I'm still kicking myself for this a year after it happened. I was backing out of a tight parking spot, looking at the backup camera on the center screen, when the left mirror hit a column and cracked open. Because of the angle at which it collided, the mirror folding forward was not enough to absorb the impact, so the plastic housing took a big hit. As you can see in the photos, the damage is limited to the black frame around the mirror. Mirror itself and outer silver shell are not affected.
When I talked to a technician at my local Toyota dealership, he said they would have to replace the entire mirror assembly. Because the mirror contains electronics for the Blind Spot Monitoring and the camera for the Bird’s Eye View system, he said the total replacement cost would be upwards of $1,500!
I can’t justify spending that amount for an otherwise fully functional mirror, especially since the damage is localized to a very specific sub-component. I patched the crack with silicone to prevent water from getting in and doing more damage (also, I live in place where it doesn’t rain often, so it’s not too much of an issue), but it hurts me to see the crack every time I step into my otherwise spotless car.
Do you guys have any advice on where I could find the black frame to replace (or even just the Part Number for it)? Any idea if it even can be replaced by itself without an entire new mirror assembly? What would you guys do?
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When I talked to a technician at my local Toyota dealership, he said they would have to replace the entire mirror assembly. Because the mirror contains electronics for the Blind Spot Monitoring and the camera for the Bird’s Eye View system, he said the total replacement cost would be upwards of $1,500!
I can’t justify spending that amount for an otherwise fully functional mirror, especially since the damage is localized to a very specific sub-component. I patched the crack with silicone to prevent water from getting in and doing more damage (also, I live in place where it doesn’t rain often, so it’s not too much of an issue), but it hurts me to see the crack every time I step into my otherwise spotless car.
Do you guys have any advice on where I could find the black frame to replace (or even just the Part Number for it)? Any idea if it even can be replaced by itself without an entire new mirror assembly? What would you guys do?
