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posted by [personal profile] emperor at 06:58pm on 26/03/2004
The rear-view mirror fell off on the way out tonight, as [livejournal.com profile] claroscuro was adjusting it prior to getting some more driving practice. It appears to have been held on with glue, but we're not quite sure what to do about this. So...

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posted by [identity profile] mobbsy.livejournal.com at 11:02am on 26/03/2004
Gaffer tape, of course.
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posted by [personal profile] simont at 11:17am on 26/03/2004
Is it actually illegal to drive without a rear-view mirror? Vans with opaque rear doors have to manage with just their wing mirrors, so if those aren't illegal then it's hard to imagine why an ordinary car with the same visibility would be more dangerous...

I'd certainly go for "ask a garage first", though.
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posted by [identity profile] ghoti.livejournal.com at 11:20am on 26/03/2004
It's illegal to drive without two of wing mirrors and rear-view mirror, so so long as you have both wing mirrors, that's fine.

I'd stick it back on with one of those ultra-strong sticky tabs.
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posted by [identity profile] deliberateblank.livejournal.com at 11:47am on 26/03/2004
Stick it back on with congealed hamster blood!
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posted by [identity profile] timeplease.livejournal.com at 12:15pm on 26/03/2004
Places like Halfords sell glue which is intended for sticking rear-view mirrors to windscreens. Don't use superglue.
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posted by [identity profile] edith-the-hutt.livejournal.com at 12:44pm on 26/03/2004
Tickybox the damm thing until it stays put. That ought to fix things.
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posted by [identity profile] theinquisitor.livejournal.com at 03:48pm on 26/03/2004
This happened to me a couple of months ago.

Short answer is, normal glue doesn't do the job, but you can get some heat-activated sticky stuff to hold it on. Garage will no doubt do it for you, but you can probably buy the patch in a random suitable shop.

I'm not quite sure how much heat you need - it wasn't an issue for us, having portable gas blowlamps, et al, but I *think* I remember a hairdrier being enough.
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posted by [identity profile] claroscuro.livejournal.com at 03:25am on 27/03/2004
Believe me, we have blowtorch technology...

muahahahahahahaha
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posted by [personal profile] chess at 05:11am on 27/03/2004
My mother was test-driving a car once when the rear-view mirror came off in her hand as she was trying to adjust it whilst driving along towards a roundabout... that was fun.
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