a photoblog of what i did today.....

glatt · 02-10-2014, 01:26 PM

The Prizm's rear view mirror day/night switch mechanism had stopped working and the mirror was very wobbly.

This package was waiting for me Friday when I got home.

A junkyard part from Maine, bought on eBay for $42, including shipping. Edit: actually $32, including shipping.

So Saturday I started with the mirror, because I figured it would be easy. I was right. You just snap off the trim piece that covers the screws. And unscrew it. And install the new one the same way, but in reverse. I used a putty knife to snap off the trim piece without gouging it up like a screw driver might have done.

And here's the new mirror, installed.

It's great to have a working mirror again.

02-10-2014, 01:26 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The Prizm's rear view mirror day/night switch mechanism had stopped working and the mirror was very wobbly. This package was waiting for me Friday when I got home. A junkyard part from Maine, bought on eBay for $42, including shipping. Edit: actually $32, including shipping. So Saturday I started with the mirror, because I figured it would be easy. I was right. You just snap off the trim piece that covers the screws. And unscrew it. And install the new one the same way, but in reverse. I used a putty knife to snap off the trim piece without gouging it up like a screw driver might have done. And here's the new mirror, installed. It's great to have a working mirror again. Last edited by glatt; 02-10-2014 at 02:01 PM.

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