Right side mirror broken -any suggestions?

I walked away from this thread because of the stupid, but I thought of something that might help others in the future that end up here for a similar situation.



The parts marked in green are key because you can't buy them separately. If either are damaged, you'll have to buy the complete mirror assembly. If they're intact, you can just buy the needed replacement parts and save a ton of money.




If you have Panoramic View Monitor, the replacement mirror assembly is crazy expensive due to the camera and IR light. Depending on the condition of your damaged mirror, you might be able to get by with the cheaper version if your camera and light are still intact and you're comfortable with a little wiring work.

From your old mirror, you would need to at least salvage the very bottom panel with the camera and IR light attached(the part marked in blue). If the lower cover is also intact(the part marked in red), that's a bonus because you won't have to buy a replacement for it. The hardest part of the project is salvaging your original wiring harnesses(there are two - the main one and a wire for the camera feed).

The harnesses pass through a narrow hole and you won't be able to pull them out without removing the plastic connectors on the door end of the harnesses. If you de-pin the terminals and remove the plastic connectors, you'll be able to pull the wires through the hole and transfer the harnesses to the new mirror. Then you would pass the harness through the hole in the new mirror and re-pin the plastic connectors back on.

It's all a giant PITA, but it could save you something like $500 if you're doing everything yourself.

LH Mirror parts:
$1107.78 - 87940-47670 - Mirror Assembly with PVM
$42.73 - 87945-47110-C0 - Cover, Outer Mirror
or
$366.75 - 87940-47660 - Mirror Assembly without PVM
$41.40 - 8794B-47670 - Cover, Outer Mirror No. 3 with PVM - if needed (the part marked in red)
$42.73 - 87945-47110-C0 - Cover, Outer Mirror

RH Mirror parts:
$1107.78 - 87910-47690 - Mirror Assembly with PVM
$42.73 - 87915-47110-C0 - Cover, Outer Mirror
or
$366.75 - 87910-47680 - Mirror Assembly without PVM
$41.40 - 8791B-47690 - Cover, Outer Mirror No. 3 with PVM - if needed (the part marked in red)
$42.73 - 87915-47110-C0 - Cover, Outer Mirror

(prices are full US MSRP w/ no discounts)


So to recap, if you have a damaged mirror with PVM, you might be able to get away with purchasing the cheaper mirror and the No. 3 Cover from the PVM version(if needed). I would rate the difficulty of the job at least a 3/5 and maybe a 4/5 depending on if you've ever done any wiring before. The basic replacement of the mirror is a 1/5 to 2/5 depending on your experience working on cars; it really is super easy if you have even a little experience.



edit: BTW, this is what I did myself to save money when I did my power folding/turn signal conversion. When I realized I would have to buy a complete mirror assembly to get one of the green parts(and I have PVM), I got the absolute cheapest versions of the mirror assemblies from Japan and then swapped over the expensive parts from my original mirrors.

 

Someone needs thicker skin.

SM-S936U ?