Hey i was just wondering if any of you guys know what this is. It was on my rear view mirror about a month now but i thought nothing of it until i came across a thread about a rear view mirror exploding on the tl side. Could this be the signs of a impending exploding rear view mirror?

There are spots on the mirror that is tinted and these spots continuously shift, they have been here for about a month and has not gone away.

here are some pictures of the the curently tinted spots

 

Yes, get that mirror out of the car and get a new one before it starts to leak

 

ok thanks for the info, i checked online and it looks like it goes for around $100 could of used that towards a pair of 03 headlights

 

It will eventually pop and leak that auto dimming fluid onto your center console and it eats plastic fom what I've read.

 

shit, i'm going to go check mine

 

Mine was broken like that for ~2 years before I got around to replacing it.

 

did it leak or anything? after reading fstty comment i got a ziploc bag to cover it in fear that it would ruin my interior temperarily of course

 

I'd remove it ASAP. I had mine leak and it melted some of the plastic on the center console that I had to replace. Replacing the mirror takes less than 10 minutes.

 

BTW, it leaked about 2 weeks after I first spotted the issue.

 

... bad times, my Mercedes has the same trouble... pretty common on the 1999 SLK... they have a none adjusting option to save cash... Acura should have a similar option... just a thought...

 

damn, I was going to try and swap one of these autodimmer mirrors into my car, there goes that

 

My original was like that. theres some old threads on it, but we would email the manuafacter (company is on the back, its magna donolly or something like that), and they would send a replacement and you would send your old one back.

The orginal ones had a liquid core but these new replacement ones, and ones they currently put in newer acuras are solid core.

 

i remember a few years back this was a common problem on the 2nd gen tl side i believe you can send it to a company and they will send you a new one for free i think. it never happened to me so i didnt have to do it. check this out https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ew+mirror+leak

 

Some recent posts say that they arent doing the goodwill replacement before. but it wouldnt hurt to email and ask.

 

If you look at the parts fiche there is a manually adjustable mirror for us but its no longer available.

 

yeah i read on the tl side and it seems that they dont have the free replacements anymore but im gonna email them and talk to them before i purchase a new mirror.

 

FYI our mirrors use to cost 280$!!!!!!

the auto dim funstion kept breaking and people needed to buy new ones and at 280 a pop people were furious..

only in the last couple years did they make a new version of the mirror (much more cost effective). If u compare it to the oem on it's a tad different. the plastic is a lil cheaper. but who cares honestly. it was 100 after tax from the dealer. which i though was DIRRRRRT CHEAP. so all n all we should be happy

 

Print and take to dealer (#16):

http://www.acuraautomotiveparts.org/...s=&view=normal

They will price match and then your problem is solved! This is what I did when my mirror started to 'bubble'.

 

thanks, will do

 

No prob. I heard so many horror stories about these mirrors. Mine had the bubble since I bought the car and the only reason i replaced it was because i couldn't stand trucks blinding me without the dimming feature. The new mirrors they sell don't have liquid in them any more. So its a great one time investment! Let me know if you need help putting it in, I did a DIY on it a while back, but its really easy.

 

^^^ me tooo hahah

 

mine leaked while I was in class one very hot day. it still has that gray circle spot in the center to this day and I cleaned up whatever leaked out...

 

yeah i found a DIY on the tl side and took the old one out already, will be going to the dealer this week, with the print out.

 

There ya go!

 

My dealer in mn wouldnt pricematch internet prices so i guess i'll be buying from acura automotive. Anyone know if the mirror i buy for a 01 will be the updated version that doesnt leak?

 

Even the print out? Thats lame. Any new mirrors sold should be without the liquid. Just ask them before you buy to make sure. Or call another dealer, lol.

 

I'm going to need to take mine out soon. Mines already leaked and I still haven't took it out or replaced and fixed the center console. Dealer asking $400 for everything to be fixed. I told them this is a huge problem and they said there's absolutely no liquids in the rear view mirror. I call BS.

 

Well there isn't any liquid any more...lol. Sorry, but yeah they are wrong. The new ones don't have it.

 

Does anyone know what the liquid is ???

 

Not sure what it is comprised of, but its a liquid crystal that burns through plastic, so I sure as hell wouldnt touch it.

 

I have an extra mint condition mirror if any one is interested.

 

which one?

 

I think it is Ununpentium. A rare element. Just google it!



On a real note, I wonder if it has something to do with the stuff they use to make transition lenses.????

 

white bear acura in mn

 

Oh hmm never thought about that.....I hope not because I use transition glasses and if that stuff burns through leather I wouldnt want it anywhere near my eyes.

 

Its not the same as transition lenses.

There are basically two panes of glass, one glass with the liquid crystals in it, and then the actual mirror glass.

Theres a sensor on the front of the mirror that measures light and when there is a large enough difference in brightness between headlights behind you and the rest of the lighting conditions, a sensor energizes the liquid crystals causing them to shift and dim the mirror.

Transition lenses are just photochromic lenses that darken when exposed to UV rays.

Google FTMFW.