Friend clipped mirror

[AKL]

My friend clipped his right mirror (of his 2003 Honda Civic) in the garage today. I am not quite sure if it is repairable or not. I was wondering if you guys know. He doesn't want to have to replace the whole damn thing when he doesn't.





Thanks!

[AKL]

Sorry for the photo quality. He took it with his camera phone.

[Soup DeVille]

There's such a thing as minimum focus distance, you know! back off to where the camera can actually focus and the pics will be clearer.

Anyways, not its not repairable, yea he'll have to get another one.

I'd suggest going to a junkyard.

[J86]

thats just a clip? Jesus, does he enter his garage at 40?

[AKL]

There's such a thing as minimum focus distance, you know! back off to where the camera can actually focus and the pics will be clearer.

Anyways, not its not repairable, yea he'll have to get another one.

I'd suggest going to a junkyard.

How much do you think it'll cost?


Edit: Misread the post. How much do you think it'll cost new? I'll try to help him find one from the junkyard.

[Soup DeVille]

How much do you think it'll cost?

Depends. New at the dealership- $200-$300.

From an already pulled and inventoried, shrink wrap type salvage yard, $75.00

From a pull-your-own-parts place, its negotiable. I'd aim for ten bucks. Plus the benefit to those types of places is you get to learn how its supposed to bolt together instead of breaking one you've bought trying to learn.

[AKL]

thats just a clip? Jesus, does he enter his garage at 40?

No I'd say 60. 

He was actually backing out. I guess pretty fast to get it completely off.

[AKL]

Depends. New at the dealership- $200-$300.

From an already pulled and inventoried, shrink wrap type salvage yard, $75.00

From a pull-your-own-parts place, its negotiable. I'd aim for ten bucks. Plus the benefit to those types of places is you get to learn how its supposed to bolt together instead of breaking one you've bought trying to learn.

Thanks for the advice. Just a little question, is it ok to drive without a mirror? Or do you have to be creative with some duct tape.

[Soup DeVille]

Thanks for the advice. Just a little question, is it ok to drive without a mirror? Or do you have to be creative with some duck-tape.

Depends on the local laws. It used to be that you either needed a driver's side and a rear view, or both side mirrors. My Caddy in fact never came with a right side mirror.

However, depnding on where you are: any broken equipment may get you a ticket.

If it were me, I'd get the mirror replaced and use the car without it in the meantime, but that's just me.

[Pancor]

I remember when Japanese cars usually only came with a driver's side mirror.  Passenger side was optional... 

[Soup DeVille]

I remember when Japanese cars usually only came with a driver's side mirror.  Passenger side was optional... 

It wasn't just Japanese cars.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I remember when Japanese cars usually only came with a driver's side mirror.  Passenger side was optional... 

Uh... all cars were like that back in da 80's n sh*t.

[Pancor]

I stand corrected.  I only recall noticing it on cheap Japanese cars...

[VTEC_Inside]

Pulled the wires right out of the harness connector, lol, first time I've seen that.

Might as well remove the inner panel and unbolt whats left now too.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I stand corrected.  I only recall noticing it on cheap Japanese cars...

[Pancor]

Well why don't you rub it in a little!!! 

Lol, I got nothing witty to come back with.  Screw you!

[Eye of the Tiger]

Well why don't you rub it in a little!!! 

Lol, I got nothing witty to come back with.  Screw you!

 

[Soup DeVille]

See, that's what you get for trying to be reasonable and intelligent when you've made a mistake on the intertubes.

[Pancor]

See, that's what you get for trying to be reasonable and intelligent when you've made a mistake on the intertubes.

Never again!

[Eye of the Tiger]

Never again!

[Pancor]

[Rupert]

It wasn't just Japanese cars.

My Volvo only had the driver's mirror. And I smashed both off on the Jeep speeding down a snow covered road with trees on either side. The Jeep also had no turn signals. Good times.

[heelntoe]

I remember when Japanese cars usually only came with a driver's side mirror.  Passenger side was optional... 

my car has the passenger mirror as an option.
....and someone broke the mirror of the stand thingy. i glued it back with superglue, but now i can't fold the mirror.
any suggestions? i have a broken passenger mirror in the trunk that has the mechanism, but i want to try putting this together before breaking both of these.

[Onslaught]

He could have to straighten up the door around the area that the bolts hold the mirror on. When you pull something off like that it bends the door up a little and when you put a new one on it won't fit right. Just take a hammer and if you have a dolly and smooth it out. If you don't have a dolly then you can still do it.