Interior wing mirror cover clip broken - repair or replace

[Oggy172]

Morning all,

Having recently purchased my 997.1 they're were a couple of small issues, window not working (now fixed) & the wing mirror triangle clip snapped off, however this was the door side clip that's part of the window seal.

I don't have the missing piece for reference.

Do I replace the seal? It seems expensive for what is just a little clip

Can I repair it? JB weld a small bit of plastic maybe?

Any other ideas?

I can't be the only person to have this problem, the replacement seal can be had for circa £40 but I imagine it's a bit of a pain to fit.....

Thanks in advance for any opinions or recommendations

 

[ftaffy]

Hi Oggy,

I found the issue had occurred on my car in previous ownership when i went to replace the triangle. My intention is to replace the seal when take the door trim off in a month or 2 as i want the car complete. But the solution they had was to just use a little glue as you suggest, looked like some silicone was used possibly.

Did you have a part number for the replacement seal?

Not seen an DIY for this task.

 

[deMort]

Pretty common to come across this .. i use a bit of butil at the top of the trim to hold it in place ..

Glue and you will have issues the next time you need the door card off so Butil is a good solution .

This sort of stuff ..

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coralgraph...sc_df_B00CQNC8ZY/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=

 

[Oggy172]

Hi Oggy,

I found the issue had occurred on my car in previous ownership when i went to replace the triangle. My intention is to replace the seal when take the door trim off in a month or 2 as i want the car complete. But the solution they had was to just use a little glue as you suggest, looked like some silicone was used possibly.

Did you have a part number for the replacement seal?

Not seen an DIY for this task.

I believe it to be this:
99753753107

 

[Oggy172]

Pretty common to come across this .. i use a bit of butil at the top of the trim to hold it in place ..

Glue and you will have issues the next time you need the door card off so Butil is a good solution .

This sort of stuff ..

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coralgraph...sc_df_B00CQNC8ZY/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=

Ah, so just use an adhesive like tape on the upper angle/corner as opposed to trying to secure a 2mm wide bit of plastic using glue?

 

[deMort]

Yup.

Butil is a windscreen sealant .. very sticky and kinda like putty .. put a small piece of it on the trim then push it into place .

As mentioned i often either see these broken or already have Butil on them .

Glue is a permanent method which whilst fine means its going to be a problem the next time the door card has to be removed .

If you were anywhere down south id just say drop in and ill cut you off a strip as the reel you will buy is enough for over a thousand of this job lol .

 

[ftaffy]

Thanks for the tips, i used a Velcro strip on each side to replace the upper point. Annoyingly i did notice that there is a tear in rubber upper section. Seems likely to not be an issue for now but expect to need to replace anyway.