hey...sry for a long post...but plz read...involves money
so...i was driving on the highway on sunday...and there was this mustang and a s-type in front of me goin kinda slow and some slow ppl on the right...and this guy on the left was inching up ahead...so i decide to go left when he was sufficiently far nuff ahead...right when i get in the lane, this white plastic box cover or something flew up from under his car and clocked my driver side mirror...i figured it's plastic, it didn't come from his car...i'll leave him alone...when i get off the highway, i notice my mirror folded in from impact and the glass cracked...housing's fine but the glass is bust up...i called this shop that i went to once...didn't talk to the reg guy...but the guy there said it would cost 250 to replace...that sounds wrong...what d'u guys think?...prices or suggestions on what to do?...insurance isn't covering it

 

You can usually find used mirror's on Ebay for around $50-80. If you go to a Honda dealer though and just get the mirror itself(not the housing since you said it was fine) it shouldn't be very expensive.

 

has anybody done an install on just the glass?...cuz i don't want new housings b/c i've always had body matched housings and new housings would be black

 

the GLASS only install is not hard. just gently remove the old glass and dont mess up the houseing any. then get the glass glue (any auto stor or glass shop) and glue it in place.


Good Luck

 

What I'm about to describe is NOT the best fix, but it works and is dirt cheap.

I had the same problem with my Civic--just the mirror glass cracked and housing okay. I traced the shape of the glass part on a piece of paper, bought auto-grade mirror glass, took it to a shop and had it cut in the exact shape of the mirror, then double-side stuck it to the cracked one. Very, VERY easy fix.

 

that justifies that you get some JDM ones....hehehee

 

Go to honda and buy the class. The glass I think clips somehow into the back. Take the old glass out since it is broken anyway. It should just clip right in. $250 is a rip off, don't go that direction. Investigate it yourself and do some problem solving yourself before you just think you can't do it yourself. Most repairs are easily done by the car owner.

Nate.

 

didn't think i can't do it myself...was just asking for advice/help...if it's clips thas great...i'ma bust out haynes man on the weekend