Ford B-Max Wing Mirror: Specs, Fitment & Common Faults
The famous power-fold clicking fault has a genuinely understood mechanical cause, and it's an inherent design characteristic, not a fault unique to one car.
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OEM Part Number: 1748313 (LH) / 1748314 (RH)
| Passenger side (LH / nearside), complete mirror | Genuine Ford: 1748313 (also 2104833, 1542172). Aftermarket: Alkar 6139406 (electric, heated, indicator); Alkar 6143406 (power-folding); Blic 5402-03-2001181P (2001183P folding); Van Wezel 1801807 (1801817 folding) |
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| Driver's side (RH / offside), complete mirror | Genuine Ford: 1748314 (also 2104819, 1531440). Aftermarket: Alkar 6140406 (electric, heated, indicator); Alkar 6144406 (power-folding); Blic 5402-03-2001182P (2001184P folding); Van Wezel 1801808 (1801818 folding) |
| Mirror glass only (aftermarket) | LH Alkar 6471394 (aspherical, heated); RH Alkar 6472394 (convex, heated) |
| Spec variants to match | Electric heated with indicator on all; power-folding on Titanium / X. |
The Famous "Click-Click" Powerfold Fault Has a Genuine, Understood Cause — Ford B-Max Wing Mirror
If your power-folding mirror produces a repeating clicking noise when locking the car rather than folding smoothly, this is a genuinely well-documented Ford fault with a properly understood mechanical cause. Ford's power-fold mirrors use a simple timed relay with no current-sensing or motor-stall detection, meaning the motor keeps trying to wind the mirror inward for a couple of seconds even after it's already folded fully and physically stopped. Over time, the motor grinding against the mirror's internal case cog while stalled gradually deforms the cog's teeth, until the worm gear eventually skips past the damage entirely — producing the characteristic repeating click. This is understood as an inherent design characteristic across Ford's power-fold mirrors generally, not a fault specific to any one car or generation.
Ford B-Max Wing Mirror: More Electronics Hiding Inside Than Most People Realise
A Ford B-Max wing mirror looks like a simple piece of glass and plastic from the outside, but it houses folding motors, heating elements, indicator lights, and sometimes blind-spot sensors — meaning a "faulty mirror" can mean several genuinely different things.
Ford B-Max Wing Mirror: Watch: Replacing It
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Ford B-Max Wing Mirror: Driver's Side or Passenger Side? Sorting Out the Terminology
Wing mirrors for the Ford B-Max are sold by side, and UK retailers, workshops and part catalogues don't always use the same terms for the same side — so it's worth being clear before you order. In right-hand-drive UK cars:
- Driver's side = right-hand (RH) = offside (OS) — the side closest to the centre of the road.
- Passenger side = left-hand (LH) = nearside (NS) — the side closest to the kerb.
Part listings may use any of these terms interchangeably — "RH mirror," "offside mirror," and "driver's side mirror" all refer to the same physical part on a UK-spec B-Max. Double-check which convention your supplier is using before ordering, since a mix-up here is one of the most common reasons the wrong mirror turns up.
Ford B-Max Wing Mirror: What It Does
Beyond the obvious job of rear visibility, modern wing mirrors on higher trims of the B-Max often integrate turn signal repeaters, puddle lights, heating elements to clear condensation, and power-fold motors for tight parking spaces. Higher-spec versions may also house blind-spot monitoring sensors, making them considerably more expensive to replace than a basic mirror.
Ford B-Max Wing Mirror: Generations, Derivatives, Colour & Mirror Adjustment
| Standard trims | Frozen White, Deep Impact Blue, Race Red, Moondust Silver; electric adjustment is standard on most trims from this generation, with heated glass increasingly common too — though the most basic specification may still be manual; confirm your exact trim |
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| Zetec Colour Editions (2016) | electric adjustment is standard on most trims from this generation, with heated glass increasingly common too — though the most basic specification may still be manual; confirm your exact trim |
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Ford B-Max Wing Mirror: Common Faults, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice
These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Wing Mirror Guide for common faults to check for, confirming the exact spec against your VIN, how difficult this job is to DIY, and aftermarket advice.
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