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Old 13th December 2011, 12:59 PM
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Cheers Brian

I'm really not wanting to force it - the lip on the front side looks too big for it to be a clip in job, more a hold-it-at-90-degrees-then-fold-it-flat and something else will hold it in place.

I have a sneaking suspicion there should be some plastic clips that go in somewhere else that've been broken off mine. Until I can retrieve a suitably cheap and nasty compact mirror from the Mrs that she doesn't mind me trashing I'll probably never know lol
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Old 13th December 2011, 01:06 PM
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I think I might have eventually dis-connected the cable from mine and removed the cover completely, I was then able to see how it should fit which made geting it back in easier, it did just clip in I think

Thats about a year we have been 8 owners now, and I still love driving it
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Old 13th December 2011, 01:19 PM
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Indeed - almost a year exactly just looked back and I collected mine on 18th December!

Not that much fallen off mine considering it's been used almost daily! Nothing has failed apart from a bit of plastic trim falling off the passenger side front door and a failed ABS sensor.

The rest is service or down to poor roads (buckled wheel and refurbs due to tyre removal for a puncture repair!)

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Old 13th December 2011, 01:27 PM
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yeah mine was the 5th Dec last year, think I managed the only Sunday of the winter that there was no snow to go and get it and that reminds me must get it booked in for another service

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Old 13th December 2011, 02:53 PM
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My advice would be to unbolt the glove box and the whole unit will drop down...then it will be easier to sort...there are only at most 4 bolts holding on....
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Old 26th March 2012, 01:22 PM
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Just to finish this thread off - thanks to a8parts a replacement glovebox light arrived in the post today. Once I'd glued 1 of the clips back on that'd parted company in the post lol I managed to swap them over easily enough and it's once again properly mounted


Pics speak 1,000 words and all that

The one I took out


The replacement with its 2 silly little bits of plastic!


Hate little niggles like this so glad it was relatively painless to sort!

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