Second Hand Vauxhall Cavalier Wing Mirror

The Cavalier ran across three main generations: Mk1 (1975–1981), Mk2 (1981–1988), and Mk3 (1988–1995), and the generation is the single most important factor for wing mirror fitment — mirrors from one generation will not swap with another. Within the Mk3, there was a facelift in 1992 that may have introduced changes to mirror fitment, so if your car sits either side of that year, confirm compatibility with the breaker against your registration. Always tell the breaker your exact year alongside the generation.

Both years fall within the Mk3 generation (1988–1995), but the 1992 facelift is a known boundary within that generation, and whether the mirror from a pre-facelift car crosses that boundary to fit a post-facelift car is not something to assume — route that specific question to the breaker with both registration numbers. If both cars are confirmed the same body style and side, there is a reasonable chance of compatibility, but the breaker needs to verify against the actual parts.

Yes, this matters — the front door on a 3-door car is shaped and sized differently to the front door on a 5-door, and because the wing mirror mounts to the door, a mirror from a 3-door car is unlikely to be a direct fit on a 5-door and vice versa. Always tell the breaker your door count as well as your generation and the side you need (NS for nearside/passenger-left, OS for offside/driver-right).

Trim level alone does not change the physical fitment of the mirror housing — an L and a GLS of the same generation and body style take the same mirror as far as the shell and mount are concerned. However, higher trims such as GLS or CD may have had electric adjustment or other features built into the mirror, and whether a donor mirror from a lower trim carries the same functionality is something to confirm with the breaker rather than assume. Colour differences between trims are irrelevant to fitment since a used mirror can always be resprayed or painted to match.

Yes, NS and OS mirrors are handed and are not interchangeable — NS (nearside) is the passenger/left side and OS (offside) is the driver/right side in UK right-hand-drive vehicles. Always state clearly which side you need when contacting a breaker, as supplying the wrong side is one of the most common fitment mistakes with mirrors.

The physical housing may share the same mount, but whether the internal mechanism — electric motors, heating elements, wiring connectors — is compatible depends on your specific car's wiring and trim specification, and this is something you must confirm with the breaker against your registration rather than assume. Fitment of the outer shell is a separate question from whether the feature set will function in your vehicle.