Subaru Impreza Wing Mirror: Specs, Fitment & Common Faults
On the Impreza, UK-spec cars genuinely don't fold via the electric motor at all, despite the mirror unit being physically the same as the JDM part.
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Subaru Impreza Wing Mirror: OEM Part Number
Subaru Impreza Wing Mirror: More Electronics Hiding Inside Than Most People Realise
The Subaru Impreza's wing mirrors bundle a surprising amount of hardware behind that glass — folding motors, heating elements, indicator lights, sometimes blind-spot sensors — meaning a single vague complaint like "the mirror's not working" could describe several distinct faults.
Subaru Impreza Wing Mirror: Driver's Side or Passenger Side? Sorting Out the Terminology
Side confusion is one of the most common ordering errors with Subaru Impreza wing mirrors, since UK sellers and catalogues don't always describe left and right the same way. Here's how it breaks down 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 Impreza. 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.
Subaru Impreza Wing Mirror: What It Does
Beyond the obvious job of rear visibility, modern wing mirrors on higher trims of the Impreza 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.
Subaru Impreza Wing Mirror: Generations, Derivatives, Colour & Mirror Adjustment
| All generations | Crystal White Pearl, Crystal Black Silica, Ice Silver Metallic, Pure Red; 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 Important UK-Specific Limitation Worth Knowing — Subaru Impreza Wing Mirror
This is genuinely worth knowing before assuming your mirror should power-fold: Japanese Domestic Market spec cars have an electric motor that folds the entire mirror housing in, but UK-spec cars genuinely don't fold via this motor at all, despite having what is physically the same mirror unit with the same folding components inside. UK buyers sourcing a replacement mirror are effectively paying for internal parts they can't use.
It's also genuinely worth knowing that the auto-fold-on-lock feature doesn't work out of the box on UK-spec cars fitted with double-deadlocking central locking specifically — an additional relay is needed to acquire a re-open signal for this feature to function correctly.
Subaru Impreza 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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The same part, covered across other Subaru models.