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Replace your own exterior mirrors & save $150

So last weekend some inebriated A-hole thought he could stop my car by hanging on my passenger side rear view mirror.

Honda was going to charge me $160 for the mirror and $150 for Labor, Which as you will see, is absolutely ludicrous!


Broken Mirror
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Open the door and pull off the black triangle shaped molding.
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Squeeze tabs and pull out plug.
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Unscrew 3 nuts and take mirror off
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I look pretty damn sexxy/creepy in my new mirror!
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Now you just reverse the process. Tighten the nuts (use some red locktite if you prefer), plug in wiring harness, put your molding back on.
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It took me all of 10 minutes, and Honda was going to charge $150 for labor?!?!?! What a friggin joke!

So the next time some idiot breaks your mirror, just replace it yourself. If i knew where a junkyard was near me and i wasnt so damn impatient, it would have been a pretty cheap fix.
 

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It's so dang easy to replace stuff on the E, I have started to get a lil' excited when things break, gives me a new opportunity to save money! Replaced my back bumper, replaced a side panel, replaced my mirror, and it is also the easiest vehicle to replace headlight bulbs ever!
 
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