mcjiggy

The tint on my driverside mirror is starting to get all discolored and look like ****?Do i have to buy new glass or can it be retinted again?Please help....it looks like an abortion on my car

TresX

You're gonna have to replace it. It's VERY expensive! (driver's side, atleast) Passenger side is like 60 bucks, but drivers side.......(forget about it!) I left it BLACK until I found one on ebay for $50. Stealer quoted something ridiculous like $200.

DropTop208

mine did the same thing. My drivers mirror and inside rear view mirror went bad. I gotta replace both.

mcjiggy

Thanks alot......typical....Anything and everything will break on this car....I consider it like having a really hot girlfriend and she treats u like ****.lol

deyainrdy4ds

is it SUpposed to b tinted like pink?? i dono if the previous owner put that pink tint on it or it comes from the factory like that...???

Whodat

Yeah. The little rubber seal that surrounds the mirror glass 'seperates' at the seam and I belive there's a fluid in there that begins to leak out. Looks wild and can cause some distortion (mine did at least). The new one that was put on was 'seamless' so it shouldn't happen again. A $300 hit....

ThrillKill

Hah, same problem...drivers side. Not bad in the summer but when the defroster kicks on you can barely see a thing. Dealer quoted $320 just for the part.

deyainrdy4ds

does it turn pink when it gets discolored??

ThrillKill

Nah, kind of brown like it's wearing BluBlockers.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Png-PC0ews

deyainrdy4ds

hMmm mine is pink ? no fkin clu why but it annoys the krap outa me...

jwex2

I just had a local glass shop get a replacement that they glued right over the existing. It is not dimming but it was only $40 versus the $300+ for the replacement. Perfect fit. You can find them online as well.

rodwilk

I'm in Bham and the dealer wanted 450.00 for the drivers side mirror. Just like the previous post, I had a glass shop to shape and cut some glass for me and they placed it over the brown mess for me. 35.00 and I can still eat. lol

Whodat

Hersh: Are the images in the mirror distorted, especially at night? Mine was whack so I HAD to do something. I'm actually suprised it passed inspection like that but maybe because the distort wasn't bad during the day. The night was really scary. I'd be seeing 4 headlights for 1 car *LOL*. Didn't want to but I went ahead and took that hit ($300 but my indy put it on for free) for safety's sake. Passenger side doesn't cost as much. I think the driver's side has some electronics in there and that's why it costs more (is the driver's side mirror heated in any way?).

deyainrdy4ds

ya it looks like ****...hard as hell to c nethin in the mirror at night...esp with my front windows' tint to add to that...if a car doesnt hav headlights on - i def wudnt c it at all lol.....i gota get it fixd/replaced soon....i just saw a full driver side mirror with the whole mirror covers unit go for liek $150 shipped on ebay......i think im jus gunna replace mine with a non-autodimmin mirror tho...

Whodat

Yep. That gel/liquid thats in between the pieces of glass/mirror is beginning to seep out. I believe MB shipped 208s with a rubber grommet around the glass/mirror that had a seam. Yet another poor design. The seam pulls apart slightly over time, the gel leaks out (gradually) and you end up with a wild looking side view mirror. Interesting thing is it doesn't happen on the passenger side (that I know of) so the driver's side issues must be related to the 'auto dimming' feature?
To all of you, I highly recommend changing it by any means neccesary if you have this issue. It's a very dangerous situation at night.

deyainrdy4ds

ya im definetely gunna hafta do it ASAP now that im gunna change my tints to about 15% all around...