chikai

I was putting my car in reverse tonight and I saw what looked like a crack in my passenger side rear view mirror when it went to point down. I thought maybe it was a smudge mark from some dirt or something, but when I ran my finger across it, it was definitely a crack.

Has this ever happen to anyone else? I have had the side mirror defrosters on most of the time because it has been so snowy, wet, and damn cold. I'm thinking maybe it's the temperature difference that has made the glass expand too rapidly...

This should be covered under warranty, correct?

Smitty

I hardly ever use my heated mirrors.. something tells me one of your neighbors bumped it while walking past your whip...

Keep me posted to what happens when you call the dealership..

Get out the vaseline cuz the dealer is gonna screeeeewwwwww ya in the azzzzz...

Smitty

beerknurd

it's not too bad, i ordered 2 side mirror unit's for about $350. I'll have some 01 silver ones for sale cheap soon (SSM)

lou_RENAMED

Chikai did you ever use that mirror to check yourself out cause if you have that would explain a lot. or maybe your girl used it to check her makeup thats who I would blame it on if I were you

Shawn S

I’m guessing ICE caused the problem.
I have my “Auto tilt” feature disabled because of this fear.
One day a few weeks ago I was backing up and I heard a “POP” as the mirror was angling down.
What happened was there was ICE on the mirror especially in the gap on the lower portion when it attempted to tilt down.
It didn’t break, but it didn’t sound good either.

My mirror tilt feature is OFF until the cold weather is gone.

Shawn S

chikai

damn...shawn...that might be it.

my windows were frozen shut this morning when I drove to work. I had to open the door to hand the parking attendant the money.

so...shit...can this be covered under warranty?

lou yeah...i did bang an ugly bitch over the weekend. Damn it...I got to stop banging ugly hoes...they're destroying my car.

chikai

huh...i have an 02'

I'm not about to downgrade to dumbo mirrors.

nate'sCLS

ya, but then you'll have that earlier model Benz look with the passenger mirror larger than the driver.. do it, be different mang

Scrib

Yeah, the auto tilt feature is nice, but you gotta watch if there is any frozen stuff around that mirror. Won't take much to put a stress on the glass and crack it.

chikai

hmmm....it's not like I can predict when that it's frozen or not...and I can't help it if I need to go in reverse.

So the question remains... should this be covered under warranty?

Scrib

Doubt it... I'd guess it'd be treated like a cracked windshield by a rock. Not a manufacturer defect.

nate'sCLS

yup, Scribs right... shit just happens. Just like you can't avoid rocks tearing your hood and shit up.

hotelniko14

yup, or scrating your hood by sliding across it with your gun holster..aka Michael Knight Maneuver #23

BSK181

$45 FOR JUST THE GLASS plus install
i replaced mine last week
my service mgr was nice and did not charge me the install

nate'sCLS

thats cheap.. go on and fix it already!!

louisn

Try to get them to fix under the warranty. It's totally foreseeable to me that ice would form on the window. Therefore Acura should have some info in the owner's maual warning you not to use it in cold weather. I think it worked as designed and is therefore a defective design.

chikai

yeah...that's what I was thinking. It's not like there was a warning sticker that says "don't put your car in reverse" or "disable auto-down side mirror" in cold weather.

regardless..I'm going in tomorrow and see what they say