I cracked my near side wing mirror indicator on a tree branch sticking out of a hedge on a country road a few months back. It put a small hole in the clear section of the indicator. It still worked but over time it started to fill with water from the weather and washing and it was starting to look tatty. Time to replace!
I'd found a genuine replacement on eBay for £55.99 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202424928366
But then found some dynamic Audi style ones from China for $46.27 (£35.98). https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184398340250
There are loads of these for sale on AliExpress but I felt more confident in being able to get my money back via eBay if they turned out to be junk.
They arrived pretty quick and were packaged well. First impressions of the plastic and finish is good. The black lenses are ok, I would have preferred clear like the OEM ones but once fitted the black lenses look ok. Fit of the new plastic part to rest of the mirror is very good and it looks factory.
They are slightly let down in quality and finish by the socket for the original wire plug. The fit isn't as good as the original. The plug was hard to push in and then didn't really seat and click into place like the original, it does fit but I don't think seals as well so I wrapped a little electrical tape around it to protect it from any possible water ingress.
The puddle lights are nice and bright and the indicator isn't bad either. The most disappointing part though is the little indicator that's on the inside of housing next to the glass that you can see when your sitting inside the car now doesn't illuminate. The replacement does have the little bit of plastic to fit in the hole but I guess due to the light being a strip rather than a bulb lighting up the clear plastic it no longer illuminates.
For the money they are good. Unless they are illuminated they look and fit like OEM. As long as your OK with the little inside edge bit no longer flashing I would recommend them.
I'd found a genuine replacement on eBay for £55.99 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202424928366
But then found some dynamic Audi style ones from China for $46.27 (£35.98). https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184398340250
There are loads of these for sale on AliExpress but I felt more confident in being able to get my money back via eBay if they turned out to be junk.
They arrived pretty quick and were packaged well. First impressions of the plastic and finish is good. The black lenses are ok, I would have preferred clear like the OEM ones but once fitted the black lenses look ok. Fit of the new plastic part to rest of the mirror is very good and it looks factory.
They are slightly let down in quality and finish by the socket for the original wire plug. The fit isn't as good as the original. The plug was hard to push in and then didn't really seat and click into place like the original, it does fit but I don't think seals as well so I wrapped a little electrical tape around it to protect it from any possible water ingress.
The puddle lights are nice and bright and the indicator isn't bad either. The most disappointing part though is the little indicator that's on the inside of housing next to the glass that you can see when your sitting inside the car now doesn't illuminate. The replacement does have the little bit of plastic to fit in the hole but I guess due to the light being a strip rather than a bulb lighting up the clear plastic it no longer illuminates.
For the money they are good. Unless they are illuminated they look and fit like OEM. As long as your OK with the little inside edge bit no longer flashing I would recommend them.
