Has anyone ever replaced a side-view mirror on a newer car


LoveBucketS , Thursday, 5th of August 2010 04:16:14 AM

Broke the plastic housing on the mirror on my Honda Element backing out of 
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the garage this morning.l have tools, and some mechanical skills, but am 
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not sure if this is a job l should take on myself.Thought?
 
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Dancey Pants , Friday, 6th of August 2010 01:41:09 AM

It is a simple job, just take the inside door panel off or  
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loose enough to get to the 3 nuts that hold the mirror on, usually 10  
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millimeter nuts.  
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skeeter :) , Saturday, 7th of August 2010 06:44:36 PM

Most have a piece that you can pop off around the mirror to  
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unscrew it. If it has any electrics in it, you most likely will need to  
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take the door panel, which can be a pain. If you are not sure how to do  
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it, you should just take it to the shop. But before I would resort to  
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that, look around online at honda forums and ask. They are always helpful  
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before paying the stealer for something that you could do.  
 
 
 
 
 

cookie , Sunday, 8th of August 2010 10:02:10 PM

plastic plate on inside/3 screws  
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burnt-toast =] , Monday, 9th of August 2010 06:42:44 AM

you can do it yourself to do so you will need to take off the  
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door panel behind the mirror should be some screws take them out and pull  
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the broke mirror off and put the new one in the same holes and put it all  
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back together. if you need more help go to autozone.com look up your car  
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search for the mirror and at the top of the page should be a link that  
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says repair guides and it will have detailed directions on how to do it. i  
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baby seal , Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 03:10:54 PM

It is quite easy. Grab a used one from eBay or scour your  
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local scrap yards (car-parts.com).  
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You are basically looking at removing the inside cover and under that are  
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a few bolts holding the mirror to the door. I believe they are 10mm.  
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Unplug the electrical connector, install in reverse.  
 
 
 
 
 

Phat Barbie , Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 01:48:43 AM

you only get one chance at it i suggest taking it to a body  
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shop and let them install it if they break the window they are responsible  
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if you brake it you're buying a new one  
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Honey Bear , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 01:17:41 PM

rip that bitch off and see how it goes together. thats how i  
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would do it, you can figure it out unless they use magic to assemble it  
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lol  
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