Pass. Side Mirror Broke off
05-06-2005, 06:19 PM
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Pass. Side Mirror Broke off I was driving down I-20 today headed home from school, and my damn mirror broke off, the metal brace snapped....SEE PICS BELOW.... I stopped by a collision center on the way to see whats up, and they wanted 225.00 
to replace the whole mirror and paint the part. I told them to **** off! 
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Anyways the first pic shows the whole housing with the metal brace that broke, and the second shows the brace itself removed. Clearly all I need to do is replace the metal part (pictured alone in the 2nd pic), because the painted mirror housing and the mirror are fine.
Any ideas how to get a replacement part pictured in the second picture?????
to replace the whole mirror and paint the part. I told them to **** off! :Anyways the first pic shows the whole housing with the metal brace that broke, and the second shows the brace itself removed. Clearly all I need to do is replace the metal part (pictured alone in the 2nd pic), because the painted mirror housing and the mirror are fine.
Any ideas how to get a replacement part pictured in the second picture?????
05-06-2005, 07:38 PM
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Well (and I'm guessing here) that that metal part won't be available as a seperate piece 
Might go looking around the local boneyards, surely any 4th gen F body mirror will work (might even get lucky and find a trashed mirror that has that piece intact for little to nothing)
Might go looking around the local boneyards, surely any 4th gen F body mirror will work (might even get lucky and find a trashed mirror that has that piece intact for little to nothing)
05-06-2005, 10:52 PM
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that seems a little high. My side vew was stolen off my car. I looked at junk yards and could not find any. I ended up buying one from Chevrolet for around 100 and it was unpainted. Most body shops I talked to wanted 85 to paint cheapest I found was 60. So with everything it was 160.
05-06-2005, 10:54 PM
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See if a metal shop will weld that back together. It may not be possible, but its worth checking out and it'll be cheaper than a new painted mirror .
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Originally Posted by 01 Red WS6
dang dude how fast were you going on 20 
I would bid on one from ebay and use those parts.
I would bid on one from ebay and use those parts.
I was only going 110 ; that's under the speed limit right?? Oh wait I just realized thats an I before 20 not a one on those highway signs!
05-07-2005, 11:59 AM
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I was only going 110 ; that's under the speed limit right?? Oh wait I just realized thats an I before 20 not a one on those highway signs!
Originally Posted by 01 Red WS6
just watch out those state troopers have been out on patrol lately. I hear they have NOS in their cars
05-07-2005, 01:33 PM
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I tore my driver's side mirror off on the shrub at the end of my driveway a few years ago (long story)... I found a used driver's side mirror on ebay for $20.00. I bought a can of touch-up paint & a can of clear coat and sprayed it myself. So my total investment was about $30.00.
I found a used driver's side mirror on ebay for $20.00. I bought a can of touch-up paint & a can of clear coat and sprayed it myself. So my total investment was about $30.00. 