02rex
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« on: July 11, 2010, 06:54:11 PM » |
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So my auto dimming rear view mirror decided to self destruct and now is discolored in one part and warped or something because now it looks like a fun house mirror. Does anyone have an extra rear view mirror (I don't need an auto-dimming, a regular mirror will do)?
If not, do yall know if I can just pick up from a new one from an autozone or something, or will I have to go to the dealer?
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integratowrx
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« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2010, 08:52:14 PM » |
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Mine started doing the same thing in the past week or two, funny. I guess they only have an 8 year life. The top part of it is discolored and funny looking.
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apgarabu
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« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2010, 11:26:28 AM » |
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lol, so does my wife's mirror in her wrx. does y'all's have like a oval shape in the middle of it and all distorted?
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02rex
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« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2010, 01:28:30 PM » |
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no, mine did look like a fun house mirror, but now just has some discolored spots on it and looks like I am looking though a fog. What are yall planning on doing about it. It is just really getting annoying every time I try to look behind me.
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Saul_Good
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« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2010, 03:51:01 PM » |
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Just get one of these, put it over your stocker and call it a day.  |
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DangBruhY
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« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2010, 10:05:28 AM » |
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I wonder how many people have had this problem?
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02rex
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« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2010, 12:57:02 PM » |
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So I found a DIY from from a guy who had the same problem. I took the mirror apart, separated the glass and the mirror, cleaned them both and reassembled. Since my compass did not work anyway, I just removed all the wires and stuff from the circuit board in the mirror. Now I have a perfectly usable mirror and did not have to buy a new one.  |
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apgarabu
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« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2010, 03:04:39 PM » |
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where is the DIY?
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02rex
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« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2010, 03:44:53 PM » |
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integratowrx
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« Reply #9 on: July 27, 2010, 06:16:47 PM » |
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Thanks for the info! I'm wondering if all of the humidity caused moisture to get into mine?
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02rex
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« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2010, 09:29:22 AM » |
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I know that is not what happened to mine. When I separated the piece of glass from the mirror, the liquid that is supposed to do the auto dimming was just kinda floating around in a glob between the panes, and the fogginess was in between the two panes. It has to be something to do with the auto dimming going bad.
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DangBruhY
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« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2010, 09:40:22 AM » |
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New "glob"?
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