Source for rear view mirror besides dealer, ebay or salvage yard? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

philemer · 10-03-2009, 11:05 AM

Good Morning,
The inside rear view mirror on my 98 Corolla has progressively been getting looser & looser. Yesterday I removed the set screw and took it off it's stem. One of the plastic pieces inside was floating around loose & I think it is going to be almost impossible to put back together correctly. Even if I can the plastic pieces are still worn.

Is there a good place to buy a new/used mirror besides the dealer ($90), ebay or a salvage yard? It's a basic mirror with no lights or temp. indicator.

Thanks,
Phil

DjiNN · 10-04-2009, 09:09 AM

There are no other places that I can think of besides those places unless you steal them from another car. which I don't condone.

***PhatRoyale*** · 10-04-2009, 11:50 PM

or froogle and search there.

philemer · 10-05-2009, 10:22 AM

Done that, of course. I was just hoping that some of the veterans here could share a favorite store/site for buying parts like mirrors at a reasonable price. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by PhatRoyale

or froogle and search there.

all2baka · 10-05-2009, 11:58 AM

Did you actually search ebay? I just found one randomly while looking for a power mirror switch that was going for about $25.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-94...Q5fAccessories

If $25 is too much, I don't know what to say....

***PhatRoyale*** · 10-05-2009, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by philemer

Done that, of course. I was just hoping that some of the veterans here could share a favorite store/site for buying parts like mirrors at a reasonable price. Thanks.

All I ever buy my parts from is either through a dealership (online pricing), ebay or the local junkyard.

So taking those three out of the equation, I can't really offer you any other recommendations, since those sources offer the cheapest pricing I know of

philemer · 10-05-2009, 01:02 PM

This item did not come up in my search, probably because I used the key words "corolla mirror" and not "corolla/prizm mirror" Thanks for your efforts. I also found another one that's even less but it looked a little damaged. We'll see.

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Originally Posted by all2baka

Did you actually search ebay? I just found one randomly while looking for a power mirror switch that was going for about $25.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-94-95-96-97-98-99-00-01-02-COROLLA-PRIZM-REAR-MIRROR_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el11 16QQhashZitem35a3d4ed0dQQitemZ230381907213QQptZMot orsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

If $25 is too much, I don't know what to say....