[MINIVINNIE]

it a mod that i wanted to doo for a long time but could never get the stubby F******.eventually i got 2 from a 01 seat arosa with manual adjustment.
before i started

excuse the shit quality pics.

pop out the little gromit on the bottom of the mirror,and stick in a small screwdriver to pop off the top cover

pop out the glass and remove the heater wires from the rear

remove the 2 screws from the bottom cover and remove it

remove the 3 screws that holds on the motor

remove the small connector at the back of the motor,bit of a bitch to get off but you get the idea

lift up the small piece on the connector and carefully remove the 3 wires,you may need to use a very small flat head to bend down the barb on the connector.im stripping the connector because i dont want to cut the wires and is easy anyway...

now you have this left

remove the spring and the clip holding it on,but be careful not to brake the clip.a bit of pressure with a flat head,dont worry,its not going to take the eye out of ya!

lift off the arm and youve got this far

and this is whats removed!

the arosa mirror i got,was complete with back plate,it just the same as this,just a different clip and spring holding on the arm,all you need from the arosa is the arm,top cover and bottom cover,(which doesnt have to be taken off) and remove the manual adjustment mechanism,youll not be needing that anymore(well not if youre putting them back onto a car with manual adjustment)

 

[Ray]

Makes for a good sticky!

 

[MINIVINNIE]

now! remove the small cover from the bottom of the back plate(the bit youve left on the door)

and pull out the loom(its the reason behind removing the connector)the loom wont pull out past the spring and clip.

stick on youre stubby arm,spring and clip(use the spring and clip from the bora/golf)

place a deep socket on top and give it a belt of frank!a medium sized hammer,not a 15 pound slege!

stick back in the loom and replace the small cover

next thing to do is put back on the small white plastic connector,when you remove the 3 wires,the barbs will have been flattened,just lift the barb up a small bit so it will click into the connector

connect up the connector to the motor and use the 3 long screws from the bora/golf mirror and attach it to the arosa mirror arm.

stick on the mirror now and heated mirror wires,and the back cover and jobs done.......mind you,make sure you have the right color covers though,if not it might clash a bit

before

after

same for the other side......

job done,now you have 2 stubby heated and electriclly adjusted mirrors!

all painted

just a note...these were manual adjusted arosa/lupo mirrors.if youre cars has electric mirrors,the motors will just all screw up to the arosa/lupo arms.

 

[Brian47]

Nice write up, the red mirrors actually look kinda cool

 

[MINIVINNIE]

QUOTE (Brian47 @ Aug 2 2009, 10:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Nice write up, the red mirrors actually look kinda cool

i was going to run them for a while,thought they were kinda cool to!

 

[gtijohn]

That' a nice mod alright. Ya get the arosa mirrors in a scrapyard vinnie?
Have been keepin an eye out for them myself but think a good few people have the same idea!

 

[MINIVINNIE]

QUOTE (gtijohn @ Aug 2 2009, 11:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>That' a nice mod alright. Ya get the arosa mirrors in a scrapyard vinnie?
Have been keepin an eye out for them myself but think a good few people have the same idea!

yea,i got them off a mate who was scrappin the arosa,and the mirrors were perfect!like someone said here before,thers alot of talkers and not alot of do'ers!wasnt to sure if the would fit to be honest,but they fit perfectly!

 

[rg16vt]

looks good vinnie very handy/useful write up

 

[bora-tdi]

My womans 01 seat cordoba has the stubby mirror on the passanger side. Maybe the other side could be got from a left hand drive version of the car if anyone was thinking of doing this???

 

[mac dubbin]

i always wanted to no how to do this .
it got me thinking .
if i got mk3 cabby mirror's off the newer model with the mk4 front i could stick stubby mirror's on the vento

thanks

 

[Damien_GTI]

I put some stubby miroors on my golf a while back but they only had unheated mirrors, so went and got heated mirrors lately.

Anyway here are the part numbers for blue tinted heated mirrors to fit the stubby mirrors incase they are of use to somebody:

1J1 857 522E Drivers side.
1J2 857 521B Passenger side.

 

[mac dubbin]

iv beign looking for this thread for ages

have do this now

 

[Seanie10]

Will this work with any lupo/arosa mirrors

 

[MINIVINNIE]

QUOTE (Seanie10 @ Jul 18 2011, 02:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Will this work with any lupo/arosa mirrors
as far as i know they will.

 

[Dave_A6]

think i'll have to do this now good detail on how to do the conversion

 

[Future Drifter]

theres electric motors on the ones on my bora will they be ok with the arosa/lupo arms and covers

 

[Graham182]

Yes as the motors themselves are interchangeable, so if the lupo mirrors are manual, you just unscrew the hinged part the mirror clips to and screw on the electric motor.