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Hit and Run. Please help identify wing mirror.

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Hi guys I'm from New Zealand and am trying to track down a the car this mirror came from.

So Saturday night at 7:50pm some "bleep bleep bleep..." crashed into my parked car in St Heliers. THey did not stop, or return to leave a note.

Just left me this

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Decent bit of panel damage, suspension damage and bent the mag wheel. I've only got 3rd parts insurance so I'm up **** creak.
If i can find the make and model of the vehicle I'm hoping to find the culprit. (yes needle in a hay stack etc)

The only piece that fell from their car was the guts out of their wing mirror.

Namely the glass mirror which shattered, the mirror motor and the bit that holds the mirror.

Going by my research so far it looks to be quite a unique shape.

It had the warning "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear"

It was electronically adjustable

The motor in is was make in Australia by "Schefenacker" and has the code 22D5D on it.

The trim that the glass was in, has the logo below on it. And the codes L R1400 1468071
"R1400" appears to relate to the mirror being convex.

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So far i have been trauling trademe, ebay, car mirror sites and google all to no avail. So I'm hoping someone recognizes it and can guide me in the right direction.
 

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I used to work for shave your knackers (Schefenacker) and these were made in bulk for most makes of cars and all glass had that writing on as standard.

You are looking for a needle in a hay stack.

People don't stop these days if they can get away with it unfortunately. Earlier my son was hit by a car while out walking and the jackass (his words) just kept driving.
 

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i wouldnt bother if i was you mate. the same thing happened to my mums car in a small town in nz. the whole mirror skin was left behind. went to the cops who didnt care. i found it was off a mazda 6 and then found the car a few weeks later. took photos of the damage and everything. took it to the cops and they didnt want to know about it.
 
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i would check into if any-one caught it on camera,or home surveillance.or maybe some-one who has recently brought a left side mirror,and what is the most popular car in the area.lucky it was the back not front.check to make sure your brake lights work and parks is all i can think off. good luck.
 

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i would check into if any-one caught it on camera,or home surveillance.or maybe some-one who has recently brought a left side mirror,and what is the most popular car in the area.lucky it was the back not front.check to make sure your brake lights work and parks is all i can think off. good luck.

No offence but i dont think he is going anywhere for a while.
look at the wheel :\
 

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Lol this is why you don't bother with 3rd party.
 

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i wouldnt bother if i was you mate. the same thing happened to my mums car in a small town in nz. the whole mirror skin was left behind. went to the cops who didnt care. i found it was off a mazda 6 and then found the car a few weeks later. took photos of the damage and everything. took it to the cops and they didnt want to know about it.

yup, cops are lazy.
 

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it looks honda to me... you might even email an online seller of mirror glass, bet theyle nail it in a matter of minutes...
 

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No money to be made solving hit and runs.
 

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Lol this is why you don't bother with 3rd party.

Not if you have a half decent car anyway.

I've only had 3rd party on a couple of cars I've owned just because they were the old $500 specials that you drove till the rego ran out then flogged off/scrapped/killed it.
 
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