Second Hand Peugeot 306 Wing Mirror

The Peugeot 306 ran from 1993 to 2002 and received a significant facelift in 1997, giving the car a revised front end and updated body panels including restyled doors and mirrors. Mirrors from the pre-facelift (1993–1997) and post-facelift (1997–2002) generations are not the same shape, so you need to match your mirror to the correct phase of car. Always confirm with the breaker quoting against your exact registration to be sure which phase yours is.

Your 1996 car is a pre-facelift 306 and your 1998 car is a post-facelift model, as Peugeot refreshed the 306 in 1997 with revised bodywork. These two generations have different mirror shapes and mounting points, so a direct swap across that 1997 boundary is unlikely to work correctly. Confirm with the breaker against both registrations before purchasing.

Yes, this does matter — the front doors on a 3-door and 5-door 306 are different sizes, and because the wing mirror mounts to the door itself, the fitting point and mirror base geometry differ between body styles. Make sure you tell the breaker exactly how many doors your car has alongside which side you need (NS for nearside/passenger-left or OS for offside/driver-right). Getting both the door count and the side right is essential for a correct fit.

Trim level does not affect wing mirror fitment on the 306 — the mounting and frame are determined by the generation and body style, not whether the car is an LX, XR, XSi, or another variant. However, higher-spec trims may have had electric adjustment or other mirror features, so a mirror sourced from a base-spec car may look or function slightly differently to what you're replacing. Confirm with the breaker whether the feature specification of the mirror they have matches what your car needs.

Colour is not a fitment issue — any correctly shaped mirror for your generation, body style, and side will fit regardless of what colour it is painted. Used mirrors from breakers are almost always in the donor car's original colour, so a respray or touch-up is usually needed unless you happen to find a match. Focus on getting the generation, door count, and NS/OS side right first, and treat colour as a separate job.

Whether your 306 has an electric, heated, or manually adjusted mirror can affect compatibility with a replacement, as not all mirrors are wired or mechanically the same. Feature specifications like these can vary and the exact changeover points during production are not always clear-cut, so this is something you should confirm with the breaker by quoting your registration and describing what your current mirror does. They can check the specific part they have against your car to make sure the features match.