Hi all. While driving home today I decided to remove the "stick on" fisheye mirror that I had applied to my side mirror yesterday. It was blocking my view too much. Anyway, while I was prying it up, the mirror shattered. NICE!!! One small cut to the hand and plenty of cussing later, I am wondering if anybody has had to replace the glass only in one of the side mirrors. I am fairly handy and think that I should be able to handle it. Has anybody replaced the glass? If so, where did you buy it? I am guessing that it is a dealer item. Thanks in advance, montenido
The mirror glass is mounted on a platic plate with four locking tabs. What you need to do is tilt the mirror up to the sky as high at posible. Wrap a very small screwdriver with thick tape to protect the finish of the frame around the mirror and use it to find and release the lower two tabs. Then the top two will slide right out. If you search for the threads with instructions for installing "LED Signal Mirror", those instructions include a step to remove the mirror glass, and at least some versions have diagrams showing the locations of the tabs which would make it easier for you to find them and release them. Hey, put some tape over the broken glass too so you don't cut your hands up any more.
Wow. Sorry for your loss. It'd be interesting to see how much your dealer charges you for the mirror glass. This place charges around $53: http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/index.cfm?action=getJointLocator&siteid=214591 $53 ... it's surprising to me how much Toyota OEM parts cost. On my Volvo, the OEM side mirror glass, which I've had to replace twice now, cost me $35, and my body shop guy charged me $15 to install it.
Head to a glass shop, you know the people who replace broken windows in buildings, if you ask nicely they will cut a piece of flat mirror and stick it in with silicone. Anyone who wants to remove double sided tape, RP7 softens the glue and heat helps, use a hair dryer not a paint stripper heat gun. Go very slow.
Thank you everybody who answered. Got a OEM from the link on here somewhere. A Toyota dealer back east, charged about $60. I think I got off cheap. Went in without too much trouble and all looks good. Thanks again.
