Hi, New to this forum. I was searching for replacement glass for my 2003 Jetta TDI side mirrors when I can across this link http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q_how_to/multi/blindspotmirror.htm
This link list some aspheric mirrors that I could use with my '03 Jetta, so I took these part numbers VW#3b1-857-521a & VW#3b1-857-522a to my local VW dealer. These mirrors looked the same when compared to stock replacements that the VW dealer had. The only difference was that these parts were cheaper. I could not see any difference in the glass as shown in the link above. Has these parts changed? If so, are there newer part numbers that I could use to get aspheric mirrors? Should I notice the aspheric glass being curved or flat?
When I compared the stock driver side to the aspheric driver side mirror next to each other, I did not notice a difference, but the parts room was only 8-10', so I'm not sure if that room was big enough to see the aspheric effects as seen in the link above. Is this normal effect in a small room or should I have seen something similar in the link above?
Thanks,
Nick D.
This link list some aspheric mirrors that I could use with my '03 Jetta, so I took these part numbers VW#3b1-857-521a & VW#3b1-857-522a to my local VW dealer. These mirrors looked the same when compared to stock replacements that the VW dealer had. The only difference was that these parts were cheaper. I could not see any difference in the glass as shown in the link above. Has these parts changed? If so, are there newer part numbers that I could use to get aspheric mirrors? Should I notice the aspheric glass being curved or flat?
When I compared the stock driver side to the aspheric driver side mirror next to each other, I did not notice a difference, but the parts room was only 8-10', so I'm not sure if that room was big enough to see the aspheric effects as seen in the link above. Is this normal effect in a small room or should I have seen something similar in the link above?
Thanks,
Nick D.