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My 4th of July was ruined!!!!!!
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 12:14 pm
by Vibe
As I was leaving a friends house at around 4 in the morning I had to back out of this long driveway ----and at the end my left outside mirror snagged the fence gate and sheared of my mirror.No damage to the door where it mounts but busted the plastic and broke the mirror glass. I was totally sick!!!So- I had to spent Friday,Saturday,and Sunday with no mirror. But today I called several dealers and I believe I got the only one in the Detroit area.Now-Thank God I watched the door pad removal on TritonGT's Vibe at our Fenton meet so I was able to change it myself. Took all of 30 minutes!!Cost of the entire mirror assembly was $104.00 and believe me I thought it would cost much more.NOW I'M HAPPY AGAIN!!!!!!! James (Vibe)
Re: My 4th of July was ruined!!!!!! (Vibe)
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 12:52 pm
by NovaResource
quote:...sheared of my mirror.No damage to the door where it mounts but busted the plastic and broke the mirror glass.That's exactly how automotive mirrors are designed to work. Side-view mirrors are built to break off without damaging the door. This creates a much cheaper repair.
Re: My 4th of July was ruined!!!!!! (NovaResource)
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 1:10 pm
by Vibe
quote:...sheared of my mirror.No damage to the door where it mounts but busted the plastic and broke the mirror glass.That's exactly how automotive mirrors are designed to work. Side-view mirrors are built to break off without damaging the door. This creates a much cheaper repair.******* Thank God!! Kinda of makes me miss the hinged mirrors that my 2000 Jimmy had............ James
Re: My 4th of July was ruined!!!!!! (Vibe)
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 8:58 pm
by Triton
Sorry to hear about the accident, but I am glad to hear that you were able to fix it yourself. I am surprised that the cost of the mirror was not higher than that. Thanks for posting this. I'm sure others will have the same thing happen at one point or another.
Re: My 4th of July was ruined!!!!!! (Vibe)
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 9:24 pm
by Vibe
My Gosh --Wher is Silverawd26-I thought he would of jumped in here by now!!!!!
Re: My 4th of July was ruined!!!!!! (Vibe)
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2003 9:59 pm
by Shadow Realm
Sorry to hear about your BooBoo! I'm glad you could fix it yourself Did you take any pics of the damage and the replacing of the mirror? If so, I'm sure we'd all like to see them .Shadow Realm
Re: My 4th of July was ruined!!!!!! (Vibe)
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2003 12:23 am
by cohocarl
quote:I was totally sick!!!Tell the truth James....4am......4th of July....1/5th of Jack Daniels....
Re: My 4th of July was ruined!!!!!! (Vibe)
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2003 6:09 am
by Sputnik
Glad to hear you got it fixed!