cbold68

I have a crystal blue metalic 3.2TL and the driver side mirror motor does not work. I have already changed out the switch in the dash and that did not fix it. The heater does work. I have found a mirror on ebay and the color looks close, but the guy says it is a silver mirror. I know it has heat in is, so I think that makes it a 3.2TL. Does anyone know if mirrors came in other colors close to the crystal blue metallic? I'd rather not buy it unless I knew it was the correct color, but I suppose if the price doesn't go too high, I could take a chance. Any help is appreciated.

Chris

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

welcome to the boards... u have the same exact car as i do... i just want to say that our color is very rare.. if i were u i would just get that mirror and have it painted.. the body shop should not charge u that much..

cbold68

Thanks, I may just buy it....

I see our color every once in awhile and it has always been my favorite for this car. I really like the 5-spoke directional wheels too. I always wanted one and found mine about 1-1/2 years ago. I think it is really a classic looking car. Mileage could be better and I wish it took the regular stuff instead of premium, but oh well....

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

u don't always have to put premium in.. i use plus and put in premium or ultra every once a month... and don't worry about the mileage.. i have seen our cars past 300k miles easy...

cbold68

Actually, I was talking about gas mileage. I get about 22 mpg.

Well, the stupid check engine light is on anyway so I guess I could put cheaper stuff in it. The guys at the shop plugged in their computer and it says I need to replace the O2 sensor behind the catalytic converter. New its like $250. Yikes!

2doe

if you have under 150,000 miles you can get the dealer to do it for free. and a tune-up

Vincent

Yeah, I think Acura is required to do some emissions stuff for free (up to a certain number of years/mileage) due to government regulations. I got my fuel injector replaced for free because of it.

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

it is funny that i posted in this thread a year ago and today my driver side mirror crapped out on me... same exact car, color, and year... maybe it was a defect that year... so i guess i will have to look for a mirror... anyone know how i can test to make sure whether or not the motor is gone???

this morning the mirror would only move up and down.. then after a few seconds it totally crapped out... so the switch should still be okay???



anyone know what the heater element looks like??? i am pretty sure the heat is still good... i looked on ebay and they only have mirrors without heat... so if just the motor is dead, ill order that and install... next question is how do i take apart the mirror without shattering the glass...

desired_speeds

the color doesnt really matter, you can always gut both mirrors and swap their internals

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

im not concerned about the color differences... but i still have to find a heated mirror... and i don't want to spend $250+... i dug up the schematics from the service manual so ill test the switch and motor when i have some time or it is warm out...

this morning i got into the car, the mirror moved left, then it moved right, then it died.. so

Ysidro

the heater thing is a thin plastic sheeet with flat metal strips in it.
if you look at the back of the mirror, it has 2 wires stick out of it.

the thing is, if try to you peel it off, it will cease to work because you're breaking the metal strips. so be careful.

when I modded mine, I use a relay and hook it up to the defogger, so everytime I defog, the heated mirror activates. pretty cool.
goodluck.