Wing mirror control knob

[bundy1981]

Morning,

Just picked up my new 1.4 sc sport on saturday an when I was adjusting the wing mirrors yesterday the knob you adjust them with came off in my hand !!! Its gone back on but i'm wondering if i need just to glue this on or whether I should go back to th dealer as it may be a build quality issue.

Any ideas ?

 

[nightflight]

back to the dealer.

why faff about yourself when you can get it done professionally for free.

 

[spikeydoo]

ooo sounds painful, your nob coming off in your hands

 

[jc_boc]

hahahahahahahahahahaha. That was sharp spikeydoo!!!!

 

[spikeydoo]

Sorry could not resist

 

[Daryld]

lol

 

[Fozzi]

I caught mine with my knee and it popped off (big bruise for a week!). Eventually found the offending piece off plastic in the dark and it just snapped back on. Quite frankly i was just releaved i hadn't broken it. Talking of broken, the plastic 'cap' on the gear stick has come off - little underside clips have broken off. Anyone know if the dealer will replace at service for me? I don't particularly want them mucking around with a tube of superglue on the cheap.

 

[nightflight]

what on earth were you doing to be able to knee off the mirror knob?

 

[Fozzi]

Trying to jump in the car when late and in a hurry - kinda like Starky & Hutch but without sliding accross the bonnet! As they say, 'more haste, less speed...'

 

[techie]

There is a recall on the gearknob, dealer will sort that for you.

 

[Fozzi]

Thanks for letting me know. Is it just for the cap, or is there another problem too? Any other known problems to think about before i book my car in?

 

[garethrobson]

Thanks for letting me know. Is it just for the cap, or is there another problem too? Any other known problems to think about before i book my car in?

theres the cap, and on mine there was an airbag cable fault. my wing mirror knob bit fell off too, it is a bit loose now. And my gear stick cap fell off, and from the sounds of it, a few peoples have (hence the recall).

 

[mardon]

I'm having a new windscreen fitted on Thursday, will get this checked..

 

[Daryld]

yep i clump my knee on the wingmirror knob too lol

 

[nightflight]

how big are you guys? my knee has never been anywhere near the wing mirror knob

 

[Octane2097]

how big are you guys? my knee has never been anywhere near the wing mirror knob

i was gunna say the same thing, do you guys drive with your knees behind your ears? lol

ps
oh yea i never realised before now the mirrors are heated too, alll good

 

[nightflight]

loving the heated mirrors of late, keep my hands toasty whilst i have a ciggy waiting for the car to warm up in the morning

 

[pete evans]

If you glue it on any excess force will break it. I think you will find it is designed to come off with more then average force to avoid breakage and avoid injury if invovled in a accident just a guess on my part.

 

[ibizasc-chris]

I have bashed my knee on the wingmirror knob a couple times too, i put it back on and now its upside down, and it wont come off... im sure if i use pliers it will come off but i keep forgetting.... oh and yes i can confirm that it hurts quite a lot when you bash your knee off of it...

 

[StewartWaudby]

I'm glad it's not just me that's hit my knee on this, I've only done it the once and it left quite a bruise but afterwards I couldn't for the life of me figure out how I'd managed to have my knee in a position where it could happen