Rearview Mirror Vibration

Stilview · 05-16-2005, 07:36 PM

The rearview mirror in my '04 BC is vibrating and steadily getting more annoying. If I squeeze the mirror where it joins together, the vibration will stop...for a bit. Anyone else experiencing this and found a fix?

Thanks,
Scott H.

stevenalice · 05-16-2005, 09:14 PM

My '05 rearview mirror also vibrates...until I noticed it's in tune with the heavy bass beat of my Erasure Nightbird CD. My fix: I turn down the volume :mrgreen:. But yeah, it's annoying as hell and doesn't happen with our non-Prius car. I don't know any other fix. Sorry!

**Tideland Prius** · 05-17-2005, 12:47 AM

Vibrating because of the music or vibrating because of the road?

Stilview · 05-17-2005, 09:24 AM

Vibration is from the road, not music. Image in mirror is clear, the thing buzzes like crazy though.

naterprius · 05-17-2005, 11:12 AM

Mine does it too. I'm hoping they come out with a fix...

Nate

Old n Bold · 05-19-2005, 10:52 PM

Had a 1976 Explorer with a nasty vibrating mirror. Couldn't find any way to tighten it, so began to rely solely on the outside mirrors. Took it to a dealer. They said I needed a new mirror. It had an auto dim feature and some other stuff. A new mirror would be $250 plus installation. I told them to forget it.

Got a rock in the windshield and it cracked badly. Took it in for a new windshield and told the guy of the mirror problem. He looked at it and said it wasn'f pushed fully in the glued on bracked. He put it on the new windshied and it was rock solid. I complailned about the dealer and the windshield guy said he saw more windshields and mirror in a week than most dealer service centers did in a year.

Check your mirror fitting.

htmlspinnr · 05-20-2005, 02:54 AM

I've noticed the vibration as well. Rotating the mirror on it's axis just a bit seems to help - however it doesn't stop it for long. Seems like there's a bit of play between the shaft and the mirror itself.

DanMan32 · 05-20-2005, 11:53 AM

Mine creaks a bit too. I believe it is how the assembly is snapped together. But my Sunpass transponder makes even more of a racket, since the suction cup mount doesn't hold it properly to not bounce against the windshield.

Stilview · 05-21-2005, 01:33 PM

It definitely has to do with the way it is snapped together. Squeezing the parts does help, for a short time.

05-16-2005, 07:36 PM	#1
Stilview Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 56 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Rearview Mirror Vibration The rearview mirror in my '04 BC is vibrating and steadily getting more annoying. If I squeeze the mirror where it joins together, the vibration will stop...for a bit. Anyone else experiencing this and found a fix? Thanks, Scott H.

05-16-2005, 09:14 PM	#2
stevenalice Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Si Valley, CA Posts: 10 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Rearview Mirror Vibration My '05 rearview mirror also vibrates...until I noticed it's in tune with the heavy bass beat of my Erasure Nightbird CD. My fix: I turn down the volume :mrgreen:. But yeah, it's annoying as hell and doesn't happen with our non-Prius car. I don't know any other fix. Sorry!

05-17-2005, 09:24 AM	#4
Stilview Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 56 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Rearview Mirror Vibration Vibration is from the road, not music. Image in mirror is clear, the thing buzzes like crazy though.

05-17-2005, 11:12 AM	#5
naterprius Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,830 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Package: N/A Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Rearview Mirror Vibration Mine does it too. I'm hoping they come out with a fix... Nate

05-21-2005, 01:33 PM	#9
Stilview Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 56 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Rearview Mirror Vibration It definitely has to do with the way it is snapped together. Squeezing the parts does help, for a short time.

05-17-2005, 12:47 AM	#3
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,909 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	Vibrating because of the music or vibrating because of the road?

05-19-2005, 10:52 PM	#6
Old n Bold Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 79 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Had a 1976 Explorer with a nasty vibrating mirror. Couldn't find any way to tighten it, so began to rely solely on the outside mirrors. Took it to a dealer. They said I needed a new mirror. It had an auto dim feature and some other stuff. A new mirror would be $250 plus installation. I told them to forget it. Got a rock in the windshield and it cracked badly. Took it in for a new windshield and told the guy of the mirror problem. He looked at it and said it wasn'f pushed fully in the glued on bracked. He put it on the new windshied and it was rock solid. I complailned about the dealer and the windshield guy said he saw more windshields and mirror in a week than most dealer service centers did in a year. Check your mirror fitting.

05-20-2005, 02:54 AM	#7
htmlspinnr Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Surprise, AZ (Phoenix) Posts: 1,304 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Pioneer #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	I've noticed the vibration as well. Rotating the mirror on it's axis just a bit seems to help - however it doesn't stop it for long. Seems like there's a bit of play between the shaft and the mirror itself.

05-20-2005, 11:53 AM	#8
DanMan32 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Posts: 3,775 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Mine creaks a bit too. I believe it is how the assembly is snapped together. But my Sunpass transponder makes even more of a racket, since the suction cup mount doesn't hold it properly to not bounce against the windshield.

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