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Rearview Mirror Vibration

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Stilview, May 16, 2005.

  1. Stilview

    Stilview New Member

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    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.
     
    #1 Stilview, May 16, 2005
  2. stevenalice

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    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!
     
    #2 stevenalice, May 16, 2005
  3. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Vibrating because of the music or vibrating because of the road?
     
    #3 Tideland Prius, May 17, 2005
  4. Stilview

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    Vibration is from the road, not music. Image in mirror is clear, the thing buzzes like crazy though.
     
    #4 Stilview, May 17, 2005
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    Mine does it too. I'm hoping they come out with a fix...

    Nate
     
    #5 naterprius, May 17, 2005
  6. Old n Bold

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    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.
     
    #6 Old n Bold, May 19, 2005
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    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.
     
    #7 HTMLSpinnr, May 20, 2005
  8. DanMan32

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    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.
     
    #8 DanMan32, May 20, 2005
  9. Stilview

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    It definitely has to do with the way it is snapped together. Squeezing the parts does help, for a short time.
     
    #9 Stilview, May 21, 2005
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