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jaws1021 · 04-04-2009, 06:11 PM

I managed to broke my driver side mirror from my 97 camry.

Now, I found black mirror from ebay but I need beige color, they said you can paint it, I dont know how to do that, is it easy to find a paint match and paint it. Any ideas?

DFBonnett · 04-05-2009, 10:34 AM

I've had good luck at www.paintscratch.com . Had the identical issue with my daughter's Mitsu. Turned out well. The color match was dead on. They have a good write up on how to apply paint.
FWIW
YMMV

jaws1021 · 04-05-2009, 04:54 PM

thank you for the replies, if I get the paint from that link you provided , would it stick on top of the shinny black paint , because mirror comes shinny black ..

DFBonnett · 04-07-2009, 02:25 PM

You'll need to sand, prime, then paint. Read the "How to Apply Paint" FAQ on the homepage.

jaws1021 · 04-07-2009, 08:26 PM

paint shop asked 50 dollars, do you think it is worth it to pay that?

DFBonnett · 04-08-2009, 07:20 AM

Unless you have other touch up work to do, I would say yes. That's a great price. Here in NJ a body shop wouldn't pee on your shoes for $50. The supplies alone would likely cost over $25 from Paint Scratch. In my case I already had the paint left over from a bumper repair so my cost to do the mirror was zero. I still have material enough to do more.
FWIW
YMMV