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Old 5th August 2018, 11:07 AM
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Is there two different types of folding mirrors on the D3? I'm after buying a complete mirror for the driver's door only to find that the mirror folds upward as opposed to the original on the passenger side folding inward?
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Old 5th August 2018, 12:57 PM
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Early D3's fold upward, later inwards.
Not sure of date they changed, my experience is with 2004 & 2008 models.
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Early D3's fold upward, later inwards.
Not sure of date they changed, my experience is with 2004 & 2008 models.
Hmm...mine's a 2008 facelift - I wonder is it then it was changed - along with the indicator move?
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My 2004 folds upwards, the mirror glass is also a different shape to the later ones.
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Yeah, my guess would be when the indicator changed from being on the wing, to being integrated in the side mirror, which was the 2007-08 facelift.

The 2004-05 major facelift still retained the side indicator in the wing.
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Some have the auto-dimming glass and some don't - just to complicate things more.
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