Mirrors turning brown
#1
Mirrors turning brown
Hey everyone,
Wondering how hard it is to change the side mirror on a 2012 sh-awd (just the glass not the whole assembly)
they're starting to turn brown and don't want to pay for labour if it's a relatively simple job
Wondering how hard it is to change the side mirror on a 2012 sh-awd (just the glass not the whole assembly)
they're starting to turn brown and don't want to pay for labour if it's a relatively simple job
#2
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i did a quick google search "4g tl side mirror diy"
https://www.google.com/search?q=site...hrome&ie=UTF-8
foudn this: https://acurazine.com/how-tos/a/acur...-mirror-423783
https://www.google.com/search?q=site...hrome&ie=UTF-8
foudn this: https://acurazine.com/how-tos/a/acur...-mirror-423783
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#3
i did a quick google search "4g tl side mirror diy"
https://www.google.com/search?q=site...hrome&ie=UTF-8
foudn this: https://acurazine.com/how-tos/a/acur...-mirror-423783
https://www.google.com/search?q=site...hrome&ie=UTF-8
foudn this: https://acurazine.com/how-tos/a/acur...-mirror-423783
#4
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In that link was a 'related discussion' sbout removing glass:
https://acurazine.com/forums/fourth-...-10-tl-942362/
I cant do all the work for you, you gotta read too man!
https://acurazine.com/forums/fourth-...-10-tl-942362/
I cant do all the work for you, you gotta read too man!
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aleo12 (05-09-2017)
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Very easy to remove, you tilt the mirror towards the car all the way and use a flathead screw driver to pop the mirrors out of the slots that hold it in there. Carefully remove the glass because it's still connected to the wiring harness for the heated mirror feature (ironically its the reason why they turn brown). Disconnect both wires, and too install do the opposite of what you did to remove them but you wont need the screw driver just pop the new glass in place.
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Very easy to remove, you tilt the mirror towards the car all the way and use a flathead screw driver to pop the mirrors out of the slots that hold it in there. Carefully remove the glass because it's still connected to the wiring harness for the heated mirror feature (ironically its the reason why they turn brown). Disconnect both wires, and too install do the opposite of what you did to remove them but you wont need the screw driver just pop the new glass in place.
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I guess acura's just uses cheap mirrors then, which is annoying because the only place i can get the glass for a decent price is from the dealer. Hopefully these one's last longer.
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I had to replace the Driver's side mirror a few weeks ago on my 2006 due to this same issue; I bought the glass from an online dealer site and it cost me about $50 including shipping. Not unreasonable for a new OEM part.
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