Right side mirror broken -any suggestions?

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  1. Blackat

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    Oh brother. Not the sharpest tool but still a tool.

    In the future when no one here offers any help or even opens your posts, ruminate on this thread.
     
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    Paul has a lot of threads like this one. This is only the latest one of many more to come in this forum.
     
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    Look up the meaning of "ad hominem."
     
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    Apparently I'm stupid for not buying some scambait mirror from China, and I'm a liar for sharing the quote I got from a dealer.
    Gottit.
     
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    How can it be the latest of others to come, though?
     
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    LOL Now, you are being difficult. It is obvious from the context what was meant.
     
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    No one here told you to get a mirror from China if there is even such a mirror. You should only get it from a Toyota dealer. People are only telling you that the price you quoted is MSRP, and you can shop around the dealers (including those who ship online) or negotiate with them. Just like we don’t pay MSRP when we buy the whole car from the dealer, we don’t pay MSRP when we buy the OEM car parts from the dealer. You were already shown links for Toyota dealers in Canada who sell the exact same mirror well below MSRP. If you do it through the insurance, they will take care of it for you and they can negotiate the labor, too.
     
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    Here is what I would do, which is what I did after the hit-and-run that broke my rear combination lamp and damaged the bumper cover.
    1. File an insurance claim and get a check for the job, which will probably be around $1,000 after the $500 deductible.
    2. Get the mirror from a Toyota dealer who offers a good discount (negotiate hard if necessary), which will probably be about $900 with tax.
    3. Do the job yourself.
    4. And make about $100.
    In my case, I made close to $1,000 using the insurance check and by doing the job myself. If I had it done at a shop, I would have spent $500 for the deductible.

    However, if you are not up for the job, just pay the $500 deductible and have it done for you.
     
    #49 Gokhan, Jul 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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    Who says I wasn't going to shop around? When did I say I was going to pay that price?
    Build strawman arguments, much?

    Apparently I'm stupid for not listening to such advice.
    Gottit.
     
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    You guys are right on.
     
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    Trolls gotta troll.
    Apparently you've been dancing around the line long enough to get away with it.
    Create strawman arguments, and try to provoke the battle you crave.
    I'm not biting.

    You may fool the mods, but I won't give you the fight you're trolling for.
    I'll just use "ignore."
     
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    Caught with your pants down.
     
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    Paul, do you have PVM (Panoramic View Monitor)?
     
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    If that means the one with the camera, no.
     
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    Trolling 101: Accuse some of lying; ask for evidence.
    Ignore or deny the evidence; hope they will react.
     
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    So, his car does not have PVM after all.

    That means the following is the correct mirror, which does not cost $1,200 CAD MSRP as he claimed but $360.11 CAD MSRP and $295.00 CAD actual (after dealer discount):

    https://parts.brantfordtoyota.ca/search?search_str=87910-47680

    Since this was due to his dealer’s error and he “obviously” had no control over it, every poster here except him has been a troll for kindly trying to help him, right?
     
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