2000 solara vanity mirror

by **joezee** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 3:58 pm

hey all : where do you guys go for vanity mirrors. both fell off and their is a short in one. the dealer is nuts.too much. it's a 25.00 dollar part in my eyes.can anyone direct me to someone or does anybody have 2 of them. they are beige in color.car has a moon roof if it makes a difference. can't seem to find one. thanks for any info....joezee

by **prowlerartist** » Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:50 pm

mine fell off too, piece of crap

by **sleepin2000** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 3:56 pm

Yeah, my passenger side fell off and the driver side is coming off...I'm a little dissapointed in the quality.

by **FLASH** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 4:09 pm

My driver's side fell off! We should all find a salvaged Solara and part them out.

by **sunrise_solara** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 6:31 pm

Wow! I thought maybe it was just me! Mine fell off in rush hour traffic the other day with the sun in my eyes...I was so disappointed. I have yet to fix it. My mom complained with the same problem in her 98 Camry. Happened to her 5 times already, and I thought she was just being rough, but now I know better. I will talk to my dealer friend and see if I can get a free one (for nuthin' even).

by **Maud'Dib** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 10:02 pm

my drivers side is starting to come off and the light doesn't work. Passenger side is fine. I'll probably never use the mirror or the light, but it's the principle, dammit!

by **SolaraT** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 5:58 am

get silicone and put the sucker back in place. Mine driver side mirror fell out too. The pass side fell out also but it was under warrany at the time.

by **Astro** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 9:06 am

It sounds like almost everybody has had this problem. It should be a TSB, lol! :lol:

by **amp3188** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 10:21 am

I guess I am the only one here who has been lucky enough to not have that problem. But of corse after reading this thread and knowing that my car has around 117,000 miles on it and is a 99 I bet it will happen to me soon. Why did I log in today to read this? :wink:

Website · by **TITO** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 11:18 am

Yup, my driver side one is now thrown in the center console till I figure out what to do with it!

by **stosh** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 11:22 am

OH man such a simple fix.

I took some Gorilla Glue

and put a dab about the size of a q-tip head in each of the mount screw holes. Then I placed the screws in and tried to get even just one thread to catch. Then I took a clamp and held the mirror tight to the visor for about 24hrs. Works fine now!! The Gorilla Glues foams up and becomes a similar material to the foam inside the visor.

by **Maud'Dib** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 11:10 pm

Why do you guys think the light in the drivers side quit? What kinda bulb is that? And has anyone else had this problem?

by **sunrise_solara** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 5:00 pm

The bulb quit because the mirror assembly is loose. The two brass contacts aren't touching because the screws are broken (or about to break). The light was the first thing I noticed, then the whole thing fell in my lap...Glue the assembly back together at the screw bases and the light should come back on.

by **michaels artic frost** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 5:16 pm

Astro wrote:It sounds like almost everybody has had this problem. It should be a TSB, lol!

I hope it doesn't happen to the Gen 2s...

I have one question to ask...do you guys leave it parked outside or garaged?

The only reason why I'm asking is perhaps the heat and cold may be the cause of this, but I do agree with you guys that it should be more reliable.

by **ezshift5** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 9:03 am

...better alternative to the replacement part. Would y'all believe part # 74310-06113-A1 be $187.03 per the dlr?.................ez

2000 solara vanity mirror

2000 solara vanity mirror

I hope it doesn't happen to the Gen 2s...

...Gorilla glue is a (IMHO)...

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