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Postby Urban-Cruiser » Sun Sep 07, 2008 2:23 pm

Friend had their side mirror smashed last night. Completely fuct. Whats the law on having only one? Would the car pass a wof? It's a 1990 car.
I just told them to take off the other. Or go to a wrecker. They are freaking out about getting pulled over. :roll:
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Postby holden_fan2005 » Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:22 pm

I didn't have a drivers side mirror on my charade (1988) and it passed a VTNZ wof.

I got pulled up without one and the cop said something about it and I just said I didn't need it for a wof and I was sent on my way :lol:
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Postby strx7 » Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:32 pm

you only require either a the internal rear view mirror or a RHS rear view mirror to pass a wof, in saying that if the casing etc is there it must be all good and working.
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Postby l1ttle_d3vil » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:00 pm

as above, you can pass a WOF with just an internal rear view mirror fitted.
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Postby sleeektoy » Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:11 pm

jagged external projections aren't allowed so if it is broken and sticking out then can be pulled up on it but as above - internal rear view only.
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Postby rolla_fxgt » Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:39 pm

strx7 wrote:you only require either a the internal rear view mirror or a RHS rear view mirror to pass a wof, in saying that if the casing etc is there it must be all good and working.


I've passed WOF's for 3-4 years without a passengers side one with the side casing still there. Both at Toyota & VTNZ.
Though I think you were meaning just the drivers side one, surely the requirements are the same for both wing mirrors.

mine was cause i was too lazy to get another one, and I was still living in studentville where some idiots think breaking wing mirrors at night is a fun game
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Postby method » Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:14 pm

My 76 corolla doesnt have side mirrors, just rear view. Mt 82 corolla had rear view and right hand side mirror, no left.

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Postby Capin-Neemo » Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:22 am

The law is you m ust have at least one rear vision mirror i.e internal or one drivers side mirror i pass vtnz warrants all the time and my saprinter has no internal mirror.

Also if you have the mirror it must be secure and not cracked hence why i have no internal rear vision mirror it was missing when i brought my sprinter from turners guessing it was cracked and the importer just pulled it out :P
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