me. So I'm driving along, and go to look in my mirror .... they've stuck it on, upside bloody down! Doh!

The only thing I can see is the passenger seat, and if anyone was sitting in it, I could see thier crotch ... they could also see mine. I'm sure the guys would think that would be a great angle to have your mirror at, but after 6 months of it driving me mad, all I wanted to see with it, was out the back of my car!

So we ring them up and the guy comes round to sort it out.

"I understand I put your mirror on wrong?"

"Yeah, it's upside down."

"Oh ... (scratches his chin) really?"

So now it's on the right way round (finally I can use it) but it's really stiff, and hard to move around. Don't know why that is, very strange. Anyway, they are idiots, and my rear view mirror has turned out to be alot more hassle than it's worth!
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R6jonny · Nearly there... Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Karma :

must be hard driving with everything upside down in your mirrors Sad

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anders · Banned Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Karma :

Can chris sort this one out for you?
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Harold_Shand · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Karma :

Is it a suction cup one?

If so, rub some Coke ( a Cola ) on it then stick it on.
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Harold_Shand's theory might be the best explanation.

Itchy · Super Spammer Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Karma :

other glass companies aren't so hot either , I remember one of the vans needed a new windscreen as somebody had smashed it , they came they hacked out the old one , and while taking out the new one smashed that one , they went back to get another and broke that one on the way here , at which they'd run out of stock , and left a van with no wind screen for a couple days ,

Irezumi aka Reuben · Carrot Top Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Karma :

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veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

You wouldn't be saying that if you were scraping bits of biker off of your rear bumper...

I think he's getting at the point you continued to drive even though you didn't have a fixed mirror.

Phil_G · Traffic Copper Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Karma :

The car is still roadworthy however. IIRC M.O.T regs state the vehicle has to have two rear facing mirrors present and correct as a minimum standard for a test pass.

That can mean any combination of internal or external rear views.

Phil
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Dazbo666 · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Karma :

I'm in a similar position at the moment. Had the windscreen replaced after some chav smashed it while the car was parked on my drive Evil or Very Mad

The mirror was stuck back when the screen was replaced, but as we all know those little pads are less than reliable, so less than a week later the mirror's come off again.
I still have the original mirror and a tube of SuperGlue, but i also have one of those suction cup mirrors if the other one fails

@ Harold_Shand, I'll give the Coke suggestion a try, and we'll see what happens Thumbs Up

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Irezumi aka Reuben · Carrot Top Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Karma :

numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

Loctite do a rear view mirror glue.

Shouldn't have taken 6 months to sort out. Confused

Reevo8 · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Karma :

Why are people complete tools for no reason? No rear veiw mirror, well obviously it didnt cause any problem other than a slight annoyance. "Oooh, he is missing a tyre valve cap, shouldnt ride without that!" Rolling Eyes

Think there are some people here who are old before there time. And from old stems off the argument that some would be fucking dull to talk to in the real world. Thumbs Down

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biker-dj · Spanner Monkey Joined: 10 Apr 2005 Karma :

Ask Auto Glass to turn the windscreen around so the mirror isnt upside down..... Confused

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Katie · Spanner Monkey Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Karma :

No Katie doesn't own a motorcycle, as Katie can't afford one yet. Sad

I thought this was a thread about rear view mirrors, not whether or not I had a bike.

You seem to have made the assumption, (I respect your opinions, but I really think that some people just like to use any excuse to have a go at people) that because I had no rear view mirror I thought "Oh well, since it's not there I just won't bother looking around my car anymore!"

Of course I didn't! Not having one just meant that I had to look around more psychically, which was a pain and made my neck ache. If anything, I was more aware without it, because I always checked, and double checked around me, because I knew it wasn't there. Where as if you do have one, sometimes people just have a quick look in the mirror and think that because they've done that it's safe to carry on.
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numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

You are not required on by law just if it was upside down it would annoy the hell out of me. Laughing

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anders · Banned Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Karma :

You broke law, very bad, go to prision, do not collect £200!

Monopoly talk
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Irezumi aka Reuben · Carrot Top Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Karma :

Annabella · Like a person, only smaller Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

Double sided sticky pads are the way forward... those or the "generic" rear veiw mirrors with the suckers on from Halfords.

Every time I adjusted the mirror in my old car it used to come off in my hand, so I had a stash of sticky pads at the ready Very Happy

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cqueen · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Karma :

'can chris do it for you?'

Translated: 'are you still going out with Chris'?

Katie · Spanner Monkey Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Karma :

Reuben, you're clearly not reading the whole post.

It took less than 30 minutes to stick it on. Each time I tried. With loads of different products. It would stay for about half an hour then fall off again. That's why I said, "I tried everything to stick it back on." Rolling Eyes

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