Land Rover Discovery Wing Mirror: Specs, Fitment & Common Faults
A genuinely useful fix: mirrors folding in opposite directions from each other may have simply gone out of sync, resolved by manually moving them back and forth — plus a diagnostic clue checking one-touch windows for a broader power issue.
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OEM Part Number: Discovery 5 (L462, 2017 on) — confirm via VIN
| Passenger side (LH / nearside), complete mirror | Genuine: confirm via VIN. Aftermarket: Confirm via VIN — Van Wezel 0255807 (electric, heated) listed generically, unverified for L462 |
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| Driver's side (RH / offside), complete mirror | Genuine: confirm via VIN. Aftermarket: Confirm via VIN — Van Wezel 0255808 listed generically, unverified for L462 |
| Mirror glass only (aftermarket) | Order by VIN — generic listings: LH Van Wezel 0261837 / Alkar 6431052, RH Van Wezel 0255838 / 0261838; blind-spot Van Wezel 0258836 / 0261836 |
| Spec variants to match | S / SE: heated, power-folding, puddle lamp; HSE / HSE Luxury: memory, auto-dim, blind-spot assist, surround camera. |
Land Rover Discovery Wing Mirror: More Electronics Hiding Inside Than Most People Realise
From the outside, the Land Rover Discovery'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.
Land Rover Discovery Wing Mirror: Driver's Side or Passenger Side? Sorting Out the Terminology
Ordering the wrong side is a genuinely common mistake with Land Rover Discovery 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 Discovery. 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.
Land Rover Discovery Wing Mirror: Watch: Replacing It
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Land Rover Discovery Wing Mirror: What It Does
Beyond the obvious job of rear visibility, modern wing mirrors on higher trims of the Discovery 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.
Land Rover Discovery Wing Mirror: Generations, Derivatives, Colour & Mirror Adjustment
| All generations | Fuji White, Santorini Black, Corris Grey, Namib Orange; 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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A Genuinely Useful, Real Fix Worth Trying — Land Rover Discovery Wing Mirror
If the mirrors are folding in opposite directions from each other, one folding in while the other folds out, this is genuinely worth knowing: this can happen if the mirrors have simply gone out of sync with one another, worth manually moving them back and forth a couple of times before assuming a genuine fault, since this often resynchronises them without needing any parts replaced.
It's also genuinely worth knowing that auto-fold on lock is typically a setting activated by the dealer specifically, worth knowing this if you want the feature enabled or disabled, since it isn't always something you can toggle yourself through the car's own menus.
Land Rover Discovery 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 Land Rover Wing Mirror
The same part, covered across other Land Rover models.