Ford Ka+ Wing Mirror: Specs, Fitment & Common Faults
On the Ka+, the well-known power-fold clicking fault has a genuine, understood mechanical cause — not a random one-off defect.
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OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — Aftermarket Alkar 6139403 (LH) / 6140403 (RH)
| Passenger side (LH / nearside), complete mirror | Genuine: confirm via VIN. Aftermarket: Alkar 6139403 (electric, heated, convex, primed); Abakus 1227M05 (electric, heated, 5-pin); cable-pull: Blic 5402-03-0397310P, Abakus 1227M03, Alkar 6164434 |
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| Driver's side (RH / offside), complete mirror | Genuine: confirm via VIN. Aftermarket: Alkar 6140403 (electric, heated, temp sensor, convex, primed); Diederichs 1461224 (electric, heated, 7-pin); Abakus 1227M09 (7-pin, LHD/RHD); cable-pull: Diederichs 1461024, Johns 32 52 38-1 |
| Mirror glass only (aftermarket) | LH Prasco FD0107504 / Johns 32 52 37-80 / Abakus 1227G01 (convex); RH Prasco FD0107503 / Abakus 1227G02 / Blic 6102-03-048368P; heated: Alkar 6431434 / 6432434 |
| Spec variants to match | Studio: cable-pull black; Zetec / Active: electric heated, body colour, 5-pin (LH) / 7-pin with temp sensor (RH); no housing indicator. |
The Famous "Click-Click" Powerfold Fault Has a Genuine, Understood Cause — Ford Ka+ 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 Ka+ Wing Mirror: More Electronics Hiding Inside Than Most People Realise
From the outside, the Ford Ka+'s wing mirror looks like nothing more than glass and plastic, but it packs in folding motors, heating elements, indicator lights, and sometimes blind-spot sensors — so "the mirror's broken" could point to several unrelated faults.
Ford Ka+ Wing Mirror: Watch: Replacing It
The Ka+ shares the Fiesta platform and mirror mounting; no Ka+-specific video exists.
Ford Ka+ Wing Mirror: Driver's Side or Passenger Side? Sorting Out the Terminology
Ordering the wrong side is a genuinely common mistake with Ford Ka+ wing mirrors, partly because sellers, workshops and catalogues don't consistently agree on which side is which. On a right-hand-drive UK car:
- 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 Ka+. 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 Ka+ Wing Mirror: What It Does
Beyond the obvious job of rear visibility, modern wing mirrors on higher trims of the Ka+ 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 Ka+ Wing Mirror: Generations, Derivatives, Colour & Mirror Adjustment
| Standard trims | Frozen White, Panther Black, 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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| Black and White Editions | A genuine limited-run pairing Midnight Black with Crystal White (or vice versa) in contrasting body/roof/mirror combinations, with unique Pearl White-detailed seats — not available as a mix-and-match option on standard trims; 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 Ka+ 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.
More Ford Wing Mirror
The same part, covered across other Ford models.