right side rear view mirror broken

[karnash]

Hi,

I have a Subaru liberty MY05 and last evening a truck drove close and touched and broke the right side rear view mirror. He then refused to accept that he drifted on the left side when I was stationary.

Can anyone please advise where can I find the mirror. I am not sure but Subaru would charge a lot for it.

Your guidance is appreciated. Thank you

[Tank]

sorry to hear, your best bet would be a wrecker but they may not sell the mirror unless you buy the door too.

is it just the edge of the mirror or the mounting point as well.

Edit:
what Arith said below, didn't occur to me you may have the trucks details.

[Arith]

You could try the recyclers like Just Jap Auto (http://www.justjap.com.au/).

However, if I was in this situation, I would report this to my insurance company. Give them the details on what happened, and how the other driver refused responsibility. As long as you have the rego of the truck that caused the damage (his personal details would be good too), your insurance company will do the investigation and put in a claim against whatever insurance company is insuring that truck if they feel your situation is legitimate. And if the final decision is in your favour, you don't pay a penny to get your mirror repaired.

[LOWLIB]

same sought of thing happened to me in a shopping centre car park a guy drove to far forward in a carpark an hit my car then denied he had done so.

insurance soughted it out it eventually came down to a CCTV camera in the car park picking it up


good luck which ever path you chose to go down..

try www.sunspares.com.au they are a subaru wrecker and are always pretty reasonable with pricing

[karnash]

the black plastic which holds the mirror is broken.

The mirror is fine. I am reluctant to call the insurance as I am not sure if they will entertain my claim.

[teK--]

If it's not your fault and you have the other driver's details then just claim and let them do the legwork.

[karnash]

to be honest...I got a bit scared.......the truckie seemed a bit dangerous and so I told him its ok......I will get it fixed...

so now if I call the insurance, then it might back fire....thats what I am scared of.

[NoOzL47]

I had to replace my mirror ages ago, but mine was a hit and run sadly.. if i remember correctly subaru charge around 470 painted for a whole new mirror

[teK--]

to be honest...I got a bit scared.......the truckie seemed a bit dangerous and so I told him its ok......I will get it fixed...

so now if I call the insurance, then it might back fire....thats what I am scared of.

What've you got to lose?

[Kekotic]

to be honest...I got a bit scared.......the truckie seemed a bit dangerous and so I told him its ok......I will get it fixed...

so now if I call the insurance, then it might back fire....thats what I am scared of.

What've you got to lose?

Certainly not his dignity

[karnash]

ok I will call the insurance comp tomorrow....and talk to them.

thanks all for the suggestions......

[The Sean]

Hey go easy on him and his dignity, second only to women picking their children up from school of an afternoon, no one rages harder than a truck driver.

All that caffenine and dealing with traffic snarl all day is enough to give anyone in a poor disposition, reasoning with truck drivers at the end of a long shift is tough